With awards season in full swing, the nominations for the 2023 BRIT Awards have officially been announced. The star-studded ceremony, hosted by comedian Mo Gilligan, will take place at London's O2 on February 11, during which fans can look forward to Sam Smith and Kim · Live performances by Kim Petras and others. Meanwhile, chart-toppers including Wet Leg, The 1975, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé dominated the show's most prestigious categories. However, the nominees for one major category were announced to be exclusively male - and fans had a lot to say about it.
The full list of nominees for the 2023 BRIT Awards has been revealed on January 12, with Central Cee, Fred Again, George Ezra, Harry Styles and Stormzy announced as Brit Awards nominees a year after they moved to gender-neutral categories of five nominees. The coveted Artist of the Year award.
Speaking in 2021, BRIT chairman Tom March said the introduction of gender-neutral categories was an integral part of the awards show's evolution. “It’s important that Brits continues to evolve and strive to be as inclusive as possible,” March said. “Now feels entirely the time to celebrate the achievements of artists, regardless of gender, in the music they create and the work they do. "
However, after this year's all-male Artist of the Year nominees were announced, many fans were quick to point out the lack of female representation in the category.
"I really can't believe the British didn't guarantee a woman deserved to be nominated for Artist of the Year this year," one fan wrote on Twitter. "This is disgraceful and the five male nominees should take a stand against it."
"Fun fact: Apparently no British solo women have released any music this year," another user commented.
Find more memes and tweets about this year's Brit Awards nominations below.
