Here’s what Zoe Saldaña actually said in her censored BAFTAs speech

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Zoe Saldaña‘s acceptance speech at the 2025 BAFTAs was cut from the BBC’s broadcast of the ceremony – see what she had to say below.Last night (February 16), the BAFTAs took place at the London’s Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre.

Among the night’s biggest winners was Zoe Saldaña, who took home the award for Best Supporting Actress for Emilia Pérez.However, her acceptance speech was reportedly cut from the BBC’s broadcast of the awards ceremony halfway through her speech.

While Saldaña did let a few expletives slip throughout her speech – and the BBC has a strict no-swearing policy – the broadcaster said in a statement to LADBible that the cuts were “due to time constraints”.The official BAFTAs account on YouTube has since shared the actress’ speech – here’s what she said: “I was told not to cry by my children, so I’m going to try.”Saldaña quickly thanked BAFTA for recognising her: “This is so validating and a true honour, because the very few times that I went for a part with a British accent, the dialect coach was like, ‘This is not going to happen to you’.

Even though I have a lot of British friends, I find myself repeating their phrases… and I know that I’m a pain in the arse.“BAFTA thank you, this was a creative challenge of a lifetime.