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Bella Ramsey urged award shows to be more inclusive following their experience submitting themselves for recognition at the 2023 Emmys. The 19-year-old The Last of Us star revealed that they identified as non-binary in January of this year. Following award season, they admitted it was ‘uncomfortable’ registering for eligibility to recieve gongs when only male and female catagories existed.
While many shows had made moves towards more gender-neutral recognition, big fixtures such as the Oscars, Emmys and Baftas were still playing catch up during this year’s run. Bella opened up about their stance on award show categories during a recent interview with Vanity Fair and explained how they were feeling after the Emmys in particular. They told the publication: ‘The categories at the moment feel extremely gendered with the language around them.
‘I don’t want the limitations in terms of the language in the categories to be a reason that non-binary actors like me can’t be celebrated. ‘And it can open up a conversation about how it feels – as long as I’m aware of the fact that it’s not ideal, but also that finding alternatives is really complex. ’The Hilda star also commented on the importance of non-binary acknowledgment at award shows when they said: ‘For [nonbinary and nonconforming people] to have a say and be part of those discussions and those conversations, that’s really important.
‘I just hope there’s more space for non-binary people to be recognised within [future] categories. ’Bella’s comments came after The Crown’s Emma Corrin shared their experiences as a non-binary performer working in the industry. While speaking to the BBC in November, they also called on award shows to become more inclusive and do away with
.Some of Broadway’s brightest were recognized at the 2023 Drama Desk Awards!
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The Last Of Us star Bella Ramsey has called for “more space” for non-binary actors at awards shows.The star, who first broke out on Game Of Thrones, revealed earlier this year that they are gender-fluid.Speaking to Vanity Fair in a new interview, Ramsey discussed their “uncomfortable” experience submitting themselves for the 2023 Emmy Awards and how more needs to be done to make non-binary actors feel welcome and represented.“The categories at the moment feel extremely gendered with the language around them,” they said, going on to reveal that they ended up submitting themselves for an actress category despite not identifying with the term.“I don’t want the limitations in terms of the language in the categories to be a reason that non-binary actors like me can’t be celebrated,” Ramsey added.“And it can open up a conversation about how it feels – as long as I’m aware of the fact that it’s not ideal, but also that finding alternatives is really complex.”They went on: “For [non-binary people] to have a say and be part of those discussions and those conversations, that’s really important.“I just hope there’s more space for non-binary people to be recognised within [future] categories.”Speaking in a new interview with The New York Times earlier this year, Ramsey opened up about their gender identity.“I guess my gender has always been very fluid,” the actor said. “Someone would call me ‘she’ or ‘her’ and I wouldn’t think about it.
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