BBC BAFTA Awards viewers slam Rebel Wilson's 'awkward' presenting after she jokes about Prince Harry, the Royal Family and JK Rowling

Shawn Mendes, Tracee Ellis Ross, Halle Bailey and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs have been unveiled as presenters at the 94th Academy Awards. They will also be joined by Jamie Lee Curtis, Woody Harrelson.

Tracee Ellis Ross, Shawn Mendes, Halle Bailey and Sean 'Diddy' Combs have been unveiled as presenters at the 94th Academy Awards.They will also be joined by Jamie Lee Curtis, Woody Harrelson, Samuel L. Jackson and Tyler Perry at the ceremony on March 27, according to one of the award show's producers, Will Packer.In an earlier press release, Packer said: 'Movies inspire us, entertain us and unite us across the globe.

BAFTA night, however, the film's producers were quick to shut down any animal misconduct rumours.During an exclusive chat with the Daily Star in the winners' room conference, the movie's producer Tanya Seghatchian defended her work after brutal PETA claims. In December 2021, the animal rights group took to Twitter to stand against the movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch.The organisation did so on the grounds that the actor allegedly castrated a real bull and agitated a horse during filming.When asked about the claims, producer Tanya slammed the animal rights group's accusations and told the Daily Star that no animals had been mistreated on the movie's set.She said: "There were no animals harmed in any way on our movie.

MORE: Rebel Wilson pokes fun at Prince Harry and Meghan's Oprah interviewIn her speech, she poked fun at her affections for the British actor, during which a Benedict-shaped cake was brought out on stage.WATCH: Rebel Wilson addresses weight loss in candid BAFTA monologueAs it was wheeled out, Rebel said: " Oh sorry hang on… that's just my personal cake, guys this is a cake of Benedict Cumberbatch because I like, really love him, that was supposed to be for me for later, for reasons we won't go into.READ: Rebel Wilson pokes fun at Prince Harry and Meghan's Oprah interviewMORE: Rebel Wilson addresses weight loss in candid BAFTA opening monologue"Benedict, I made it because I know you're a vegan… ok but seriously guys if anybody is hungry and they want a piece of cake, they can come up and… does anyone want a cheekbone, or a piece of nose, no one?A post shared by Rebel Wilson (@rebelwilson)Rebel and Benedict looking close on Instagram "They'll be having it soon because they'll be hungry and stuff, taste the BAFTAs they said, it'll be a piece of cake!"Although the British actor appeared in good spirits, although slightly red-faced at the shout-out, the awkwardness appeared to subside as the pair shared two stunning snaps together on Wednesday. Rebel looked stunning on the red carpet at the BAFTAsTaking to her Instagram Rebel captioned the photos: "The most excellent: Cumberbatch (who plays a 1920’s cowboy…in my dreams last night jk) in THE POWER OF THE DOG and @troykotsur who melts your heart in CODA! Well done fellas!"Fans were quick to comment on the reunion and couldn't help sharing how good the pair look together.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards, Features EditorIt’s been less than a year since the Oscars aired a stripped-down version of the show at Union Station, but the 95th annual Academy Awards is set to take place March 27, back at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. With voting opening March 17, we take a look at the top categories and where things stand.A Perfect 10 For the first year, the Oscars expanded the best picture race to guarantee 10 films.

Jane Campion offered to settle her feud with Sam Elliott in the ol’ fashioned way. The "Power of the Dog" director recently appeared on the Hollywood Reporter’s "Awards Chatter Podcast" and revealed the pair had unfinished business to take care of. "OK, Sam, let’s meet down at the Warner Bros.

BAFTAs, delighting everyone after scooping the Best Actress in a Leading Role prize. The Larkins star took home the award for her acclaimed performance in After Love on Sunday (March 13), beating the likes of Lady Gaga and Tessa Thompson. However, it turns out her heartwarming speech really was "from the heart", as the star revealed exclusively to Digital Spy on the red carpet beforehand that she had not prepared anything to say.

