Bhumi Calls For Gender-neutral Awards In Performing Arts

Bhumi calls for gender-neutral awards in performing arts

Mumbai, Nov 27, : Just hours after Brian May, guitarist for Queen, criticised the Brit Awards management’s decision to eliminate gender-specific awards, Bhumi Pednekar, a Bollywood actress, came out in support, saying that it was time humans started to celebrate artistes regardless of their gender.
The Brit Awards, which honor the best in British and international musical talent, have been replaced by Best Male/Female Solo Artiste/Female Solo Artiste/Year with two gender-neutral categories: Best Artiste and the Best International Artiste/Year.

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Pednekar is well-known for her views on gender and environmental issues.She believes that society must be more open to the realities that are unfolding every day.

Pednekar, who is fighting for inclusion, stated: “I have always believed that gender should not be an important factor to determine the value and skill of an artiste’s creation or skill.” Artists should be praised for their work alone, and not for how they identify themselves.

Pednekar almost echoed the sentiments of Sam Smith, the English Grammy Award-winning ‘genderqueer’singer and songwriter, who was concerned that the award categories excluded non-binary artists like him.

Pednekar praised Brit Awards management for “doingaway with gendered award” and stated: “We must ensure that our society recognizes gender diversity.I salute the Brit Awards.It’s a positive step in the right direction, and other awards around the world will soon follow.

She also cautioned that the quest for inclusion must not be at the expense of representation.”We must remember that, while we strive to be more inclusive it should not lead us to less representation or inclusion of genders within a world that is governed through the binary lens.This would be counterproductive to equality.

Recently, the Berlin Film Festival presented Maren Eggert, a gender-neutral Silver Bear, with the Best Leading Performance Award.

This award was for her role in the German scifi romance, “I’m Your Man”.

The Gotham Awards will be held Monday, November 29.They also announced that their best actor, best actress, and best lead performance prizes will be combined.

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