Insurgent Wilson poses for photographers forward of the British Academy Movie Awards on the Royal Albert Corridor in London, on March 8, 2022. (Joel C Ryan / Invision / AP)
LONDON --
In 2020, Insurgent Wilson flew from Australia to current the perfect director trophy on the BAFTA Movie Awards.
Her humorous speech, which referenced a scarcity of girls nominated within the class and bemoaned that field workplace flop "Cats" was missed totally, was one of many funniest moments of the night time.
Now, Wilson is heading again to BAFTA the place she's been requested to host the ceremony Sunday at London's Royal Albert Corridor.
"I am very pumped, very pumped for Sunday for the BAFTAs, however undoubtedly like a reasonably nervous as a result of prefer it's a stay occasion and it is similar to it is a one and finished state of affairs," she says.
"Although I have been considering of jokes and stuff, I've by no means actually mentioned them out loud to anyone... So we'll say, fingers crossed."
And these jokes will certainly be on the expense of the star-studded viewers, albeit in a loving method.
"It's custom to make a couple of quips about folks. They usually're fairly profitable folks, which is why they're there and been invited to the BAFTAs," she explains.
"On the finish of the day, like I do love them, and I like the movies that they've made," she says. " However yeah I, because the host, it's important to form of make a few jokes as properly."
Wilson is eschewing the favored apply of getting a number of costume adjustments as a result of she desires to focus on what's occurring through the ceremony. There will likely be one particular crimson carpet look earlier than she wears a Miu Miu costume for her appearances on stage.
"Dune" leads BAFTA nominations with 11, "Energy of the Canine" has eight and "Belfast" is within the operating for six.
Shirley Bassey will open the present with a James Bond theme as a part of the celebration of 007's sixtieth anniversary.
Emilia Jones will sing a model of Joni Mitchell's "Each Sides Now" alongside signing interpreters -- a nod to "CODA," a nominated film and considered one of Wilson's favorites this awards season.
As for whether or not her flip in "Cats" will likely be referenced once more, Wilson jokes that she's holding out hopes for follow-up movies.
"Everybody will wish to be within the sequel to `Cats,' that is the factor. Perhaps I ought to use the BAFTAs as only a casting name for 'Cats 2."
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