BAFTA host Richard E. Grant lends his support to ‘furious and appalled’ viewers after Bernard Cribbins was missed off the In Memoriam segment
BAFTA viewers were left ‘furious’ after late actor Bernard Cribbins was missed from the show’s In Memoriam segment during Sunday’s show.
The much loved actor – who was the voice and face of childhood TV and film for generations of Britons before a career resurgence in Doctor Who – died in July 2022 at the age of 93.
And the evening’s host Richard E. Grant appeared to agree with fans by liking a tweet that described the snub as ‘appalling’ and said BAFTA should be ‘disgusted in themsleves’.
The actor had been forced to choke back tears as she introduction the segment remembering those in the film industry who died in the last 12 months – following his wife Joan Washington’s death in September 2021.
He later liked a tweet that read: ‘Hi Darlings, have watched The BAFTA’s on TV & I’m absolutely appalled that the fabulous Bernard Cribbins was not mentioned in stars that we’ve lost within the last year, they should be disgusted with themselves, words fail me’.
Furious: BAFTA viewers were left ‘furious’ after late actor Bernard Cribbins was missed from the show’s In Memoriam segment during Sunday’s show
Another viewer wrote: ‘Bernard Cribbins, I loved him. My kids loved him, everyone loved him. Criminal he was left out of the BAFTAs’.
And a third said: ‘@BAFTA shame you didn’t mention the late great Bernard Cribbins in the round up of film talent we lost in the last year. Perhaps you are him for a mention in the TV Awards but he was more than a TV actor. Plenty of films under his belt’.
‘The BAFTA snobs have snubbed Bernard Cribbins’.
And another added: ‘How the hell did BAFTA NOT mention Bernard Cribbins in the ‘people we lost in the last 12 months’ montage? His work touched every generation of viewers alive today from Carry On movies to Fawlty Towers to The Wombles to Doctor Who to Old Jack’s Boat on CBeebies. Disgraceful’.
More agreed stating: ‘There can’t be many more much loved and much missed actors than Bernard Cribbins but BAFTA didn’t have time to honour his passing. Less Alison Hammond/more Bernard Cribbins!’.
Taking to Twitter themsleves BAFTA released a statement reading: ‘With limited time in our broadcast it isn’t possible to honour all those who have sadly passed away. Bernard features in our online record and given his influential work in TV, he will be considered for inclusion in the next Television Awards broadcast’.
However fans found the reason a difficult one to accept: ‘Let me add my voice to the number of people angry with @bafta for not including Bernard Cribbins in their list of actors who have passed away recently. To say that he might be considered for a mention at the TV awards is very insulting’.
With a second adding: ‘You literally interviewed Geri Halliwell … Don’t tell me there wasn’t enough time for Bernard Cribbins’.
RIP: The much loved actor – who was the voice and face of childhood TV and film for generations of Britons – died in July 2022 at the age of 93 (pictured in 1993)
Unimpressed: And the evening’s host Richard E. Grant appeared to agree with fans by liking a tweet that described the snub as ‘appalling’ and said BAFTA should be ‘disgusted in themsleves’
BAFTAs 2023 winners at a glance
BEST FILM – All Quiet on the Western Front
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM – The Banshees of Inisherin
DIRECTOR – Edward Berger, All Quiet on the Western Front
LEADING ACTRESS – Cate Blanchett, Tar
LEADING ACTOR – Austin Butler, Elvis
SUPPORTING ACTRESS – Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
SUPPORTING ACTOR – Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY – The Banshees of Inisherin
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY – All Quiet on the Western Front
FILM NOT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE – All Quiet on the Western Front
DOCUMENTARY – Navalny
ANIMATED FILM – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
ORIGINAL SCORE – All Quiet on the Western Front
EE RISING STAR AWARD – Emma Mackey
The beloved actor’s passing came just months after his wife of 70-years Gillian passed away.
While no cause of death was released fans and famous friends rushed to pay their respects to the late star.
Sunday’s ceremony saw Austin Butler was awarded Best Actor at the awards, beating out favourite Colin Farrell in a shock upset.
The actor fought back tears as he paid tribute to the Presley family while accepting the honour, after portraying the late King Of Rock in the Baz Lurhmann biopic.
Thanking all of the crew and team he worked with on the film, Austin admitted he was ‘just trying to take it all in,’ as he fought back tears while accepting the honour.
Speaking out: He later liked a tweet that read: ‘Hi Darlings, have watched The BAFTA’s on TV & I’m absolutely appalled that the fabulous Bernard Cribbins was not mentioned in stars that we’ve lost within the last year, they should be disgusted with themselves, words fail me’.
Shock: Another viewer wrote: ‘Bernard Cribbins, I loved him. My kids loved him, everyone loved him. Criminal he was left out of the BAFTAs’
‘This means the world to me,’ Butler told the ceremony, still using the Elvis drawl that he learned for Baz Luhrmann’s movie.
He also paid tribute to the Presley family who offered insight into Elvis’ life for the biopic, adding he ‘hopes he made them proud.’
Cate Blanchett was also awarded Best Leading Actress for her performance in the biopic Tar, the film’s only big win of the night.
Tearfully, she accepted the gong as she thanked her mother and director Todd Field, adding that Blanchett also said that 2022 had been an ‘extraordinary year for women’.
