Oscar-winning deaf actor Troy Kotsur accidentally presented the supporting actor award to the wrong person after a misunderstanding.
Last year’s winner Troy Kotsur from CODA took the stage with his interpreter to present the category in sign language.
However, when the moment was televised, it was edited to remove the faux pas and the winner was first announced as Carey Mulligan for She Said.
However, Kotsur’s translator soon made a correction and Kerry Condon received the award for The Banshees Of Inisherin.
Condon accepted the trophy and said it was all “really surreal”.
Thank you Martin (McDonagh) for this role and thank you for all the roles you have given me throughout my career. You make me so proud to be Irish,” she said on stage.
She also thanked the “incredible cast” and their family, along with their horses and dogs.
The Irish actress took home the night’s top prize for black comedy/drama, while co-star Barry Keoghan took home best supporting actor.
Condon, 40, discussed how she felt in the Bafta winner’s room, saying: “Oh my god, the whole thing was just this weird blackout moment.
“All I remember is looking at all the guys and seeing them looking at me, ‘Get up!’ It was just so unreal.’
In the middle of a speech in the winners’ room, the film’s director, Martin McDonagh, won another original screenplay award, which made Condon emotional.
Reflecting on why she felt her role as Siobhan resonated so much, she said: “I hope it’s because she was nice to someone who annoyed her, and I think it’s because it evolved.”
And I think maybe because she showed a lot of inner strength and a lot of sadness that people experience and also that a big part of her life is taking care of her brother or someone else.
“And I think a lot of women sacrifice their lives for their children or for their husbands or whoever.”
Author: Emil Basforth
Source: Metro