BAFTAs Denounce YouTube Prankster Who Crashed ‘Oppenheimer’ Best Film Speech
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An unidentified man joined Christopher Nolan and his wife, "Oppenheimer" producer Emma Thomas, on stage Sunday night during their Best Film win.
The BAFTAs are reportedly taking Sunday’s prank and security breach “very seriously.”
Viewers were bewildered when Christopher Nolan and his wife, “Oppenheimer” producer Emma Thomas, took the stage to accept the award for Best Film — only for a complete stranger to join them.
“A social media prankster was removed by security last night after joining the winners of the final award on stage — we are taking this very seriously, and don’t wish to grant him any publicity by commenting further,” a BAFTA spokesperson told Variety on Monday.
The incident occurred at the very end of the night after Michael J. Fox presented the nominated films: “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “The Holdovers,” “Anatomy of a Fall,” “Poor Things” and “Oppenheimer.”
“Oppenheimer” had already won six awards at Britain’s equivalent of the Oscars when Fox announced it as the winner for Best Film. As Nolan, Thomas, Cillian Murphy and producer Charles Roven took the stage to accept the award, they were suddenly joined by an unidentified man dressed in a black suit and tie.
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