Had a similar incident happened during the BAFTA Awards, the British Academy says the individual involved would be thrown out of the ceremony, unable to collect any award.
“They would be removed from the building,” said Sara Putt, chair of BAFTA’s television committee and deputy chair of BAFTA, when asked what BAFTA would do if put in a similar situation. Putt noted that there would no opportunity for the individual in question to later collect any award or give a speech, as Smith had controversially been allowed to do at the Dolby Theater. “They would not be in the buildings, so they would not physically be able to collect their award,” she said.
“We do not tolerate violence of any kind,” added Emma Baehr, BAFTA’s executive director of awards and content, noting that BAFTA had been leading with the British Film Institute on bullying harassment guidelines.Although Smith also won the for best actor in a leading role forat the BAFTA film awards ceremony on March 13, he was unable to attend the event in London’s Royal Albert Hall.
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