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Emma Corrinsays they “hope for a future in which” acting awards at major film and television award shows are merged into one, gender-neutral acting category.
Last Friday, Corrin, 26, toldBBC Newsthat they feel acting categories — which typically include separate awards for best actor and best actress — are not “inclusive enough at the moment,” as awards season arrives on the heels of their two most recent performances inMy Policemanand Netflix’sLady Chatterley’s Lover.
At the time, Corrin was still using she/her pronouns, though theycame out as queerlater that year.
“It’s difficult for me at the moment trying to justify in my head being non-binary and being nominated in female categories,” Corrin said of any potential upcoming nominations. They play cisgender women in bothMy PolicemanandLady Chatterley’s Lover.
“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?” Corrin added.
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While the actor discussed awards “and the representation there,” Corrin expressed a desire for “more representation in the material itself.”
“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,” they told the outlet.
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“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,” they added.
In a July interview withVogue, Corrinopened up about their gender and sexualityand shared their journey of understanding themself while being an actor.
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“In my mind, gender just isn’t something that feels fixed,” they said to the outlet, “and I don’t know if it ever will be; there might always be some fluidity there for me.”
source: people.com
