BAFTAs 2020: Rebel Wilson Didn’t Hold Back When It Came To Dissing Cats Or The Lack Of Female Directors Honoured

Cats star Rebel Wilson is hilarious on the subject of Cats.

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by Bonnie McLaren |
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After Margot Robbie read Brad Pitt’s acceptance speech, where she joked about Brexit and Prince Harry, the stakes for speeches at the BAFTAs were high. But Rebel Wilson might have just performed the most outrageous speech of the night. The actress was handing out the award for best director, when she took aim at the fact that no women were nominated in the category.

Reading a list of the men nominated, she said: ‘I honestly don't think I could do it, I don't have the balls.’ The award went to Sam Mendes for 1917.

Rebel also took the opportunity to take aim at box-office flop Cats, which she starred in. Rebel, who was wearing a contrast black and red sequin dress from Prabal Gurung, said, ‘The red is from that one time I didn’t win Miss Australia. And the black is from a funeral I just went to for the feature film Cats.’ As if it wasn’t clear enough how much she regrets starring in the film, she added, ‘Cats. Strangely not nominated for any awards. Even in this best director CATegory.’

But, perhaps the most controversial parts of her speech were when she joked about Prince Andrew and coronavirus. ‘It's really great to be here at the Royal Andrew… Royal Albert Hall,’ she said, starting her speech. Later, she then held a BAFTA to her face, saying it was a good way to protect against the Coronavirus.

Earlier in the evening, Brad Pitt wasn't there to accept his award for best supporting actor – and co-star Margot Robbie read his acceptance speech. He joked about Brexit, saying: 'Hey Britain, heard you just became single, welcome to the club. Hope you get the best of the divorce settlement.'

And at the end of the speech, Margot said that Brad planned to call the award Harry (after Prince Harry, obvs): 'He said he’s naming this Harry because he’s really excited about bringing it back to the States for him.' As the camera panned to Kate and Wills, Margot insisted that they were Brad's words and not hers.

Here are all of the best BAFTA red carpet looks.

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Zoe Kravitz wearing Saint Laurent1 of 30

Zoe Kravitz wearing Saint Laurent

Rhoda Ofori-Attah wearing Ong Oaj-Pairam2 of 30

Rhoda Ofori-Attah wearing Ong Oaj-Pairam, Rupert Sanderson shoes and Deborah Blyth jewellery

Vick Hope wearing Tran Hung3 of 30

Vick Hope wearing Tran Hung

Emilia Clarke wearing Schiaparelli4 of 30

Emilia Clarke wearing Schiaparelli

Naomi Ackie wearing Valentino5 of 30

Naomi Ackie wearing Valentino

Cinderella Balthazar6 of 30

Cinderella Balthazar

Jessie Buckley wearing Miu Miu and Atelier Swarovski jewellery7 of 30

Jessie Buckley wearing Miu Miu and Atelier Swarovski jewellery

Gillian Anderson wearing Camilla & Marc8 of 30

Gillian Anderson wearing Camilla & Marc

Naomie Harris wearing Kors Collection9 of 30

Naomie Harris wearing Michael Kors Collection

Ella Balinska wearing Giambattista Valli10 of 30

Ella Balinska wearing Giambattista Valli

Pixie Lott11 of 30

Pixie Lott

Lily-Rose Depp wearing Chanel12 of 30

Lily-Rose Depp wearing Chanel

Greta Gerwig13 of 30

Greta Gerwig

The Duchess of Cambridge wearing an Alexander McQueen gown that she last wore in September 2012 as part of the Diamond Jubilee tour in Malaysia14 of 30

The Duchess of Cambridge wearing an Alexander McQueen gown that she last wore in September 2012 as part of the Diamond Jubilee tour in Malaysia

Vanessa Kirby in Valentino15 of 30

Vanessa Kirby in Valentino

Charlize Theron wearing Dior16 of 30

Charlize Theron wearing Dior

Kaitlyn Dever wearing Miu Miu17 of 30

Kaitlyn Dever wearing Miu Miu

Rebel Wilson wearing Prabal Gurung18 of 30

Rebel Wilson wearing Prabal Gurung

Daisy Ridley wearing Oscar de la Renta19 of 30

Daisy Ridley wearing Oscar de la Renta

Saoirse Ronan wearing a Gucci gown made using discarded satin20 of 30

Saoirse Ronan wearing a Gucci gown made using discarded satin

Florence Pugh wearing Dries Van Noten21 of 30

Florence Pugh wearing Dries Van Noten

Renee Zellweger wearing Prada22 of 30

Renee Zellweger wearing Prada

Olivia Coleman wearing Alexander McQueen23 of 30

Olivia Coleman wearing Alexander McQueen

Margot Robbie wearing Chanel24 of 30

Margot Robbie wearing Chanel and Rupert Sanderson shoes.

Zazie Beetz wearing Maria Moscone25 of 30

Zazie Beetz wearing Maria Moscone

Alice Eve wearing a Ralph & Russo dress from the Fall Couture 2017 collection26 of 30

Alice Eve wearing a Ralph & Russo dress from the Fall Couture 2017 collection

Rooney Mara wearing Givenchy27 of 30

Rooney Mara wearing Givenchy

Scarlett Johansson wearing Atelier Versace28 of 30

Scarlett Johansson wearing Atelier Versace

Jodie Turner-Smith wearing Gucci29 of 30

Jodie Turner-Smith wearing Gucci

Laura Dern wearing Valentino30 of 30

Laura Dern wearing Valentino

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