David Tennant took multiple shots of President Donald Trump on Sunday, comparing him to villains from various films at the 2025 British Academy Awards Film Awards (BAFTA) ceremony.
The “Doctor Who” actor has held awards shows for the second year in a row. While talking about this year's film nominations during the opening monologue, Tennant explained how the period movie “The Brutalist” is “an incredible architecture movie.”
“In fact, it's the boldest architecture of the film this year. Apart from Donald Trump's hair in “Apprentice,” Tennant said, calling the biographer Trump a biographer starring Sebastian Stan.
David Tennant referred to President Donald Trump as host of the 2025 BAFTA Awards in his monologue. (Photo by Scottger Fit/Buffta via Getty Images | Getty Images via Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg)
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He said, “Donald Trump, he's never seen an “apprentice.” [British rating] 15. Nickelodeon doesn't have it. Donald Trump. I'm worried. I said his name three times. It's like Beetle juice – I summoned him. And we're talking about the villain…”
Tennant linked Trump Trump to Nosferatu from the 2024 Dracula film of the same name, and Hugh Grant's character from the horror film “Heretic.”
It was reported later The BBC edited some of the tenant jokes Of the awards ceremony broadcasts to keep the show two hours long. Specifically, the tenant's jab in Trump's hair was aired, but his comparisons between Trump and Beetlejuice and the other villains remained on the floor of the Mana room.
Tennant referenced the 2024 film “The Apprentice” in his monologue. (Everett Collection)
The BBC later uploaded the full version of Tennant's Monologue online.
A BBC spokesperson said, “The nature of the show is that it airs with short delays and requires editing due to time constraints.”
Fox News Digital has contacted the BBC for additional comment.
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Tenants will perform on stage at the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2025 at the Royal Festival Hall, which will be held in London, England on 16 February 2025. (Photos of Stuart Wilson/Bafta/Getty Images for Bafta)
Tenants also laughed at Trump last year when he won the 2024 BAFTA award.
“The 'poor thing' has been appointed,” Tennant said in his monologue. “The “poor thing,” gentlemen whose brains of children can be put into the adult body. And one of them may be re-elected as president later this year. ”
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