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The list of five contenders, all British, also
includes "Rocks" actress Bukky Bakray, Conrad Khan, who was in
"The Huntsman: Winter's War" and Sope Dirisu, known for "His
House" and "Gangs of London".
Previous winners of the award, voted for by the public, include
Oscar nominees Tom Hardy and Daniel Kaluuya.
The full list of nominees for this year's BAFTA awards, to be
held on April 11, will be announced next week.
Last year's awards, Britain’s top movie honours, drew criticism
over the lack of diversity in the acting categories, leading to
a review by the academy and changes to its membership, voting
and campaigning procedures.
"We've made a number of changes to ensure ... a level playing
field that every film and every performance and every director
has the chance for their work to be seen," BAFTA Chief Executive
Amanda Berry told Reuters.
She said details on how April's ceremony would take place would
be announced in coming weeks.
(Reporting by Mindy Burrows; Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian)
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