"However, when Russell Crowe won for A Beautiful Mind in 2002, it was his speech that got edited out. That was because he decided to recite the Patrick Kavanagh poem Sanctity, and it went on and on. When Crowe realised what had happened, he tracked down the show's director at the afterparty, pinned him against a wall, called him a cunt and then allegedly kicked three chairs across the room."
"In 1989, though, the awards were broadcast live. The most noteworthy moment came in the bar afterwards when John Hurt, apparently quite the worse for wear, screamed Fuck off or I'll kill you at a pack of 30 photographers, who he then attempted to fight. It resulted in some spectacular photographs. Hurt himself was unrepentant, telling the Daily Express the following morning: I'm a bad, bad boy, and I love it."
"In 2017 (the year of Moonlight and Fences), only white people were nominated in the best actor, best actress and best director categories, causing the hashtag #BaftaSoWhite to trend on Twitter (as it was then called). It trended again in 2020, which led Bafta to undertake a formal review of its processes, widening membership to more people from underrepresented backgrounds, implementing unconscious bias training for members and scores of other measures."
BAFTAs typically generate fewer memorable moments than the Oscars because the ceremony is not broadcast live and viewers see edited highlights. When Russell Crowe won for A Beautiful Mind in 2002, his speech was edited out after he recited the Patrick Kavanagh poem Sanctity; he later confronted the show's director at the afterparty, pinned him against a wall, insulted him and allegedly kicked three chairs across the room. In 1989, a live broadcast preceded John Hurt screaming “Fuck off or I'll kill you” at photographers and attempting to fight them. The awards have faced repeated diversity criticism with #BaftaSoWhite in 2017, 2020 and 2023. In 1996 a piglet attended the ceremony and was seated next to its handler.
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