![]() ![]() It’s discouraging to see that such a marvellous, original, highly acclaimed piece of work by a talented young Black woman is not being given the credit it deserves The Globes, one of the most important awards events for the TV industry, may seem to be suggesting that stories like Michaela Coel’s ( I May Destroy You was created using elements of Coel’s own experiences, most notably an assault she experienced) aren’t worthy of accolades. People were quick to point out that racism may have a part to play in this – I May Destroy You is a series about a Black woman, her predominantly Black friends, and how race can interact with poverty and trauma, whereas Emily in Paris features an almost entirely white cast. Perhaps even more inconceivably, Emily in Paris, a show about a woman called Emily who, you’ve guessed it, moves to Paris, was nominated in two separate categories. ![]() Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You received no nominations, despite being one of the most highly acclaimed and widely talked about TV shows last year. This year, women are at the forefront of the discourse again, as the Golden Globes announced their nominees in their TV categories and people noticed a key omission. Last year the scandal centred around no women being nominated for Best Director at the Oscars, despite Greta Gerwig, Lulu Wang, and Celine Sciamma (just to name a few) having released very highly regarded films. Some of these criticisms are more trivial, but many shine a light on awarding bodies’ lack of respect for female and non-white directors, writers, and actors. Caitlin Barr considers the history of awards ceremonies, discrimination, and Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy YouĮvery awards season, I log onto Twitter and am immediately greeted with hundreds of tweets about various snubs, shock nominations, and film and TV fans lamenting their faves not being recognised by the powers that be. ![]()
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