Richard E Grant

Gloucestershire-based actor is hosting the star-studded award ceremony.

We’re doomed"](https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/shoppers-react-supermarket-tomato-shortage-8165607) [The hidden Cotswold village with a hint of the south of France](https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/hidden-cotswold-village-hint-south-8139242) [Body found in search for Nicola Bulley](https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/body-found-search-nicola-bulley-8165958) [What is that giant metal structure going up near the A417?](https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/what-giant-metal-structure-going-8165498) [Police warning to Clarkson's Farm shoppers over parking](https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/regional-news/police-warning-clarksons-farm-shoppers-8165955) [Shoppers react as supermarket tomato shortage sweeps Gloucestershire and beyond: "OMG! except on the back.” Smith stormed onto the stage during the 94th annual Academy Awards in March and slapped presenter Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith. Bafta host Richard E Grant referenced Will Smith’s infamous slap at last year’s Oscars, as he opened the 2023 ceremony in London. “To each and everyone here tonight, I want you to know that my favourite film of the year is whichever one you made – it really touched me in a way that none of the others did,” he joked.

The British actor and show host told audiences that 'on my watch no one gets slapped tonight'.

except on the back.” except on the back [Baftas](/topic/baftas), Grant said that the only slaps being received on Sunday would be “on the back”.

Richard E. Grant has spoken about how lonely he is since the death of his beloved wife Joan, but the actor has found comfort in writing a book inspired by ...

Ricard also became stepfather to Joan’s son, Tom. “I was working at Shepperton and I got a call to say that Joan was in an ambulance. Richard added: “I think that sort of thing either splits a couple up, because that person doesn’t come up with the compassion or support you need, or it binds you in a way that nothing else can.” [The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/), he said: “When I was away I spoke to her on the phone a lot and wrote every day – and I couldn’t think of a better way of making some kind of commitment. [The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/), he said: “Our worst time was the loss of our first child. The couple tied the knot in 1986 and went on to have a daughter, Olivia. [admitted being in a “well of grief”](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/richard-e-grant-admits-well-28325715) after nursing his dialect coach wife - who he affectionately called Monkee-mine - until she [died at their Cotswolds cottage](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-richard-e-grants-wife-24901338) at the age of 71. [Radio Times](https://www.radiotimes.com/), Richard revealed the hardest part of his day is in the evening. He shared: “It was healing because once you’ve dealt with the funeral and the bureaucracy of death – you have to fill in forms. Joan was in fact married to someone else at the time, but she fell “madly in love” with Richard while giving him private acting lessons and they eventually became a couple. [They even got a royal visitor in the form as King Charles](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/richard-e-grants-wife-secret-24960554), then the Prince of Wales, who the couple befriended some 20 years earlier at Highgrove. Grant](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/richard-e-grant) lost his beloved wife of 35 years [Joan Washington](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-richard-e-grants-wife-24901338) to lung cancer in September 2021.

BAFTA host Richard E. Grant gave a riproaring open to the 2023 BAFTA show.

Addressing the guests in his monologue, he said, “Everyone here started with one lucky break,” before telling a story about how Withnail and I only came to him after Daniel Day-Lewis turned it down. “Start working out your monologue at least a year in advance”; “Don’t pick a fight with Judi Dench”; and “Don’t invest in Helen Mirren’s cryptocurrency, she’s a scammer.” Grant](https://deadline.com/tag/richard-e-grant/) rocked up to the 2023 [BAFTA](https://deadline.com/tag/bafta/) Film Awards in the Batmobile at the advice of Steve Martin, he revealed in a video skit that kicked off his BAFTA monologue tonight.

The actor, 65, became emotional while hosting the 76th EE British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Festival Hall in London on Sunday.

All Quiet On The Western Front 'I probably have to restrain myself from permanently taking selfies with every nominee and winner coming up on the stage. Albrecht Schuch (All Quiet On The Western Front) All Quiet On The Western Front - WINNER All Quiet On The Western Front, Edward Berger - WINNER The Banshees Of Inisherin - WINNER

Speaking to Sarfraz Manzoor in Radio Times magazine, Richard E Grant discusses his life, career and his "dream come true" of hosting the BAFTA Film Awards.

"I saw the cost of divorce, because my father suffered unrequited love for my mother and essentially drank himself to death," he says. "So I thought the best way to protect myself was to never get married, and to never fall in love. "I’m just nervous about BAFTA putting a clause in my contract that I can’t walk around the Royal Festival Hall with my camera, taking selfies with people who I’ve long admired," he says. You could actually go and sit at the desk, and sit in the boat. At the end of the course, his professor told him he didn’t think Grant was likely to succeed as an actor "because I was very odd-looking, with a very odd face". "But it got a long life as a result of video and DVD and a sort of student cult following. Undeterred, Grant left Swaziland and arrived in Britain in the spring of 1982, working in a brasserie in London’s Covent Garden while trying to secure acting work. Living in Swaziland – the smallest country in the southern hemisphere – the idea of pursuing acting as a career was "completely fantastical and ludicrous", and not exactly welcomed by his father, a heavy drinking government administrator. With the vogue for Marvel and superhero stuff, to see a movie that is a real character study is something that I hadn’t expected would come around again so soon." Grant saw the film – but when he returned home his drunken father was so angry at him, he put a gun to his son’s temple and took a shot. Since his breakout role in Withnail & I in 1986, Grant has become one of the most established actors in Britain, appearing in such films and TV shows as LA Story, The Player, Gosford Park, Downton Abbey and the aforementioned Can You Ever Forgive Me?, for which he received his first Oscar and BAFTA nominations. "It is so local and specific to Ireland, and a chamber piece where not really a lot happens – but everything happens.

