Selena Gomez suffers awkward blunder on stage while presenting BAFTA award

Selena Gomez suffered an awkward blunder on stage while presenting an award at the 2025 BAFTAs, at The Royal Festival Hall on Sunday night.

The actress was tasked with reading out a winner’s name alongside Best Supporting Actress Zoe Saldana – but made an accidental hiccup.

Selena struggled to read her part of the script to reveal who bagged the Outstanding Debut gong.

The nominees included movies Santosh, Kneecap, Money Man, Hoard and Sister Midnight. 

Before announcing the winner, Selena and Zoe both said: ‘And the Bafta goes to…’

Selena told Zoe: ‘You read it’, before Zoe responded: ‘You read it.’

Selena Gomez, 32, suffered an awkward blunder on stage while presenting an award at the 2025 BAFTAs, at The Royal Festival Hall on Sunday night

The actress was tasked with reading out a winner’s name alongside Best Supporting Actress Zoe Saldana – but made an accidental hiccup 

After a moments pause, Selena whispered: ‘I don’t know what it says.’

She then added: ‘Sorry, Kneecap… Rich [Peppiatt]…’

Mikey Madison and Adrien Brody scooped top gongs for Best Actor and Actress at 2025 BAFTAs, while Conclave and The Brutalist equally led the pack with four awards.

For his starring role in The Brutalist and her lead part in Independent film Anora, Adrien, 51, and Mikey, 25, accepted their awards on stage.

The biggest night in British film returned with actor David Tennant as host and an array of guest presenters on hand to deliver awards throughout the night. 

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.

The Brutalist won four awards including Adrien’s Best Actor, impressive Best Director gong for the well-deserving Brady Corbet, Best Cinematography gong and Best Original Score.

Acknowledging the ‘British public’, Adrien shared a moving tribute to England, admitting ‘It’s felt quite a bit like home lately’. 

But Selena struggled to read her part of the script to reveal who bagged the Outstanding Debut gong

Before announcing the winner, Selena and Zoe both said: ‘And the Bafta goes to…’ Selena told Zoe: ‘You read it’, before Zoe responded: ‘You read it’

After a moments pause, Selena whispered: ‘I don’t know what it says.’ She then added: ‘Sorry, Kneecap… Rich [Peppiatt]…’

Kneecap director and writer Rich Peppiatt (pictured) won the Outstanding Debut gong and shared a touching tribute to ‘everyone who is out there fighting that fight’

Selena stole the show in her shimmering silver gown on the star-studded red carpet

Adrien Brody, 51, (R) and Mikey Madison, 25, (L) scooped top gongs for Best Actor and Actress at 2025 BAFTAs, while Conclave and The Brutalist equally led the pack with four awards at the star-studded ceremony on Sunday

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 (pictured director of the movie Edward Berger)

The Brutalist won four awards including Adrien’s Best Actor, impressive Best Director gong for the well-deserving Brady Corbet, Best Cinematography gong and Best Original Score

Pamela Anderson sweetly kissed Adrian on the cheek as she presented the Best Actor award to him

Mikey looked out of this world as she picked up her award for her lead role in Anora

As well as Mikey’s Best Actress award, the $6million Independent movie Anora, which beat blockbuster movies at the Critics Choice Awards last week, picked up Best Casting gong

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’.

Brady said: ‘I am humbled and very grateful, there is no such thing as best director, it’s like a joke.’ 

Receiving the BAFTA for Outstanding British Film for Conclave, 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.’

As well as Mikey’s Best Actress award, the $6million Independent movie Anora, which beat blockbuster movies at the Critics Choice Awards last week, picked up Best Casting gong. 

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’.

Hollywood legend Pamela looked overjoyed to give Adrian his well-earned award

Acknowledging the ‘British public’, Adrien shared a moving tribute to England, admitting ‘It’s felt quite a bit like home lately’

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’

Adrian and Pamela posed for a photo together in the winners room

Adrian looked happier than ever with his girlfriend Georgina Chapman

Adrien and Mikey held up their gongs after their successful win

Mikey proudly held up her gong following her heart-warming acceptance speech

Mikey couldn’t wipe the smile off her face as she held up her gong

The Brutalist director Brady said: ‘I am humbled and very grateful, there is no such thing as best director, it’s like a joke’

Isabella Rossellini accepted the Best Film Award for Conclave

Tearful Zoe Saldana, 46, accepted Best Supporting Actress award with a expletive-laden speech for Mexican movie Emilia Perez at the EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on Sunday 

The award-winning actress was quickly pulled off camera for swearing as she shouted ‘f***, f***, f***’ when the countdown hurried her

Listing off her thank yous, Zoe said: ‘Oh my god I’m getting a countdown. F*** f*** f***!’

Zoe proudly showed off her well-earned award in the winners room after breaking rules and swearing on stage accidently

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

Jesse, who directed and starred in A Real Pain, also collected Best Original Screenplay gong and shared an emotional speech on the stage

Orlando Bloom (L) and Vanesa Kirby (R) presented Jesse’s BAFTA gong at the awards ceremony

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.’

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.’

Warwick Davis pulled on the audience’s heartstrings as he paid an emotional tribute to his late wife Samantha David, who passed away last year, in his acceptance speech after being honoured with a BAFTA Fellowship.

He said: ‘This is probably the best thing that has ever happened to me… and I’ve been in star wars! I’m going to say thank you to my mum, she’s the reason I am here tonight. 

Wallace and Gromit also bagged two BAFTAs during the evening, beating Flow, Inside Out 2 and The Wild Robot (Camila Cabello with winners Nick Park, Richard Beek and Merlin Crossingham)

Lost for words on winning yet another gong, the animated film’s creator Nick Park said: ‘I didn’t actually write a second speech’ (Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham, Camila and Richard Beek pictured L-R)

Camila Cabello presented the Children’s & Family Film Award on stage

After presenting the award to Wallace and Gromit, Camila posed with the mini characters in the winners room

The biggest night in British film returned with actor David Tennant as host and an array of guest presenters on hand to deliver awards throughout the night

Warwick Davis pulled on the audience’s heartstrings as he paid an emotional tribute to his late wife Samantha David, who passed away last year, in his acceptance speech after being honoured with a BAFTA Fellowship

He said: ‘This is probably the best thing that has ever happened to me… and I’ve been in star wars! I’m going to say thank you to my mum, she’s the reason I am here tonight’

‘Above all I would like to dedicate my wonderful wife Sammy who died almost a year ago. She was always so supportive of my career. Life has been pretty tough for me but thanks to the support of our wonderful children’

‘Above all I would like to dedicate my wonderful wife Sammy who died almost a year ago. She was always so supportive of my career. Life has been pretty tough for me but thanks to the support of our wonderful children.’ 

Orlando Bloom and Vanesa Kirby graced the stage to present Jesse’s BAFTA award at the ceremony. 

Demi Moore’s The Substance picked up Best Makeup and Hair award, while 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 including Best Animation and Best Children’s and Family Film award.

Kneecap director and writer Rich Peppiatt won the Outstanding Debut gong and shared a touching tribute to ‘everyone who is out there fighting that fight.’

Jon. M. Chu’s Wicked unsurprisingly received the Best Production Design award, their first BAFTA of the night. Later on the evening, the blockbuster movie received its second award for Best Costume Design.