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David Tennant kicked-off the 2025 BAFTAs at the Royal Festival Hall in style on Sunday as he sang I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers.
BBC viewers praised the actor’s ‘brave’ and ‘brilliant’ opening performance as he made a grand entrance into the auditorium surprising Selena Gomez.
The Only Murders In The Building actress was left shocked as David strutted down the stairs towards the stage as he sang, ‘When I’m working, I know I’m going to be the man working hard for you Selena’.
Not realising the host was walking towards her, Selena’s jaw dropped before she started laughing and clapping along to the 1988 track.
David also interacted with the likes of Hugh Grant, Anna Kendrick, Camila Cabello and Julie Walters who sang along with the host.
The Doctor Who star dressed to impress for the evening in a black and burgundy quilt which he teamed with a coordinated shirt and tie.
David Tennant kicked-off the 2025 BAFTAs at the Royal Festival Hall in style on Sunday as he sang I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers
BBC viewers praised the actor’s ‘brave’ and ‘brilliant’ opening performance as he made a grand entrance into the auditorium surprising Selena Gomez
Fans rushed to X – formerly known as Twitter – to say David’s opening performance was ‘iconic’ and ‘brave’.
They wrote: ‘This is how you open an awards ceremony Love David Tennant; David Tennant should be the only person to host everything ever. What an opener;
‘What an opening to the BAFTAs! David Tennant is a national treasure!; THAT BAFTA OPENING WAS SO ICONIC DAVID TENNANT I LOVE YOU;
‘Best ever #BAFTA opening. Brave and brilliant by David Tennant.’
Elsewhere during the night, Adrien Brody and Mikey Madison scooped top gongs for Best Actor and Actress at BAFTAs, while Conclave and The Brutalist equally led the pack with four awards at the star-studded ceremony on Sunday.
For his starring role in The Brutalist and her lead part in Independent film Anora, Adrien and Mikey accepted their awards on stage at The Royal Festival Hall.
Up against a huge list of 10 nominees, Conclave – who won Best Film – came up triumphs in BAFTAs very unique category Outstanding British Film Award – adding to their previous two gongs for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Editing.
Acknowledging the ‘British public’, Adrien shared a moving tribute to England, admitting ‘It’s felt quite a bit like home lately’.
The Only Murders In The Building actress was left shocked as David strutted down the stairs towards the stage as he sang, ‘When I’m working, I know I’m going to be the man working hard for you Selena’
David also interacted with the likes of Hugh Grant and several other A-list stars
Anna Kendrick and Camila Cabello also sang along with the host during the opening number
Julie Walters looked incredible as she sang with the host
He said: ‘I am so grateful. I want to thank the British public for embracing me and my creative endeavors. It is incredibly meaningful as England has felt quite a bit like home lately. I will cherish this, thank you all’.
Receiving the BAFTA for Outstanding British Film, director Edward Berger said: ‘It is a huge honour, outstanding British film, and I’m not even from here! I feel so welcome in your midst. We live in a time of crisis for democracy. Institutions that used to bring us together are used to pull us apart.
‘Sometimes it is hard to keep the faith in that situation, but that’s why we make movies and that’s why we made this movie.’
Tearful Zoe Saldana accepted Best Supporting Actress award with a expletive-laden speech for her Mexican movie Emilia Perez.
The award-winning actress, 46, was quickly pulled off camera for swearing as she shouted ‘f***, f***, f***’ when the countdown hurried her.
Zoe was in floods of tears as she accepted the award, admitting it is ‘so validating and a true honour’ to be honoured an award after being previously told by dialect coaches ‘that her British accent wasn’t going to work’.
Listing off her thank yous, Zoe said: ‘Oh my god I’m getting a countdown. F*** f*** f***!’
The Mexican movie, which has received mixed reviews despite its starring cast including Selena Gomez, is up for a staggering 11 nominations.
Jesse Eisenberg, 41, accepted his co-star Kieran Culkin’s Best Supporting Actor gong for his starring role in A Real Pain.
Picking up Kieran’s gong, which he admitted is the fifth time he has received an award on his behalf this season, Jesse joked: ‘It’s confirmed what I always thought… we have a similar life but his is 27% better than mine.’
Fans rushed to X – formerly known as Twitter – to say David’s opening performance was ‘iconic’ and ‘brave’
The Doctor Who star dressed to impress for the evening in a black and burgundy quilt which he teamed with a coordinated shirt and tie
Jesse, who directed and starred in A Real Pain, also collected Best Original Screenplay gong and shared an emotional speech on the stage.
Picking up the movie’s second prize, he admitted: ‘I didn’t write anything because I didn’t think I’d win. I want to share this with my wife, who didn’t come because she didn’t think I’d win.’
Orlando Bloom and Vanesa Kirby graced the stage to present Jesse’s BAFTA award at the ceremony.
Brutalist won two awards including an impressive Best Director gong for the well-deserving Brady Corbet.
Brady said: ‘I am humbled and very grateful, there is no such thing as best director, it’s like a joke.’
Picking up the Best Cinematography gong, Lol Crawley admitted: ‘I am so proud. Thank you to BAFTA and everyone who voted’.
Demi Moore’s The Substance picked up Best Makeup and Hair award, while $6million Independent movie Anora, which beat blockbuster movies at the Critics Choice Awards last week, picked up Best Casting gong.
Dune: Part Two picked up two awards, one for Best Sound and another for Best Visual Effects.
Wallace and Gromit also bagged two BAFTAs during the evening, beating Flow, Inside Out 2 and The Wild Robot.
Lost for words on winning yet another gong, the animated film’s creator Nick Park said: ‘I didn’t actually write a second speech.’
Starting off the night strong, the makers of Wallace and Gromit won Best Children’s and Family Film award.
Accepting the award, Nick said: ‘It is such a wonderful privilege to be working at Aardman every day with such obscenely talented artists and craftspeople.’
