Bafta chiefs hail most diverse film nominations in modern history

There were no quotas used in the nomination process (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Bafta chiefs have said they hope the nominations for the annual film awards have been “nudged in an interesting direction” after a raft of changes were introduced to respond to a lack of diversity last year.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts expanded the nominations for director and the acting categories from five to six and introduced changes to voting, membership and campaigning processes after there were no non-white acting nominees in 2020 and all the directing nominees were men.