Margot Robbie has two BAFTA 2020 nominations but criticism is swirling over the lack of diversity

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The BAFTAs are the ultimate celebration of movies in the UK, but as the nominations for the British Academy Film and TV Awards are announced there is a backlash over the lack of diversity, with all 20 of the main acting nominations going to white actors.

Tuesday 7 January 2020are the ultimate celebration of movies in the UK, but as the nominations for the British Academy Film and TV Awards are announced there is a backlash over the lack of diversity, with all 20 of the main acting nominations going to white actors. There is also an all-male line up in the best director category.

, the chair of BAFTA’s film committee, Marc Samuelson, said there was an “infuriating lack of diversity in the acting noms. It’s just a frustration that the industry is not moving as fast as certainly the whole BAFTA team would like it to be.”Social media has gone into a frenzy over the lack of representation in the nominations, with some claiming other films such as

 

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