Brad's flou jokes were the Pitts
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Brad Pitt. Picture: Mario Anzuoni/ REUTERS Brad Pitt. Picture: Mario Anzuoni/ REUTERS
Brad Pitt poked fun at the Royals and Brexit in his acceptance speech at the 2020 BAFTA Awards, which was read out by his co-star, Margot Robbie.
Brad won the BAFTA for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his part in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, but didn’t attend the awards ceremony in London on Sunday.
In his speech, Brad mocked his love life - which saw him split from ex-wife Angelina Jolie in 2017 - as he welcomed the UK into the “singles club” following its recent exit from the European Union.
Margot read: “Brad couldn’t be here tonight due to family obligations, so he asked me to read his response for him.
“He starts by saying, ‘Hey Britain. Heard you just became single. Welcome to the club! Wishing you the best with the divorce settlement’.
“Thank you to the Academy for this extreme honour.”
Brad also managed to slip in a joke aimed at Prince Harry and Meghan, after they recently announced they would be stepping down from royal duties.
He teased that he would be calling his trophy “Harry”, because he will be “taking it back to America”, amid the news that the couple had moved to Canada.
Prince Harry’s brother, Prince William, was in the audience along with his wife Kate, and the pair laughed awkwardly as the cameras cut to their reaction following Brad’s flou jokes.
World War One film 1917 was the big winner on the night, with seven awards in total.
The trophies for Sam Mendes’ movie included Best Film, Best British Film, Best Director and Best Cinematography.
Joker won three awards, including Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix.