Actress Helen McCrory says modern US television series have put women at the centre of the drama leading to a "revolution" of strong roles for females
Speaking after the announcement the 2014 Bafta award nominations from the organisation's headquarters in London, actress Helen McCrory highlighted the strong female contenders competing for the best actress award.
British stars Dame Judi Dench for her role in Philomena and Emma Thompson for Saving Mr Banks are in the running for the award against Americans Amy Adams (American Hustle) and Sandra Bullock (Gravity) and Australian actress Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine.
McCrory said all nominees had avoided typecasting by being able to play a range of roles. "All five of them were very successful ingénues as well as leading ladies."
She pointed what has been called 'Golden Age' of television, a flowering of creativity beginning with the The Sopranos, that has produced shows like The Wire, Breaking Bad, Homeland and Weeds as opening up interesting roles for actresses.
"I think the revolution kind of started off in television where you have new novelistic drama embraced by America, and put right in the centre, women."
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