‘That is a very, very silly little dress’: Hugh Grant rolls back the years as he dusts off one of his best lines from Bridget Jones’ Diary during sweet BAFTAs reunion with Renée Zellweger
- The actor quoted a line used by Bridget Jones’ character Daniel Cleaver as he attempts to seduce the hopeless singleton
- Based on the bestselling novel by Helen Fielding, Bridger Jones’s Diary was a box office hit following its release in 2001
- It went on to spawn two sequels, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) and Bridget Jones’s Baby (2016)
They first met as on-screen comedic love interests Bridget Jones and Daniel Cleaver 16 years ago.
And Hugh Grant rolled back the years as he quoted one of his best known lines from Bridget Jones’ Diary while greeting Renee Zellweger at the 73rd annual EE British Academy Film Awards on Sunday.
Having just bagged the Leading Actress gong for her stand-out performance as Judy Garland, the actress, 50, almost had a double take after walking straight into Hugh, 59.
Hello stranger! Renee Zellweger looked delighted to meet her former Bridget Jones co-star Hugh Grant in a backstage reunion at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday
The pair exchanged hugs and kisses behind the awards stage, with legendary actor Robert DeNiro looking on.
And moments later host Graham Norton introduced Hugh to present the Best Film category.
Setting down a BAFTA on the podium, the actor joked: ‘Well first of all, well done Jones.’
Funny: ‘That was a very, very, silly little dress I thought,’ Hugh commented of Renee’s stunning candy pink Prada column gown, a reference to their 2001 film Bridget Jones’ Diary
Old times: The line was famously used by Hugh in 2001 smash Bridget Jones, during a scene in which a drunken Daniel Cleaver seduces Bridget on her sofa
‘That was a very, very, silly little dress I thought,’ he continued, commenting on Renee’s stunning candy pink Prada column gown.
The line was famously used by Hugh in 2001 smash Bridget Jones, during a scene in which a drunken Cleaver seduces Bridget on her sofa.
Attempting to undress her in one of the film’s most memorable scenes, he quips: ‘Now these are very silly little boots, Jones. And this is a very silly little dress. And, um, these are, f*** me, absolutely enormous panties.’
Reunion: Having just bagged the Leading Actress gong for her performance as Judy Garland, the actress, 50, almost had a double take after walking straight into Hugh, 59
Rival: Presenting the Best Film award, Hugh also referenced Bridget Jones co-star co-star Colin Firth, who famously challenged his character for the hand of Renee
Prompting laughter from the star-studded audience, Hugh also referenced Bridget Jones co-star co-star Colin Firth, who famously challenged his character for the hand of Renee.
‘The Best Film category is an amazing bunch of films, actually inspiring. I voted [for the award], I don’t normally do that unless I’m specificaly trying to prevent Colin Firth from winning.’
Renee won the Leading Actress gong against tough competition for her role as Judy Garland in the namesake biopic Judy.
Presented the award by The Irishman’s Robert DeNiro, Renee said: ‘Always a gentleman, Bob just said “this is very heavy”. Thank you to the British Academy this is very humbling.
‘To all our crew look what we did! Invited to the BAFTAs, in this town here Judy played her final shows, lived her final days, made in this town by a group of folks who just wanted to collaboratively celebrate her, and look, it’s pretty neat.
She’s a winner! Renee beamed in candy pink the winner on the red carpet at EE British Academy Film Awards on Sunday
‘Sharing this experience and this evening with you is among my life’s great blessings and I’m so grateful. Miss Garland, London town who loved you so much still loves you back.’
Sam Mendes’ 1917 led the winners at the 73rd annual EE British Academy Film Awards on Sunday night at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
The World War I masterpiece took home seven gongs, which included the Best Film, Director, Outstanding British Film, Special Visual Effects, Cinematography, Production Design and Sound at the star-studded ceremony.
Joaquin Phoenix, 45, took home the Leading Actor award for his role as Joker, while Renee scooped the Leading Actress gong.
Gong: As the awards reached their pinnacle Sunday night, Renee picked up the Leading Actress gong for her role as Judy Garland in the namesake biopic Judy
Surprise: Renee chatted with Leading Actor winner Joaquin Phoenix backstage
Despite receiving 11 nominations, Joker only took home three awards – Casting, Original Score and Joaquin’s Leading Actor gong.
Other A-lister wins included Laura Dern, 52, who won the Supporting Actress gong for her role as cutthroat lawyer Nora Fanshaw in Marriage Story.
While an absent Brad Pitt won the Supporting Actor gong for his role as Cliff Booth in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which was collected by his co-star Margot Robbie who lost out on her own Supporting Actress nomination for her Sharon Tate role in the Quentin Tarantino movie.
Beaming: The actress, 50, wore a candy pink Prada column gown with matching stiletto heels that poked out from underneath her outfit
Big night: She lightly accessorised the vintage look with bold diamond and gold art-Deco-style bangles and rings
Andy Serkis was honoured with the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema award by his Lord Of The Rings co-star Sir Ian McKellen while E.T producer Kathleen Kennedy received the highest honour with The Fellowship award.
Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite received two wins on Sunday evening, taking home the Film Not in the English Language and Original Screenplay gongs.
Top Boy and Blue Story actor Michael Ward won the EE Rising Star Award, which was voted for by the public.
Lovingly: Hugh looked more loved-up than ever with wife Anna Eberstein on the red carpet
For Sama won Documentary, Jojo Rabbit won Adapted Screenplay, Le Mans ‘66 won Editing and Klaus took home the Animated Film award.
Despite not winning an award for her role, Margot Robbie’s Bombshell won the Make Up & Hair BAFTA with Little Women winning Costume Design.
Writer/director Mark Jenkin and producers Kate Byers and Linn Waite won the Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer for Bait.
While Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl) took home the British Short Film award and Grandad Was a Romantic won the British Short Animation gong.
So sweet: The Notting Hill star, 59, shared a sweet loving glance with his Swedish television producer wife, 36, on the star-studded red carpet
The 2020 ceremony is the 73rd annual EE British Academy Film Awards and is considered the UK’s most prestigious awards ceremony. It is also the last event to take place ahead of the Oscars.
The ceremony was hosted by Graham Norton, taking over the role from Joanna Lumley, who hosted for two years prior.
BAFTA winners and nominees are voted for by 6,500 BAFTA members, comprised of industry professionals and creatives around the world.
Members vote to decide the nominations from hundreds of films in round one, then vote for the winner from the shortlist in round two.
BAFTAs 2020: THE WINNERS
BEST FILM
1917 Pippa Harris, Callum McDougall, Sam Mendes, Jayne-Ann Tenggren – WINNER
THE IRISHMAN Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Martin Scorsese, Emma Tillinger Koskoff
JOKER Bradley Cooper, Todd Phillips, Emma Tillinger Koskoff
ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD David Heyman, Shannon McIntosh, Quentin Tarantino
PARASITE Bong Joon-ho, Kwak Sin-ae
Joker has earned the most nods with 11 nominations
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
1917 Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Callum McDougall, Jayne-Ann Tenggren, Krysty Wilson-Cairns – WINNER
BAIT Mark Jenkin, Kate Byers, Linn Waite
FOR SAMA Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts
ROCKETMAN Dexter Fletcher, Adam Bohling, David Furnish, David Reid, Matthew Vaughn, Lee Hall
SORRY WE MISSED YOU Ken Loach, Rebecca O’Brien, Paul Laverty
THE TWO POPES Fernando Meirelles, Jonathan Eirich, Dan Lin, Tracey Seaward, Anthony McCarten
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
BAIT Mark Jenkin (Writer/Director), Kate Byers, Linn Waite (Producers) – WINNER
FOR SAMA Waad al-Kateab (Director/Producer), Edward Watts (Director)
MAIDEN Alex Holmes (Director)
ONLY YOU Harry Wootliff (Writer/Director)
RETABLO Álvaro Delgado-Aparicio (Writer/Director)*
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
THE FAREWELL Lulu Wang, Daniele Melia
FOR SAMA Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts
PAIN AND GLORY Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar
PARASITE Bong Joon-ho – WINNER
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE Céline Sciamma, Bénédicte Couvreur
DOCUMENTARY
AMERICAN FACTORY Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert
APOLLO 11 Todd Douglas Miller
DIEGO MARADONA Asif Kapadia
FOR SAMA Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts – WINNER
THE GREAT HACK Karim Amer, Jehane Noujaim
Frozen 2 earns a nomination for Animated Film
ANIMATED FILM
FROZEN 2 Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Peter Del Vecho
KLAUS Sergio Pablos, Jinko Gotoh – WINNER
A SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE: FARMAGEDDON Will Becher, Richard Phelan, Paul Kewley
TOY STORY 4 Josh Cooley, Mark Nielsen
DIRECTOR
1917 Sam Mendes – WINNER
THE IRISHMAN Martin Scorsese
JOKER Todd Phillips
ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD Quentin Tarantino
PARASITE Bong Joon-ho
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
BOOKSMART Susanna Fogel, Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Katie Silberman
