Chalamet and Jenner, who currently elicit the same reaction as Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in 1962, sat front row during the ceremony, although Chalamet once again walked the red carpet alone—albeit with a Panthère de Cartier for company. If the eyes of Royal Festival Hall were focused on Timothée and Kylie for much of the evening, Timmy never graced the stage proper, with A Complete Unknown failing to win a single BAFTA—but he did, of course, get ribbed by Tennant. “We’re very privileged tonight to be joined by the runner-up in New York’s recent Timothée Chalamet lookalike competition. Welcome to the BAFTAs, young man… Lovely attention to detail, you’re with a Kylie Jenner lookalike, well done!”
Inevitably for the BAFTAs, there was a Harry Potter reunion…
Ralph Fiennes wasn’t the only Hogwarts alumnus in attendance tonight. Warwick Davis, who portrayed Professor Flitwick, was presented with the BAFTA fellowship by Tom Felton, a.k.a. Draco Malfoy, for his contributions to cinema. Paying tribute to his late wife, Davis called the award “the best thing that’s ever happened to him”: “To anyone out there dreaming of telling their story or creating something meaningful, go for it, the world needs your vision… just remember that little fella with the BAFTA.”
More regrettably, Take That returned
…with a performance of “Greatest Day” (as featured in Sean Baker’s Anora), after which we learned that Saoirse Ronan is a Gary Barlow fan. “I’ve seen you twice!” she shouted into Tennant’s microphone. Ronan, who was in the running for leading actress for her role in The Outrun, was joined by her husband Jack Lowden in a rare public appearance for the media-shy couple, who married quietly in Edinburgh last summer.
Jeff Goldblum tickled the ivories
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (and professional jazz pianist) played “As Time Goes By” during the In Memoriam segment of the evening, which recognized the loss of David Lynch, Maggie Smith, and more. A moment, here, for Goldblum’s Loewe waistcoat—covered in iridescent, Moira-Rose-coded feathers.
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