Bafta awards provoke return of diversity hashtag online

Bafta statuettes being polished (PA)

The 2023 Bafta film awards provoked the return of the “so white” controversy on Twitter as online users criticised a lack of diversity among the event’s winners.

The Baftas drew an average audience of 2.6 million viewers, with a peak of 3.5 million, when they aired on BBC One on Sunday, overnight figures showed.