TV BAFTAS most shocking moments from Towie upset to scandal that led to awards being pulled
THE TV BAFTAS has had some shocking moments over the years.
From scandals to segments of the awards being axed, you never know what to expect on the night.
Towie win
The cast of Towie were not expecting to win a Bafta back in 2011.
They took home the YouTube Audience prize which was the only award of the evening voted for by the public.
Sam Faiers and Amy Childs, amongst other cast and crew, were the only cast members at the ceremony and both took to the stage with joy and excitement.
Some viewers were disappointed that Towie won a Bafta.
One user took to X, formerly known as Twitter and wrote: “Things that deserve BAFTA awards more than TOWIE/MIC: a 15 minute close up of a toenail, a fox regurgitating Nigel Farage’s tummy mud and Jam.”
Another added: “I mean no disrespect to anyone here but how the heck do we live in a world where #TOWIE has a Bafta.”
“Three most ridiculous things about 2011: BigBrother creator knighted, TOWIE got BAFTA, McDonalds sponsors 2012 Olympic games,” penned a third.
Special prize axed
For the first time during the 2021 show, the Bafta TV Awards did not present any special individual prizes.
This came after the backlash the Baftas faced for awarding actor Noel Clarke an outstanding contribution prize, despite knowing about sexual harassment claims against him, which he has always denied.
The Baftas insisted they had no direct knowledge of the harassment claims against Noel, stating that emails received “were either anonymous or second or third-hand accounts via intermediaries.
“No first-hand allegations were sent to us.”
But they later removed the special individual prizes segment.
A Baftas spokeperson told the BBC: “We have recently announced that we are conducting a review of the processes governing awards that are in the gift of the academy, so we have temporarily paused the special awards and fellowships and they will not feature in this Sunday’s ceremony.”
Noel’s award was later suspended by the awarding body.
Royal digs
In 2018, Bafta host Sue Perkins was slammed over her poor jokes.
She took numerous digs at the Royal family, one which saw her sharing: “What a year we’ve had. A royal baby born.
“I’m not saying there was pressure on Kate to look perfect afterwards but apparently she couldn’t hear if it was a boy or a girl over the sound of the hair dryer.”
Watchers took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to air their complaints about Sue.
One user wrote: “Sue Perkins looks/sounds like she’s really enjoying herself.
“Shame the same can’t be said for the audience and viewers. #SelfIndulgent.”
Whilst another added: “Not funny at all.”
“I love Sue Perkins but her monologue was cringe. That kate middleton hair dryer joke! #BAFTATV,” penned a third.
Strictly joke gone wrong
In 2019, Graham Norton returned to host the Baftas after Sue’s disaster.
However, this time, one celebity in particular didn’t take too kindly to his joke.
Graham took a dig at comedian Seann Walsh whilst Strictly host Tess Daley was in the crowd.
Referencing Seann’s kiss with his pro partner Katya Jones, Graham said: “A more forensic and detailed interrogation of times, dates and mobile phone data hasn’t been seen since that time Seann Walsh got home late from Strictly practice.”
Former dance partners Katya and Seann found themselves embroiled in a massive scandal when they were photographed kissing.
And Tess appeared unimpressed by the joke. She could be seen with a disapproving expression as the camera panned to her.
Both were in relationships at the time, with Seann dating Rebecca Humphries and Katya married to Neil Jones.
Swearing mishap
A ctress and ScreenwriterPhoebe Waller-Bridge was granted the award for Best Drama for her hit series Killing Eve in 2019.
Phoebe turned the air blue by swearing on stage and declaring “F**k” at her win.
However, due to a 75-minute delay in the TV broadcast, the BBC were able to bleep out that swear word.
She then happily accepted the award with her cast and crew.
Wrong winner announced
Hollywood actress Carey Mulligan was once mistakenly called out as a winner.
This happened when CODA actor Troy Kotsur took to the stage with a sign language interpreter to present the award for Best Supporting Actress.
The winner was in fact Kerry Condon and was corrected shortly after.
Kerry then took to the stage to accept her award.