The Crown star Emma Corrin says they hope that the Oscars will opt for gender-neutral categories at future ceremonies. The actor, who identifies as non-binary and uses the pronouns they/them, said they did not believe categories at current awards shows were “inclusive enough at the moment.” Here’s what you need to know.
Since giving the interview, Corrin shared a statement on Instagram which said: “When you reduce entire conversations to clickbait it is not only offensive but you are in danger of scaring people out of talking altogether.”
The Crown Star Emma Corrin Wants Gender-Neutral Categories At The Oscars
Corrin 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 Program about the possibility of gender-neutral categories at major awards shows, the 26-year-old 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.”
The actor added that more representation was needed within roles in the entertainment industry to encourage “more of an urgency” around addressing the subject. “When it comes to categories, do we need to make it specific as to whether you’re being nominated for a female role or a male role?”
They said. “You can discuss awards and the representation there, but really the conversation needs to be about having more representation in the material itself, in the content that we are seeing for non-binary people, for queer people, for trans people, because then I think that will change a lot. When those parts come up, meaning more people and more actors are playing those roles then I think there will be more of an urgency with which these questions will be addressed.”
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