He called on the “Bafta gods” to help him, getting messages from fellow Scottish actor Brian Cox, who started singing a remade version of the Scottish rock duo’s hit.
He also made reference to the films being nominated and said he was belting out Wicked song Defying Gravity, which he said “didn’t go down well” with the audiences while he was watching The Brutalist.
David Tennant kicked off the Bafta ceremony with a sketch performance of The Proclaimers’ hit I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles).
The Scottish actor and Bafta host’s sketch began in his dressing room alongside his wife Georgia Tennant.
Tennant joked about he and fellow actors “freshening up” while they age, after referencing that Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa took on his role in the BBC series.
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