Sorry: Taking to Twitter themsleves BAFTA released a statement reading: ‘With limited time in our broadcast it isn’t possible to honour all those who have sadly passed away
Not washing: However fans found the reason a difficult one to accept and branded it ‘shameful’
She added that it had broken down that women’s experience is not ‘monolithic’, and that her role as Lydia Tar ‘was a dangerous and career-ending potential undertaking’.
Netflix’s German war epic All Quiet On The Western Front was the big winner of the night with a total of seven gongs, including Best Film, while The Banshees of Inisherin was close behind with five, including Best British Film and Best Supporting Actor and Actress respectively.
The film, which is based on the 1929 novel of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque, equals Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2001) as the film which is not spoken in the English language with the most nominations in BAFTA’s history.
Directed by Edward Berger, it stars Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Daniel Brühl, Sebastian Hülk, Aaron Hilmer, Edin Hasanovic and Devid Striesow.
During his opening monologue, Richard referenced Will Smith’s infamous slap at last year’s Oscars, telling audiences that ‘on my watch no one gets slapped tonight’.
BAFTA FILM AWARDS 2023: THE WINNERS
BEST FILM
Acclaim: Netflix anti-war epic All Quiet On The Western Front
All Quiet On The Western Front – WINNER
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Tar
BEST ACTRESS
First nomination: Ana de Armas is up for Leading Actress
Cate Blanchett (Tar) – WINNER
Viola Davis (The Woman King)
Danielle Deadwyler (Till)
Ana de Armas (Blonde)
Emma Thompson (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande)
Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All At Once
BEST ACTOR
In the running: Austin Butler is up for Best Actor for his portrayal of Elvis
Austin Butler (Elvis) – WINNER
Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Brendan Fraser (The Whale)
Daryl McCormack (Good Luck To You, Leo Grande)
Paul Mescal (Aftersun)
Bill Nighy (Living)
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
Aftersun
The Banshees Of Inisherin – WINNER
Brian and Charles
Empire of Light
Good Luck to You Leo Grande
Living
Roald Dahl’s Matilda
See How They Run
The Swimmers
The Wonder
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
Aftersun (Charlotte Wells) – WINNER
Blue Jean (Georgia Oakley, Helene Sifre)
Electric Malady (Marie Liden)
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande (Katy Brand)
Rebellion (Maia Kenworthy)
FILM NOT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
All Quiet On The Western Front – WINNER
Argentina, 1985
Corsage
Decision To Leave
The Quiet Girl
DOCUMENTARY
All The Breathes
All The Beauty And The Bloodshed
Fire Of Love
Moonage Daydream
Navalny – WINNER
ANIMATED FILM
Pinocchio – WINNER
Marcel The Shell With Shoes On
Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red
DIRECTOR
Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Qua in Everything Everywhere All At Once
All Quiet On The Western Front, Edward Berger – WINNER
The Banshees of Inisherin Martin McDonagh
Decision To Leave, Park Chan-wook
Everything Everywhere All At Once, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Tar, Todd Field
The Woman King, Gina Prince-Bythewood
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Banshees of Inisherin – WINNER
Everything Everywhere All At Once
The Fabelmans
Tar
Triangle of Sadness
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
All Quiet On The Western Front – WINNER
Living
The Quiet Girl
She Said
The Whale
SOUND
All Quiet On The Western Front – WINNER
Avatar: The Way Of Water
Elvis
Tar
Top Gun: Maverick
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse – WINNER
Middle Watch
Your Mountain Is Waiting
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Angela Bassett (Wakanda Forever)
Hong Chau (The Whale)
Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin) – WINNER
Dolly De Leon (Triangle of Sadness)
Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
Carey Mulligan (She Said)
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Shortlisted: Eddie Redmayne is up for Supporting Actor in The Good Nurse
Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees Of Inisherin)
Barry Keoghan (The Banshees Of Inisherin) – WINNER
Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
Eddie Redmayne (The Good Nurse)
Albrecht Schuch (All Quiet On The Western Front)
Micheal Ward (Empire Of Light)
CASTING
Triangle of Sadness got a nod in the Casting category
Aftersun
All Quiet On The Western Front
Elvis – WINNER
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Triangle Of Sadness
CINEMATOGRAPHY
All Quiet On The Western Front – WINNER
The Batman
Elvis
Empire Of Light
Top Gun: Maverick
COSTUME DESIGN
Costume Design: Margot Robbie in Babylon
All Quiet On The Western Front
Amsterdam
Babylon
Elvis – WINNER
Mrs Harris Goes To Paris
EDITING
Sequel: Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick
All Quiet On The Western Front
The Banshees Of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All At Once – WINNER
Top Gun: Maverick
MAKE UP & HAIR
All Quiet On The Western Front
The Batman
Elvis – WINNER
Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical
The Whale
ORIGINAL SCORE
All Quiet On The Western Front – WINNER
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Pinocchio
PRODUCTION DESIGN
All Quiet On The Western Front
Babylon – WINNER
The Batman
Elvis
Pinocchio
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar: The Way Of Water is up for Special Visual Effects
All Quiet On The Western Front
Avatar: The Way Of Water – WINNER
The Batman
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Top Gun: Maverick
BRITISH SHORT FILM
The Ballad Of Olive Morris
Bazigaga
Bus Girl
A Drifting Up
An Irish Goodbye – WINNER
EE RISING STAR
Happy: Nominees Sheila, Naomi and Daryl
Emma Mackey (Sex Education) – WINNER
Naomie Ackie (Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody)
Sheila Atim (The Woman King)
Aimee Lou Wood (Sex Education)
Daryl McCormack (Good Luck To You)
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