But if British stars win, the class divisions will be easier to spot.
“If you are just a working class kid with a no frills background, really, what chance have you got?” she asked.
Instead, Bafta will be justifiably proud that it has continued to do better at representing the racial diversity of cinema audiences.
Yet, statistically, we know that British actors who walk away with the top awards are more likely to have come from wealthier homes and to have been privately educated.