BAFTA hosts Richard E Grant and Alison Hammond have received a positive reaction from viewers during this year's award ceremony. Grant opened the show in ...

Other winners include Aftersun, All Quiet on the Western Front and Everything Everywhere All At Once. This content is imported from Twitter. This Morning's Alison Hammond then joined Grant on stage, and the reaction from viewers was similarly positive.

The actor and host of the ceremony is grieving his wife, the dialect coach Joan Washington, who died in September 2021. Grant had been married to ...

[the full list of winners here](/arts-entertainment/films/news/bafta-film-award-winners-2023-b2282881.html) and see the [boldest outfits from the red carpet here.](/life-style/fashion/bafta-outfits-2023-florence-pugh-b2285370.html) [incorrectly announced as the winner of the Best Supporting Actress Award.](/arts-entertainment/films/news/baftas-best-supporting-actress-winner-b2285401.html) [Ellie Harrison](/author/ellie-harrison) Comments [Richard E Grant](/topic/richard-e-grant) was seen holding back tears as he introduced the In Memoriam segment at the 2023 [Baftas](/topic/baftas) on Sunday night (19 February).

Host Richard E. Grant, 65, made a joke about Will Smith's Oscars slap while wearing a dramatic white cape at the BAFTA Film Awards at the Royal Festival ...

All Quiet On The Western Front except on the back.' Albrecht Schuch (All Quiet On The Western Front) Grant taking the helm to present the 76th EE British Academy Film Awards. All Quiet On The Western Front - WINNER Barry Keoghan (The Banshees Of Inisherin) - WINNER All Quiet On The Western Front, Edward Berger - WINNER Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin) - WINNER The Banshees of Inisherin - WINNER The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse - WINNER The Banshees Of Inisherin - WINNER All The Beauty And The Bloodshed

The actor struggled to hold back tears when taking a moment to remember those from the world of cinema who've sadly died over the past year.

But so hard for Richard to introduce this segment after losing his wife. Let’s take a moment to remember them now.” They tweeted: “That was a great speech, you don't have to be funny, just sincere. Richard kept things running as smoothly as they could on stage but struggled when it came to remembering those from the film community who’d passed away over the past 12 months. Richard paused as he took a breath to try and regain his composure before he added: “Over the last 12 months.” “Tonight is a celebration of film in all its mad, sad, funny, frightening, and thought-provoking forms,” Richard said ahead of the in-memoriam segment.

The actor became emotional and struggled to hold back tears as he called upon ceremony guests to remember those in the film industry who died in the last 12 ...

All Quiet On The Western Front Edward Berger - All Quiet On The Western Front The Banshees of Inisherin and All Quiet on the Western Front dominated as the ceremony passed the halfway mark on Sunday. The award for film not in the English language also went to All Quiet On The Western Front.

Actor Richard E Grant, while hosting the 2023 BAFTAs, got emotional during the In Memoriam section of the ceremony.

She died on September 2 2021 in Avening, Gloucestershire, England. She died in September 2021. The 65-year-old’s wife Joan Washington died in September 2021 after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Richard E. Grant fought back tears as he introduced the In Memoriam segment at the 2023 BAFTAs before an emotional montage paid tribute to the likes of Dame ...

Actor is hosting the ceremony for the first time this year.

He did not, however, have to give up his Best Actor award for King Richard. [Eddie Murphy referenced the incident at the Golden Globes.](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/eddie-murphy-golden-globes-will-smith-b2259871.html) [Read the full list of this year’s Bafta winners, as they are announced, here.](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/bafta-film-award-winners-2023-b2282881.html) [Richard E Grant](/topic/richard-e-grant) wasted no time referencing “The Slap” in his opening speech at the [Baftas](/topic/baftas) on Sunday night (19 February).

The BAFTAs were hosted by none other than Richard E. Grant, the brilliant acting icon known for his wonderful performances in classics such as 'Withnail and ...

It all goes back to when I was seven, and I was given a watch. My parents had been to Switzerland, and I got one as a birthday present. My wife once gave me a Cartier watch, and I would love a Patek Philippe. Many fans also noted that Grant actually wore two watches to the BAFTAs, wondering if there was a specific reason for his choice. After taking a pause to regain his composure, Grant added: “Over the last 12 months… While Grant has established a loyal global following due to the strength of his early roles, the actor has continued to deliver outstanding work in some of his recent projects, such as Can You Ever Forgive Me?, which earned multiple prestigious accolades.

There is a heartbreaking reason behind why Richard E Grant was wearing two watches at the BAFTA Awards 2023 on Sunday night.

I want to see the awards, not this tongue job! All Quiet On The Western Front - WINNER Others concluded, 'Alison Hammond segments are just dead air. Is it for bbc America for commercials?? One wrote: 'Why is the Alison Hammond bit there? [BAFTA hosts Richard and Alison ](/tvshowbiz/article-11769547/BAFTA-Awards-2023-winners-list.html)were praised by viewers following Sunday's ceremony who branded them a 'dream team'.

Richard E. Grant referenced Will Smith's Oscars slap during his opening speech at the BAFTAs 2023 ceremony.

“I’ve reached out to Chris [Rock] and the message that came back is he’s not ready to talk and when he is, he will reach out.” [full list of winners here](https://www.nme.com/news/film/all-the-winners-baftas-2023-rolling-list-film-news-3400972). [Oscars](https://www.nme.com/tag/oscars) slap in his opening speech at the [BAFTAs](https://www.nme.com/tag/bafta) 2023.