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Is Bafta’s work to increase diversity in danger of being undone?

No nominees of colour won a Bafta in the main awards this year – just three years on from the #BaftasSoWhite backlash that prompted an organisational overhaul. But is there more than meets the eye to Sunday’s whitewash?

The Guardian - UK

Bafta’s all-white winners lineup is shocking – it needs to learn diversity is more than just statistics

These awards are capable of celebrating Britain’s incredible filmmaking talent, but only when they face up to the question of whose art we value, and why, says writer and critic Leila Latif

The Guardian - UK

‘Electric Malady? Marie, girl, what a slay’: deconstructing Ariana DeBose’s personalised Bafta rap

The West Side Story star put in one of the all-time great berserk musical performances with a bespoke song celebrating, by name, many of this year’s female nominees

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‘Angela Bassett did the thing:’ Ariana DeBose’s personalised Baftas musical rap goes viral

‘Ariana DeBose, you’re an Oscar winner you don’t have to do this,’ wrote one person

The Independent UK

BAFTA sparks fury among 'appalled' viewers who complain all winners are white

BAFTA viewers took to Twitter using the #BAFTASsowhite hashtag after many complained the show on Sunday did not represent the diverse range of talent nominated

Daily Mirror

The best bits of The Bafta Film Awards 2023

All Quiet On The Western Front claimed seven awards at the Baftas, including best film. The Netflix anti-war epic, directed by German filmmaker Edward Berger and based on the 1929 novel of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque, also claimed wins in categories including best director, sound and original…

Evening Standard

Stars wear blue ribbons on Baftas red carpet in solidarity with refugees

Cate Blanchett, Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Lee Curtis were among the stars wearing a blue ribbon at the Bafta film awards to show their solidarity and support for refugees and displaced people around the world.Colin Farrell, Daryl McCormack, Paul Mescal, Bill Nighy and Angela Bassett were also among the nominees…

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Cate Blanchett, Paul Mescal and stars wear touching tribute to displaced refugees at BAFTAs

Celebrities have begun arriving at the EE BAFTA Film Awards in London this evening for the awards ceremony, with some guests having been spotted sporting a blue ribbon on the red carpet

Daily Mirror

Baftas 2023: Full list of nominations including best films, actor, actress and director

All Quiet on the Western Front, The Banshees of Inisherin and Everything Everywhere All at Once have lead the pack at this year’s awards

Manchester Evening News

Streaming: where to watch the best 2023 Bafta contenders

Ahead of this weekend’s awards ceremony, here’s our guide to the runners and riders – from All Quiet on the Western Front to The Quiet Girl – as well as the greatest best film winners of the past

The Guardian - UK

Oscar nominations 2023 – the complete list in full

Every nominated movie in one place – from ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once‘ to ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

The Independent UK

Angela Bassett: 'I did what I came to do. And I did it well'

LOS ANGELES — Moments after the credits started rolling at the premiere of "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," Angela Bassett's son, Slater, leaned over and whispered in his mom's ear: "Oscar." Months later, Bassett laughs at the memory because her immediate response, at least in her head, was "Aaaaaw, you're my…

Los Angeles Times

Angela Bassett ‘sorry for’ Anthony Hopkins after actor criticises Marvel green screen experience

‘I had it much better than Anthony Hopkins,’ says the ‘Black Panther’ star

The Independent UK

Oscars response to Smith slap inadequate, academy head says

Motion picture academy president Janet Yang told a room full of Oscar nominees that the organization's response to Will Smith's onstage slap of Chris Rock during last year's ceremony was inadequate

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The Guardian - UK

‘I’m on the right side of history’: Spike Lee on speaking truth to power – and why Beyoncé was robbed

As the BlacKkKlansman film-maker picks up the British Film Institute’s top honour, he talks about being accused of provoking race riots, why his Malcolm X biopic will endure – and the problem with awards

The New Daily

February streaming guide: Black Panther, Kings Cross ‘royalty’, V-Day romcoms and Star Trek too

Oscar-nominated movies, original and renewed TV series, Valentine's Day rom-coms and the premiere of Last King of the Cross

Los Angeles Times

The jeweler behind 'Black Panther 2' reveals one last Easter egg you might've missed

"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" received five Academy Award nominations last month, including one for costume designer Ruth Carter and her team, which includes Douriean Fletcher, a jeweler who created the metalwork seen on the Dora Milaje as well as signature pieces that adorn Oscar nominee Angela Bassett's Queen Ramonda and…

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Charlotte Crosby’s surprisingly soothing reality show

A new documentary series visits the former Geordie Shore star at home. Plus: Sort Your Life Out With Stacey Solomon. Here’s what to watch this evening

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Michaela Coel says film industry misses out on marginalised communities

I May Destroy You writer and actor is set to take on new mentoring role for upcoming film-makers

The Conversation

Older women are smashing it this awards season – but ageism is far from over

Older and middle-aged women are having their moment in the sun, it seems. The recent Golden Globes coverage was filled with images of “older” women on the red carpet. There were some notable wins too.

The Guardian - UK

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever to Pamela, a Love Story – the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Ryan Coogler’s sequel to the Marvel blockbuster is sprinkled with sadness in tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman, while Pamela Anderson candidly tells her tale

Asharq Al-Awsat

Oscar Snubs, Surprises: No Female Directors, ‘Babylon’ Bust

There are always a few big surprises and heartbreaks come the morning of Oscar nominations, as much as awards strategists try to mitigate those. But the batch of nominees for the 95th Academy Awards seemed to have more than its fair share of shockers, good and bad. Here are some…

Salon

Oscars still so white, despite strides

Anyone who participates in Academy Awards prediction pools knows that old habits die harder than John McClane

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Betting favorites for the 95th Academy Awards: Angela Bassett is the frontrunner for Best Supporting Actress

It's time. Give Queen Ramonda the respect she deserves.

USA Today Sports Media Group

10 key takeaways from the 95th Oscar nominations, including Top Gun’s surprising misses

Breaking down the 2023 Academy Awards nomination's surprises, snubs, favorites and more.

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