Analysis Shows Gender Ageism Among BAFTA Female Nominees
Acting Your Own Age campaign analyzed women nominees for BAFTA Awards since 2000. They found that there was a significant age decrease, insinuating gender ageism.
Acting Your Own Age study determined that the nominated actresses ages for leading TV, from 2000 to 2001 BAFTA Awards, decreased from 52 to 32.
According to Variety, the age gap brought up concerns about gender ageism. The leading TV actress nominees for the British Award are each time younger.
“The messaging of this downwards age-trend is clear and worrying,” the analysis said. Nowadays, people are fearing their age, denying the fact that it is a natural phenomenon.
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The actresses nominated for the award in 2021 are between 22-38. The nominees were Billie Piper (I Hate Suzie), Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People), Hayley Squires (Adult Material), Jodie Comer (Killing Eve), and Letitia Wright (Small Axe).
The decrease in age can affect how we view television and our perspective of age in our lives. Aging needs to be more accepted, and various procedures to look younger should be for your satisfaction.
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Moreover, the analysis also stated, “Gendered ageism is seemingly increasing.” As the decrease in age of the male nominees was not as different as for the women. The male leading TV actor category ages went from 48 to 45.
Having this difference shows that women actresses career is usually cut short. As Nicky Clark, actor and founder of the Acting Your Age Campaign, explained, “On-screen in the U.K, men have a whole life and women, seemingly, only a shelf life.”
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People expect women to be young and beautiful for their careers to be successful. There are times that talent is not enough. Women of all ages are beautiful, and older women need recognition. Clark is going to discuss this concern with BAFTA Awards executives. The 2021 British Academy Film Awards took place on April 10-11th.
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