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Emma Stone has taken out the Best Actress award at the 2024 BAFTAs for her role as Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things. This is Stone’s second movie with the director since 2018’s The Favourite.
The 35-year-old actor was resplendent in a custom orange silk jacquard and organza one-shoulder bustier gown by Louis Vuitton. She paired its enormous balloon sleeve with a yellow gold and platinum diamond necklace, earrings, and a yellow gold, platinum, garnet, and diamond ring from the house’s high jewellery collection.
But it was when Stone won the award that a succession of sweet and hilarious mishaps occurred, which only really serve her beautiful, funny nature. When her name was announced, Stone got up and crashed into the cameraman.
As she made her way down the aisle, Margot Robbie—who was also nominated in the Lead Actress category for her role in Barbie reached out to show her support, as did Robbie’s Barbie co-star Ryan Gosling. He and Stone starred together in Damien Chazelle’s 2016 musical romance La La Land.
“I was playing a British person in this movie and [Neil Swain] did not laugh at me when he taught me how to say ‘wart-ter,’ even though as an American I say ‘wahter,’” Stone quipped. “So thank you England for accepting me.”
“Because she’s the best person I know in the whole world and she inspires me every single day. She’s always made me believe this kind of crazy idea that I could do something like this and I’m beyond grateful. Without her none of this exists – including my life! So thank you for that too, mom!”
