The last time Wright collected a Bafta he used his speech to complain about the lack of nomination for Keira Knightley in Pride and Prejudice.
The musical or comedy category has long been used, or rather abused, by studios trying to jimmy in their films that would otherwise risk a lack of nomination in the drama category (for example, 2013 saw Spike Jonze's heartbreaking, vaguely amusing at times, drama Her sneak in).
The lack of nominations in headline categories was, he said, a happy change from the norm.
The lack of nominations for the film Selma, about the life of Martin Luther King Jr, was drew particular criticism.
Winfrey's pride and hurt feelings about "Selma" and its relative lack of nominations have been evident in every awards show this season.
The award did little to dampen criticism over the lack of nominations for Selma's David Oyelowo, who played Martin Luther King, and Ava DuVernay, the director.
Of all the appalling injustices exacted by the Golden Globe nominations earlier this week (wot, no Kate Beckinsale Aaronon Taylor-Johnson for Nocturnal Animals not Michael Shannon?!) the lack of nominations for Arrival seemed among the most baffling.
More so than the UK equivalent the Brits, the Grammys are a direct reflection of what's happening on the charts, which may explain the lack of nominations so far for Lady Gaga's Artpop.
We can all lament the lack of nominations in a particularly strong year for actors of colour (sorry Idris Elba, Samuel L Jackson, Tessa Thompson, Michael B Jordan and Will Smith), but let's be honest, those we would mention are the lucky few who make it onto our screens at all.
The lack of nominations for grime artists in particular had raised questions before the ceremony, and singer Laura Mvula, who has been nominated for a Brit award multiple times, said she was boycotting the ceremony because the lack of diversity sends the message that black people are "not acknowledged in society, in media and in mainstream music".
Though Selma is up for best film at the Oscars, the lack of nominations for DuVernay or Oyelowo provoked sharp criticism, moving the Academy president, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, to respond that the body was "committed to seeking out diversity of voice and opinion".
