How can we make award shows more diverse?

This year, both the Bafta and the Oscar nominations were met with widespread criticism for their lack of diversity, with the Oscars featuring only one person of colour and all the Bafta acting category nominees being white. The Guardian's arts and culture writer Lanre Bakare explores the history of controversy at some of the industry's biggest award ceremonies and looks at what can be done to improve representation

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