KNIVES OUT Rian Johnson
MARRIAGE STORY Noah Baumbach
ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD Quentin Tarantino
PARASITE Han Jin Won, Bong Joon-ho – WINNER
Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood has earned 10 nods
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
THE IRISHMAN Steven Zaillian
JOJO RABBIT Taika Waititi – WINNER
JOKER Todd Phillips, Scott Silver
LITTLE WOMEN Greta Gerwig
THE TWO POPES Anthony McCarten
LEADING ACTRESS
JESSIE BUCKLEY Wild Rose
SCARLETT JOHANSSON Marriage Story
SAOIRSE RONAN Little Women
CHARLIZE THERON Bombshell
RENÉE ZELLWEGER Judy – WINNER
Saoirse Ronan has earned a leading actress nod for Little Women
LEADING ACTOR
LEONARDO DICAPRIO Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood
ADAM DRIVER Marriage Story
TARON EGERTON Rocketman
JOAQUIN PHOENIX Joker – WINNER
JONATHAN PRYCE The Two Popes
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
LAURA DERN Marriage Story – WINNER
SCARLETT JOHANSSON Jojo Rabbit
FLORENCE PUGH Little Women
MARGOT ROBBIE Bombshell
MARGOT ROBBIE Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
SUPPORTING ACTOR
TOM HANKS A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
ANTHONY HOPKINS The Two Popes
AL PACINO The Irishman
JOE PESCI The Irishman
BRAD PITT Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood – WINNER
ORIGINAL SCORE
1917 Thomas Newman
JOJO RABBIT Michael Giacchino
JOKER Hildur Guđnadóttir – WINNER
LITTLE WOMEN Alexandre Desplat
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER John Williams
JoJo Rabbit has received six nominations in total
CASTING
JOKER Shayna Markowitz – WINNER
MARRIAGE STORY Douglas Aibel, Francine Maisler
ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD Victoria Thomas
THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD Sarah Crowe
THE TWO POPES Nina Gold
CINEMATOGRAPHY
1917 Roger Deakins – WINNER
THE IRISHMAN Rodrigo Prieto
JOKER Lawrence Sher
LE MANS ’66 Phedon Papamichael
THE LIGHTHOUSE Jarin Blaschke
Netflix hit The Irishman has 10 nominations
EDITING
THE IRISHMAN Thelma Schoonmaker
JOJO RABBIT Tom Eagles
JOKER Jeff Groth
LE MANS ’66 Andrew Buckland, Michael McCusker – WINNER
ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD Fred Raskin
PRODUCTION DESIGN
1917 Dennis Gassner, Lee Sandales – WINNER
THE IRISHMAN Bob Shaw, Regina Graves
JOJO RABBIT Ra Vincent, Nora Sopková
JOKER Mark Friedberg, Kris Moran
ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD Barbara Ling, Nancy Haigh
COSTUME DESIGN
THE IRISHMAN Christopher Peterson, Sandy Powell
JOJO RABBIT Mayes C. Rubeo
JUDY Jany Temime
LITTLE WOMEN Jacqueline Durran – WINNER
ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD Arianne Phillips
Sam Mendes’ movie 1917 has received nine nominations
MAKE UP & HAIR
1917 Naomi Donne
BOMBSHELL Vivian Baker, Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan – WINNER
JOKER Kay Georgiou, Nicki Ledermann
JUDY Jeremy Woodhead
ROCKETMAN Lizzie Yianni Georgiou
SOUND
1917 Scott Millan, Oliver Tarney, Rachael Tate, Mark Taylor, Stuart Wilson – WINNER
JOKER Tod Maitland, Alan Robert Murray, Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic
LE MANS ’66 David Giammarco, Paul Massey, Steven A. Morrow, Donald Sylvester
ROCKETMAN Matthew Collinge, John Hayes, Mike Prestwood Smith, Danny Sheehan
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER David Acord, Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio, Stuart Wilson, Matthew Wood
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
1917 Greg Butler, Guillaume Rocheron, Dominic Tuohy – WINNER
AVENGERS: ENDGAME Dan Deleeuw, Dan Sudick
THE IRISHMAN Leandro Estebecorena, Stephane Grabli, Pablo Helman
THE LION KING Andrew R. Jones, Robert Legato, Elliot Newman, Adam Valdez
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Roger Guyett, Paul Kavanagh, Neal Scanlan, Dominic Tuohy
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
GRANDAD WAS A ROMANTIC. Maryam Mohajer – WINNER
IN HER BOOTS Kathrin Steinbacher
THE MAGIC BOAT Naaman Azhari, Lilia Laurel
BRITISH SHORT FILM
AZAAR Myriam Raja, Nathanael Baring
GOLDFISH Hector Dockrill, Harri Kamalanathan, Benedict Turnbull, Laura Dockrill
KAMALI Sasha Rainbow, Rosalind Croad
LEARNING TO SKATEBOARD IN A WARZONE (IF YOU’RE A GIRL) Carol Dysinger, Elena Andreicheva – WINNER
THE TRAP Lena Headey, Anthony Fitzgerald
EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
AWKWAFINA
JACK LOWDEN
KAITLYN DEVER
KELVIN HARRISON JR.
MICHEAL WARD – WINNER
Producer Kathleen Kennedy was granted the BAFTA Fellowship Award.
Actor Andy Serkis was honoured for his Outstanding Contribution to Cinema.
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