The ongoing feud between director Jane Campion and Sam Elliott could be soon settled if the 77-year-old actor would agree to a 'shootout' in Hollywood.After branding Elliott'a little bit of a b***h' for hating on her Oscar-nominated film Power of the Dog for being too gay, Jane suggested on THR's Awards Chatter Podcast the pair 'meet down at the Warner Brothers lot for a shootout.'Campion's comments, which came Friday, were no doubt in jest and alluded to Elliott's detraction of her film's merits as a classic western. Drama:After branding Elliott 'a little bit of a b***h' for hating on her Oscar-nominated film Power of the Dog for being too gay, Jane suggested on THR's Awards Chatter Podcast the pair 'meet down at the Warner Brothers lot for a shootout''OK, Sam, let's meet down at the Warner Brothers lot for a shootout!' Campion said during the podcast episode.

2022 Academy Awards fast approaching, another set of presenters have been announced. Halle Bailey, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Jamie Lee Curtis, Woody Harrelson, Samuel L. Jackson, Shawn Mendes, Tyler Perry and Tracee Ellis Ross will present at the 94th Oscars.Previously announced presenters include Daniel Kaluuya, Mila Kunis, Lupita Nyong’o, Naomi Scott, Wesley Snipes, John Travolta,  Ruth E. Carter, Anthony Hopkins, Lily James, John Leguizamo, Simu Liu, Rami Malek, Uma Thurman, Lady Gaga, Kevin Costner, Zoë Kravitz, Rosie Perez, Chris Rock and Yuh-Jung Youn. «Movies inspire us, entertain us and unite us across the globe,» said show producer Will Packer in a press release.

Prince Harry is heading overseas. The 37-year-old Duke of Sussex is planning  to attend the Invictus Games in The Hague in the Netherlands next month in his capacity as founding patron, a spokesperson tells ET.Harry recently appeared in a video promoting the Games, in which he practiced his Dutch, donned an orange outfit, and told athletes, «See you soon in The Hague.»The Games, which start on April 16, will come a few weeks after Prince Philip's service of thanksgiving in the U.K., which, as ET previously reported, Harry will not attend. Philip, Harry's grandfather, died in April 2021 at age 99.At the time, a spokesperson for Harry added that, while the duke will not be returning to the U.K.

Entertainment Tonight at the 2022 Critics Choice Awards on Sunday that the “Twilight” actor was in a different league than him and his friends because of his fame from the vampire romantic drama film.“The pity invite? No. I think with Rob it’s always been like, he sort of had success earlier, so we were a bit like, ‘Does he really fit in with us?’ Because we were not working, and he’s working all the time,” Dornan said.

EXCLUSIVE: Actor Adam Beach, who most recently starred opposite Benedict Cumberbatch and Jesse Plemons in Netflix’s Academy Award-nominated film The Power of the Dog from director Jane Campion, has signed with Buchwald for representation.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry want to keep "one foot in the door" of royal life and come in and out as it suits them, a royal insider has claimed.When the Duke and Duchess of Sussex decided to take a step back from the Royal Family in 2020, they hinted at their desire to continue to help the Queen in some capacity.They said: “We intend to step back as ‘senior’ members of the royal family and work to become financially independent while continuing to fully support Her Majesty the Queen.”It's been reported that the Monarch didn’t want that to happen and according to royal author Tom Quinn, the couple believe that when the Queen dies, Charles will allow them to come back and be “part-time royals”.He said: “That means they would have six months working royals and six months in the States or wherever, doing their own thing.“I think Meghan and Harry are hoping that Charles, Harry’s father after all, will be more of a moderniser and will say to them, ‘Okay, if you want to be part-time royals, that’s fine.’”A royal insider told Heat Magazine that this isn’t the first time the suggestion has been made.The insider said: “These rumours have been floating around for a while, but have gathered pace recently, especially after Meghan and Harry opted to renew their lease on Frogmore Cottage.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.“The growing belief is that they want to keep one foot in the fold for when it suits them, and that someday in the future, they’ll be returning to England and royal life in one form or other, while also continuing to operate their business overseas in America.“They want to be royals, but on their terms – including being based in America, getting

Meghan Markle extended to him after he denied a request from U.K. tabloids. In a new interview with, the actor said that U.K. tabloids offered him thousands of dollars to lie about his relationship with the Duchess of Sussex, during the time they appeared together on the 2005 series.

nominations are in, and the 2022 Oscars are set to be an unforgettable evening celebrating the year’s most impactful work in film. On Sunday, March 27, writers, directors and actors alike will return to the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, California, for the 94th annual Academy Awards.

