Tension at the BAFTAs: Microphones Captured Racist Insults from a Guest with Tourette's towards Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo
A tense moment occurred this Sunday during the BAFTA Film Awards 2026 ceremony, considered the Oscars of the United Kingdom, when actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were victims of racist insults while presenting an award...
TL;DR
- Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were targets of racist insults during the BAFTA Awards 2026.
- The individual who uttered the slurs was identified as John Davidson, a Scottish activist with Tourette's syndrome.
- The insults were explained as involuntary tics associated with Tourette's.
- BAFTA host Alan Cumming and the BBC issued apologies for the incident.
- The BBC will remove the offensive language from the iPlayer broadcast.
- The film 'Licorice Pizza' was the major winner of the night, receiving six awards.
- Brazilian cinema did not win any awards despite multiple nominations.
- 'Licorice Pizza' won best film, director, supporting actor (Sean Penn), adapted screenplay, cinematography, and editing.
- 'Nightmare Alley' won original screenplay, supporting actress (Wunmi Mosaku), and original music.