Despite playing some iconic female roles such as Princess Diana in Netflix’sThe Crown,Emma Corrinwould love to see awards ceremonies expanding their non-binary categories in the future. The British star, who is set to appear as Cassandra Nova in Marvel’sDeadpool & Wolverinethis summer, has become a hot property in Hollywood, most recently gaining a lot of Emmy buzz for their performance in FX seriesA Murder at the End of the World. During a recent interview forThe Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatterpodcast, Corrin shared their thoughts on the often divisive subject ofrepresentative awards categories.
“I have a lot of thoughts on that, and it’s a difficult question. I always get quite scared of answering it, because it is such a huge question, and it sort of requires multiple answers. I think it’s undoubtable that there is more work to do. It was incredible and it felt really affirming to be at the Independent Spirit Awards and to be nominated in a [non-gendered] performer category. It was amazing. You feel seen. You feel like someone’s creating space for you to be recognized for your work. Which, say what you will about the awards system, but it’s a really lovely thing to be recognized, undoubtedly. So, to be able to do that in a space that doesn’t compromise you in any way, and your identity, is a really great thing.”
Deadpool & Wolverine
A follow-up to the highly successful Deadpool and Deadpool 2 films starring Ryan Reynolds as the Merc with a Mouth. The third film will be the first in the franchise to be developed under the Marvel Studios banner following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox.
Corrin added that while there are still “kinks” to be worked out, the most important thing is to keep the conversations going. That they believe is what will get things to where they need to be. They said:
“I hope that, as you said, if there are kinks to be worked out in these things, then I think that can only be done by including those [voices]. I just hope that the decision-makers in the awards bodies are including these voices in the rooms when they are making these changes, because I think that as long as these conversations are being had, there’s a way of working these things out.”
Emma Corrin Will Always Want to Play Female Roles
When it comes to the even-expanding world of gender specifics, there are more and more sub-groups that people want to be known as, which in turn opens up the issues of attempting to “represent” dozens of minority groups in every movie or TV show. While Corrin is in favor of morenon-binary rolesand opportunity in the future, they are also not going to stop playing female roles, as they don’t believe that is what it is all about. They explained:
“For me, identity, fluidity, is not about shutting off the female parts of myself. I love those parts of myself. It’s about embracing others as well. So, I love playing female roles. I’ll never stop doing that.”
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Returning to the subject of awards, Corrin believes that in the current standing of major awards categorization, they would rather be given visibility in a gendered category than not at all. They concluded:
“For me, operating in the framework as it stands, if I’m nominated in the Best Actress category, the visibility of that I think is the most important thing. Almost the worst-case scenario would be that no non-binary people were being nominated in any categories, albeit in gendered categories, because then it removes them completely. I would rather be visible, and be honored for work. I guess that, finally, to say that, as long as I’m playing female characters, there’s also… the argument that it also makes sense to be nominated in a Best Actress category [for female parts].”
Emma Corrin will appear as Cassandra Nova inDeadpool & Wolverine, which opens on July 26.
