Take That Lights Up BAFTA Film Awards Stage With ‘Anora’ Hit “Greatest Day”
Take That took over the BAFTA Film Awards stage in London on Sunday with a rendition of their hit song “Greatest Day,” featured in Sean Baker‘s awards season darling Anora.
The famed boy band performed in its current lineup of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen, but Robbie Williams and Jason Orange didn’t join them for the performance on the biggest night in British film.
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The clearly excited audience at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in the British capital showered the band with much applause, loud cheers and many screams.
The BAFTA ceremony organizers knew what they were doing. “Known for their electrifying live shows and timeless appeal, Take That will bring their signature energy and charisma to the ceremony, creating a highlight of the evening,” they had said in unveiling the performance roughly 10 days before the awards show. “Their appearance promises to be an unforgettable moment, whether you’re a long-time fan or new to their music, this is an experience you won’t want to miss.”
For the second year in a row, host and Scottish star David Tennant (Doctor Who, Inside Man) welcomed a buzzing crowd to the BAFTA Film Awards. After the Take That performance, he asked Saoirse Ronan, sitting next to husband Jack Lowden, who her favorite member of the band was. “Gary,” she whispered.
The Edward Berger-directed Vatican drama Conclave, starring Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci and based on the novel by Robert Harris, led the nominations with 12, ahead of the Jacques Audiard-directed Emilia Pérez‘s 11, and the Brady Corbet-directed The Brutalist‘s nine.
With his Irish hip-hop biopic on Belfast-based rap trio Kneecap, Rich Peppiatt also made BAFTA history by tying the record for nominations for a debut filmmaker with six.
“It’s become number two to the Oscars,” Tennant, who most recently entertained audiences in Disney+’s Jilly Cooper novel adaptation Rivals, told The Hollywood Reporter about the BAFTA Awards in an interview before the starry night. “Certainly, last year felt like a dry run for what happened at the Oscars.”
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