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Feb 20, 2023, 8 tweets

The 76th edition of the #BAFTAs took place last night in London. From emotional speeches to hilarious blunders, these are the moments everyone’s talking about from the 2023 BAFTA Film Awards: 🧵(1/6)

Warm, witty and elegant, Richard E. Grant was always guaranteed to be a charming BAFTAs host. Forget sharp-tongued jibes: the actor kicked things off with a humorous skit with Steve Martin, not to mention rocking up to the red carpet in the Batmobile. Legend. (2/6)

After the recent earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, many stars – including Colin Farrell, Paul Mescal, Jamie Lee Curtis, Cate Blanchett and Angela Bassett – showed their solidarity with displaced people around the world by wearing the blue #WithRefugees ribbon. (3/6)

When Star Trek legend Sir Patrick Stewart took to the stage to present the award for outstanding British film, the actor started prematurely opening the envelope to announce the winner before the nominees had been announced. Luckily, he caught himself just in time. (4/6)

There was barely a dry eye in the house when Aftersun writer-director Charlotte Wells accepted the award for best outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer. (5/6)

The rising star also dedicated the award to her late father, and joked that she was gifting her BAFTA award to her mother because she had no room in her suitcase to take it home. (6/6)

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