Britain's film academy is shaking up its membership and its awards voting rules in a review prompted by the glaring lack of diversity in the nominations. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) promised to change after contenders for the 2020 awards were announced last January. The measures include recruiting 1,000 new members from under-represented groups to join the current 6,700-strong voting academy of film-industry professionals. The academy has also changed the rules for the British Academy Film Awards, introducing a new "longlist" round in the voting before the selection of the final nominees. U.S. actor Joaquin Phoenix poses with the award for a Leading Actor for his work on the film Joker at the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards.

Source: CBC News September 24, 2020 22:07 UTC