It is about time – Bernardine Evaristo hails diverse talent breaking through
Bernardine Evaristo (Booker Prizes/PA)
Booker Prize winner Bernardine Evaristo has hailed diverse talent breaking through at the Oscars and Baftas, saying “I think it is about time.”
The best-selling author of Girl, Woman, Other said that when artists of colour are sidelined the whole of society suffers.
Evaristo, who is chairwoman of the judges for this year’s Women’s Prize for Fiction, said she is “really pleased” at the success of creatives such as actor Daniel Kaluuya and director Sir Steve McQueen.
Daniel Kaluuya won best supporting actor at the Oscars (Matt Crossick/PA)