Cinema lovers are taking to social media in anger after the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) announced its acting nominees - all 18 of which are white.
Marc Samuelson, chairman of BAFTA's film committee, acknowledged the lack of diversity, describing it as "infuriating".
"Clearly everybody knows that everybody in the four acting groups of nominees are white, it's infuriating, we can't make the industry do something, all we can do is encourage and push and inspire and try to help people coming in at the bottom end," Samuelson told PA Media news agency.
Meanwhile, upset movie-goers hit Twitter under the hashtag #BAFTAsSoWhite - with some pointing out that Australian actor Margot Robbie has been nominated twice for the same category (Best Supporting Actress) in place of deserving performances from the likes of Zhao Shuzhen (The Farewell) and Jennifer Lopez (The Hustle).
Robbie earned nominations for her roles in both Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Bombshell. Other performers nominated in the category include Laura Dern (Marriage Story), Florence Pugh (Little Women) and Scarlett Johansson (Jojo Rabbit).
"You all were so committed to not nominating any actors of colour that you actually nominated Margot Robbie twice in the same category," one Twitter user vented.
Another wrote: "Not a SINGLE person of colour was nominated at the BAFTA's this year."
The user added: "They could have nominated Lupita, Awkafina, Zhao Shuzhen, Jennifer Lopez, Cynthia Erivo, Antonio Banderas, Eddie Murphy, or any one of the Parasite actors, they didn't."
BAFTA's director of awards, Emma Baehr, admitted that diversity among nominees "does continue to be an industry-wide issue."
Speaking to Hollywood Reporter earlier this week, Baehr said: "I think more films need to be made, and entered, giving people a chance to see them. We'd absolutely like to see more diversity, but I also don't want to take away from those celebrating today."
The BAFTAs, which are seen as a key indicator for the Oscars, will be held on February 2 and hosted by Graham Norton.
