Ma Rainey wins two prizes in BAFTAs opener

By Marie-Louise Gumuchian
Updated April 11 2021 - 8:07am, first published 8:01am
Actor Noel Clarke received the outstanding British contribution to cinema award.
Actor Noel Clarke received the outstanding British contribution to cinema award.

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, a jazz drama set in 1920s Chicago, has won two awards at the opening of the BAFTAs, but the race for the main prizes remains open with a list of contenders that shines a spotlight on diversity.