The Duke of Cambridge had nothing but praise for Joaquin Phoenix at Sunday's BAFTAs
has been the president of BAFTA, and it’s led him to have plenty of interesting run-ins with celebrities at their annual awards ceremony. This year, while talking to“Lovely to meet you,” William said. “I absolutely loved The Joker. It was brilliant. I put it off and put it off before watching it, as people kept telling me ‘be careful when you choose to watch it.’ I’m glad I didn’t watch it before bed, but huge congratulations on an amazing performance.
Their meeting happened soon after both William and Phoenix gave speeches that lamented the award ceremony’s lack of accolades for people of color or female directors. “Thank you for your speech,” the actor said.“We find ourselves talking again about the need to do more to address diversity in the sector. That cannot be right in this day and age,”
. He then illustrated his point with some humor. “I must admit I don’t know whether I should be proud, or slightly alarmed, about the number of winners over the last decade who have portrayed members of my own family.”
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