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YouTuber Lizwani walks on BAFTAs stage next to Cillian Murphy in hilarious prank
YouTube and TikTok prankster Lizwani was caught sneaking onstage at the BAFTAs as he joined the cast and crew of Christopher Nolans Oppenheimer.�
Each year, various award shows have their big viral moment. At this years Grammys it was undoubtedly Taylor Swift announcing her next album, and at the 2023 BAFTAs, we were gifted the hilarious Ariana DeBose rapping notable names.�
Oppenheimer won Best Film
The viral moment happened on Sunday just moments after Oppenheimer won Best Film. The films leading star, Cillian Murphy, was joined on stage by director Christopher Nolan and lead producer, Emma Thomas. As Thomas made her speech, the group got one person bigger as Lizwani joined them in a dark suit.
While no one said anything and security was not rushed on stage, the awards show later said they had removed him from the venue after the acceptance speech.
A social media prankster was removed by security last night after joining the winners of the final award on stage we are taking this very seriously, and dont wish to grant him any publicity by commenting further, BAFTA said in a statement.�
From the looks of Lizwanis social media, this is not the first time he has snuck into various awards shows and events.
Lizwani at the BAFTAs has divided the internet
Despite the fact the award show has taken the infringement very seriously, social media is split between those who thought it was hilarious and those who deemed it disrespectful.�
One person wrote on Twitter, now called X: I wondered who he was. Just a thoughtless idiot, then.
At least he didnt ruin anything but come on thats a terrible lapse in security, another person said, while a third added, Not gonna lie, I did wonder who the guy was?
On TikTok, someone else wrote: I don’t think it is a problem as long as he just stands there. It’s just kinda funny.
