BAFTA Introduces Casting Award, Will Continue to Allow Netflix and Amazon to Compete

BAFTA is introducing a casting category for both its film and TV awards for the first time.

The British Academy also said Wednesday that it would stick to its guns on the eligibility criteria for films, which allow streamers such as Netflix and Amazon to compete, to the annoyance of some exhibitors.Other changes to the 2020 Film Awards include a longer window of four weeks for non-English-language films.

The Original Music category will also be renamed Original Score, allowing those who have contributed at least 20% of a film’s score to be eligible.BAFTA said that, after extensive industry consultation, it had decided to leave eligibility criteria unchanged as they pertain to theatrical releases of films.

Earlier this year, exhibition chains Vue and Cineworld made clear their unhappiness about the rules, which effectively allow the streamers to submit works for the film awards.

After Netflix’s “Roma” won a haul of trophies in February,

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