David Tennant Brands Donald Trump A ‘Villain’ in Baftas Speech

David Tennant Returned to Host the Bafts on Sunday Evening – and Didn’t Hold Back Well It Came to Mocking the US President

David Tennant, the host of the Bafta Film Awards 2025, took a swipe at US President Donald Trump during his opening monologue on Sunday Evening (16th february).

The Doctor Who Star Was Back to Host the Awards for the Second Consecutive Year, Making His Entrance to the Proclaimers’ I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles).

He quipped he “Walked 500 Miles Just to Host One Baftas More” and Didn’t Shy Away from Addressing Contentious in His Opening Remarks.

Following Trump’s Controversial Re-Election in November 2024, Tennant Didn’t Hold Back in Criticisis The President in Front of an Audience Filled with Hollywood Celebrities and British A-Listers.

He made a cheeky reference to Trump while discussing the brutalist, describing it as “a movie about architecture incredible.

Reference to the biopic based on Trump’s Life, which Features Sebastian Stan As the Property Tycoon, he joked that it is unikly the President Had Watched it. “It ‘s 15 and it is not on nickelodeon,” Tennant Teassed, Accounting to Deadline, Prompting Laughter from the Crowd.

“Donald Trump … i’m world.

Hen segued, “Talking of Villains”, Pausus for a moment as the audience continued to chuckle. “We’ve got many this year, not just nosphere.”

Tennant, Who Wowed Viewers Last Year with HIS Lead Role in the Sizzling Disney+ Drama Rivals, Had Already Raised Eyebrows with Another Jibe.

During His Bafta Hosting Debut, He Couldn’t Resist a Dig at Trump while Discussing the Yorgos Lanthimos movie Poor Things, Describing the Premise AS “A Child’s Brain is Put in an Adult’s Body.”

Hen Quipped: “And late this year, one of the those may be reelected President.”

The Trump-Tentric Film The Apprentice is in the Running for Three Baftas, Including Best Casting and Acting for Lead Stan and Jeremy Strong’s Portrayal of Roy Cohn.

Ralph Fiennes’ Religious Thriller Conclave is Leading the Pack with A Whopping 12 Nominations.

Hot on it heels is the Divitative Musical Emilia Perez, Boasting 11 Nods, while Brady Corbet’s Powerful Historical Epic The Brutist Has Secured Nine.

Uk gems like the raucous biopic Kneecap, About the eponymous belfast rap group, have earned six nominations, alongside Steve mcquen’s wwii drama blitz, Featuring Saairse Ronan, with Three.

The Bafta Film Awards 2025 Airs from 7pm on BBC One and BBC iplayer.