Emma Corrin, the former star of the Netflix series “The Crown,” is demanding that awards shows do away with gendered categories in favor of a gender-neutral alternative.

The 26-year-old has a personal interest in this topic after coming out as non-binary in July of 2021. Corrin said recently that awards shows should reflect the current times, which means changing the “best actor” and “best actress” categories into something different. 

“I don’t think the categories are inclusive enough at the moment,” Corrin told BBC News. “It’s about everyone being able to feel acknowledged and represented.”

“The conversation needs to be about having more representation in the material itself, in the content that we are seeing for nonbinary people, for queer people, for trans people, because then I think that will change a lot,” Corrin said.

“When those parts come up, meaning more people and more actors are playing those roles, then I think there will be more of an urgency with which these questions will be addressed.”

Corrin went on to say that she has “hope for a future” when neutral awards categories are adopted across the board.

“It’s difficult for me at the moment trying to justify in my head being non-binary and being nominated in female categories,” Corrin continued. “When it comes to categories, do we need to make it specific as to whether you’re being nominated for a female role or a male role?”

The changes the “Crown” star requested are already happening in some places. A spokesperson for the BAFTA awards told BBC they were “engaged in proactive and thoughtful consultation on this subject.”

Rumor has it that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, host of the Oscars, might also be changing to gender-neutral categories. 

The Grammys changed to gender-neutral in 2012.

The Brit Awards also swapped out male and female solo categories into an artist of the year category in 2022. But when the singer Adele won, her acceptance speech made it clear she was critical of the change. 

“I understand why the name of this award has changed, but I really love being a woman and being a female artist. I do. I’m really proud of us,” she said at the time. 

The Oscars also changed the description of a trans-identifying star on its website. “Ellen Page” on Oscars.org is now listed as “Elliot Page” with a short explainer.

“NOTE: Nomination originally submitted under Elliot Page’s prior name. At the request of the nominee, following his December 1, 2020 announcement that he is transgender, his name has been changed accordingly with support of the Academy’s Awards and Events Committee,” it says.

The shooter who allegedly murdered 10 people at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, pleaded guilty on Monday morning.

The 19-year-old man, who The Daily Wire will not name in accordance with a policy of depriving mass shooters of undeserved notoriety, pleaded guilty to all charges in the grand jury indictment, including murder, murder as a hate crime, and hate-motivated domestic terrorism, according to a report from the Associated Press.

Law enforcement officials said the suspect, who allegedly drove three-and-a-half hours from Broome County, New York, to the Tops Friendly Market because it is frequented by African-Americans, was on authorities’ radar after allegedly threatening fellow high school students last year. “A school official reported that this very troubled young man had made statements indicating that he wanted to do a shooting, either at a graduation ceremony, or sometime after,” a government official familiar with the case told The Buffalo News.

The shooter allegedly arrived at the grocery store on May 14 wearing tactical gear and carrying a rifle, shooting four people outside before entering the building. He allegedly shot eight more people while inside and killed security guard and former Buffalo police officer Aaron Salter, who attempted to stop him. The gunman allegedly live-streamed the murder spree on Twitch using a camera strapped to his helmet.

The charge of hate-motivated domestic terrorism requires an automatic sentence of life without parole. The shooter reportedly painted a number of racist symbols and phrases onto the weapons he carried during the attack, including the phrase “White Lives Matter,” the Celtic Cross symbol used by neo-Nazis, and references to “black-on-white” crimes.

“The past 24 hours have been traumatizing for New Yorkers, and my administration will spare no effort to ensure the victims of this act of terrorism by a white supremacist are receiving all the resources and support they need,” New York Governor Hochul (D) said in a statement after the shooting. “The entire world is watching how we will come together as New Yorkers to overcome this unthinkable tragedy.”

Hochul has since announced a number of measures “taking bold action to reclaim our city and state from the haters, bigots and white supremacists,” including the promotion of $50 million in grants for projects to combat hate crimes.

The shooter posted a manifesto online detailing his intentions to livestream an attack against African-Americans, according to an earlier report from the Associated Press. He had allegedly scouted the store two months before the attack, practiced shooting from his car, posted hand-drawn maps of the grocery store, and counted the number of African-Americans present at certain locations in the building.

Ahead of the attack, the shooter allegedly communicated with at least six individuals in a chatroom. One report from The Buffalo Times indicated that a retired federal agent was present in the chatroom and may have known about the shooting half an hour in advance. The outlet was unable to determine if the retired agent accepted the invitation to the chat in which the shooter wrote about his plan, but federal law enforcement verified that no one who regularly visited the chatroom called emergency services to warn of the pending massacre.