Bob Hoskins’s daughter speaks out about Bafta snub

After the late Bob Hoskins was left out of a tribute montage at the Baftas, many people took to Twitter to vent their anger. The comedian David Baddiel went so far as to suggest the academy were showing bias against working class actors as a result of the omission.

Now Hoskins’ daughter Rosa has spoken out, saying that her father would not have cared about the snub. The actress says that he ‘knew his worth’ so would not require validation from the academy.

Thanks to everyone who’s expressed dismay that Dad wasn’t mentioned in the #Bafta obituaries. But he wouldn’t have cared. #bobhoskins

— HauteHoskins (@HauteHoskins) February 9, 2015

#bobhoskins needed no external validation, he knew his worth and was confident about his contribution to the industry.

— HauteHoskins (@HauteHoskins) February 9, 2015

Bafta have since come under fire for also leaving out Rick Mayall in the tribute montage which featured Robin Williams, Lord Richard Attenborough and Laren Bacall.