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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards are the last awards show before the 2020 Academy Awards. Actress Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen & Slim) presented at the ceremony, and pointed out a universal problem with awards shows in general. Read on to learn what she said.

Jodie Turner-Smith stars in ‘Queen & Slim’

Though she was born in England, Turner-Smith has spent all of her career in the U.S. She first had a recurring arc in True Blood. She then appeared in episodes of Mad Dogs and starred in the final season of The Last Ship.

You may also recognize the actress from the big screen. She had roles in psychologically thriller The Neon Demon and dramedy Lemon. Turner-Smith then landed the lead in Lena Waithe’s crime drama Queen & Slim opposite Daniel Kaluuya.

She attended the 2020 BAFTA awards

Jodie Turner-Smith attends the EE British Academy Film Awards 2020 at Royal Albert Hall on February 02, 2020 in London, England.
Jodie Turner-Smith attends the EE British Academy Film Awards 2020 at Royal Albert Hall on February 02, 2020 in London, England. | Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

Though Queen & Slim wasn’t nominated, Turner-Smith attended the 73rd British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. She was there as a presenter, giving out the award for Best Documentary with Naomi Ackie from Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker.

Turner-Smith tweeted throughout the event. She even commented on how “terrified” she was to present. She then left early, writing, “this pregnant lady has to leave because if [I] don’t eat every 2.5 hrs [I] turn into Florence Pugh from the 3rd act of Midsommar.”

Turner-Smith live-tweeted the event

Turner-Smith’s tweets were, to be quite honest, one of the best parts of the awards show. She commented on some of her favorite stars, like Ella Balinska (from the Charlie’s Angels remake) to Andrew Scott (the Priest from Fleabag), and many, many more.

But Turner-Smith was also there to point out where the nominees were lacking. In one of her earliest tweets of the night, she wrote, “They’re beginning the ceremony by patting themselves on the back for including women and [Parasite writer-director] Bong Joon-ho.”

She called out the awards show for its racial inequality

If you thought that comment proves Turner-Smith is a straight shooter, there were plenty more like that throughout the night. Though her “man” (more on him to come) made her “edit out ALL the tea,” the actress managed to make some great points about the lack of color amid the nominees.

Turner-Smith pointed out how few Black people were there, how no women of color were nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category (among others), and more. Not everything she had to say was negative though: Turner-Smith was pleased to see women win in a few notable categories.

Who is Turner-Smith married to?

Turner-Smith may be a relatively unknown star at this point. But her husband and baby daddy, Joshua Jackson, is fairly well know. Jackson is perhaps best known for starring in the WB series Dawson’s Creek many years ago. Since then, he’s led series such as Fringe and The Affair.

Jackson and Turner-Smith got together in 2018. They married the next year. She’s pregnant with their first child. And it looks like all three of them had a great time at the awards show together. In fact, Turner-Smith was happy to say they “win the night” when Vogue named them “the best-looking couple on the BAFTAs red carpet.”

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