Prince Harry could hardly hold back the tears as he watched his bride walk down the aisle towards him. Looking radiant in a simple Givenchy white gown, the beautiful actress Meghan Markle was about to become his wife, the Duchess of Sussex. That glorious day in spring 2018 – witnessed by a global audience of 1.9 billion people – was one Harry had dreamt of for years.

swatting down the actor’s “sexist” criticism of her 12-time Oscar-nominated flick, the auteur isn’t backing down, challenging him to a mock “shootout.”The best director Oscar nominee threw down the gauntlet during a Friday appearance on The Hollywood Reporter’s “Awards Chatter Podcast.”“Okay, Sam, let’s meet down at the Warner Brothers lot for a shootout!” Campion, 67, told host Scott Feinberg. “I’m bringing Doctor Strange [the iconic Marvel character portrayed in films by Benedict Cumberbatch, who also starred in “Dog”] with me!”She was responding to the 77-year-old Western icon’s inflammatory appearance on Marc Maron’s “WTF Podcast” two weeks ago, in which he’d labelled her opus a “piece of s–t.” The “Tombstone” star also compared the characters to Chippendales dancers “who wear bowties and not much else.”During his bizarre tirade, the “Roadhouse” star had singled out Campion, claiming that despite being a “brilliant director,” the New Zealand-born auteur was unfit to direct a Western set in Montana in the early 20th century.“I love her previous work, but what the f – – k does this woman from down there, New Zealand, know about the American West?” Elliott ranted, further slamming her decision to film the Western in her motherland.The comments didn’t sit well with Campion, who criticized Elliott’s cowboy credentials in the THR interview.

Oscars for being “really boring”.The actor will not be attending this year’s ceremony, later this month.Rylance, 62, has admitted that he finds the annual Academy Awards ceremony “really boring” in a refreshingly honest interview. The acclaimed actor said: “‘I don’t think awards are a serious marker of what the greatest or most inspiring things are, but it’s nice to be celebrated.“I won’t be going this year,” Rylance continued in his interview with the Radio Times. “To be honest, they’re actually really boring.”Rylance previously won the best supporting actor Oscar in 2016 for his performance in Bridge of Spies, alongside Tom Hanks.When asked if his award was on display at his home, he replied that he "didn't like to be ostentatious about that kind of thing".The actor added that the Oscar had been "in a box" for some time, and he estimated that it was now on a shelf somewhere.Aside from his previous Oscar win, the Dunkirk star has also won three Baftas, three Tony awards and two Olivier awards. Rylance stars in Oscar-nominated Netflix film Don’t Look Up, which is an environmental catastrophe comedy about what would happen if we were told the world was actually ending.The film is nominated for four awards, including Best Picture, at the 2022 Academy Awards and also stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lawrence.Rylance plays eccentric tech billionaire Peter Isherwell, who blocks the destruction of the comet hurtling towards planet earth in order to mine it for precious elements. The Academy will host its 94th annual ceremony on March 27 at the Hollywood & Highland Centre.Nominees for Best Actor include Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Garfield and Will Smith, who won a BAFTA for his King Richard performance on

Will Smith, 53, has responded to a joke made by Australian actress Rebel Wilson, 42, while she hosted the BAFTAs at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Sunday night.

Rebel Wilson went on a “year of health” in 2020 and she lost a lot of weight throughout the past two years.

Jane Campion has issued an apology for a remark she made toward tennis greats Venus and Serena Williams at the Critics' Choice Awards on Sunday that landed her in hot water while accepting her award for best director. "I made a thoughtless comment equating what I do in the film world with all that Serena Williams and Venus Williams have achieved.