Friday 25 November 2022 12:14 PM Emma Corrin calls for Oscars and BAFTAs to introduce gender neutral categories trends now
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Emma Corrin has called for awards ceremonies such as Oscars and BAFTAs to introduce gender neutral categories.
The Crown star, 26, has insisted in a new interview that the awards, in their current formats, aren't 'inclusive enough' and said the change she hopes for, would enable everyone to feel 'acknowledged and represented.'
Emma - who identifies as non-binary and uses the pronouns they/them - said better representation within roles in the entertainment industry is needed to encourage 'an urgency' around addressing the subject.
Hoping for change: Emma Corrin, 26, has called for awards ceremonies such as Oscars and BAFTAs to introduce gender neutral categories
Emma has won a Golden Globe award for best actress for their performance as Princess Diana in series four of the hit Netflix drama, and is starring in two high profile films this year, My Policeman and Lady Chatterley's Lover.
Speaking to the BBC's Today Programme about the possibility of gender neutral categories at major awards shows, Emma said: 'I hope for a future in which that happens.
'I don't think the categories are inclusive enough at the moment. It's about everyone being able to feel acknowledged and represented.'
Why? The Crown star insisted that the awards, in their current formats, aren't 'inclusive enough' and
