The Baftas said it was taking the situation “very seriously” after an alleged social media prankster invaded the final awards ceremony of the night.
During last night’s (Sunday, February 18) ceremony, a man wearing a black suit and tie took to the stage and stood with MPs. oppenheimer The film, directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Cillian Murphy, and produced by Emma Thomas and Charles Roven, won the Best Picture award.
Nolan, Murphy, Thomas, Lovan, and the audience seemed unperturbed by the intruder’s presence, but security reportedly restrained the man before they all left the stage. It was my first time getting off.
“A social media prankster was removed by security last night after joining the final award winners on stage. We take this very seriously and will not be allowed to comment further.” “We do not want the public to know about this,” a British Academy spokesperson said in a statement.statement to Independent.
The prankster has a history of infiltrating award shows, which he shares on his social media accounts.
The 2024 Baftas was a night like this. oppenheimer Yorgos Lanthimos’ sci-fi comedy poor thingas both films dominated the top categories.
Nolan’s atomic bomb epic led the night with 13 nominations, with the film winning seven, including Best Picture and Best Director.
The film’s stars, Murphy and Robert Downey Jr., won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor respectively.
meanwhile, poor thing Emma Stone, who starred in the film, won the Best Actress award for her role as Bella, an adult woman who receives a child’s brain transplant. Lanthimos’ spectacle resulted in a total of five wins.
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Other nominees include Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster barbieMartin Scorsese’s Murderers of the Flower MoonCeline Song’s past lifeand Bradley Cooper’s maestro I went home empty-handed.
See the full list of Bafta winners here.
The program was hosted by Doctor Who‘s David Tennant divided the BAFTA audience with his dry opening monologue.
The ceremony then commemorated those in the film industry who have passed away since last year’s ceremony.
as ted lasso‘s Hannah Waddingham performs a stripped-down version of Cyndi Lauper’s ‘Time After Time’, featuring Jane Birkin, Glynnis Johns, Carl Weathers, Julian Sands, Tom Wilkinson and Tina Turner Images and clips of recent stars were shown on the screen, including: .
friend However, star Matthew Perry was noticeably left out of the ‘In Memoriam’ package, leading to criticism from fans.
The British Academy later issued a statement saying Perry’s exclusion was not an oversight and that he would instead be honored at the BAFTA Television Awards in May.