Graham Norton’s opening monologue for this year’s Baftas ceremony was filled with references to the diversity controversy that has clouded the awards season.
Outside of the references to the lack of diversity within the nominations, Norton’s monologue was largely quaint and celebratory.
Norton described Joker, which leads the pack with 11 nominations, as “the story of a white man who makes himself even whiter”.
The trend “#BaftasSoWhite” dominated Twitter after the announcement of this year’s nominations last month, which saw a severe lack of diversity and representation across the acting categories.