The Scotsman

Corrin hopes for gender neutral Oscars

- By MIKE BEDIGAN newsdeskts@scotsman.com

The Crown star Emma Corrin says they hope 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 existing awards shows were “inclusive enough at the moment”.

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 Programme 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.”

The organisati­ons behind

the Baftas and Oscars have indicated they are engaged in discussion­s about the subject of gender neutral categories.

Corrin has identified as nonbinary publicly since 2021, and has shared their journey with

their gender identity publicly. “Your gender identity is so much to do with how you feel and it ties into so much of how you want to be seen or are seen by people and that can be very triggering or can make you uncomforta­ble if you don’t feel you are being seen honestly or correctly,” they told the BBC. “I think that it was necessary for me to be open.”

 ?? ?? Emma Corrin has identified as non-binary publicly since 2021
Emma Corrin has identified as non-binary publicly since 2021

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