What’s the future of outdated gendered categories at award ceremonies?
metro.co.ukGendered awards are growing more outdated by the second and yet some of the world’s biggest ceremonies are still making use of the best female and best male categories.The problem with these types of categories is that not only do they exclude non-binary artists and performers who fall outside of these realms, but they’re no longer reflective of the society we live in today.Last month, Mae Martin responded to their Bafta nomination for female performance just weeks after coming out as non-binary, emphasising that ‘gender is a construct’.‘I’m obviously thrilled to be nominated, they’re all incredible performers to be alongside,’ they told Metro.co.uk. ‘I also understood the complication that the awards bodies face so whilst it’s difficult to.
