Ariana Debose, Come Back To Twitter. The Kids Miss You.
After delivering a baffling (in the best of ways) rap performance at the BAFTAs that no one could stop talking about, the Oscar winner deactivated her Twitter.
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Over the long weekend, Academy Award winner Ariana Debose raised the curtain on the BAFTAs (the British Oscars, basically) in a way only a performer who’s never mentally left their high school theater could—not with an overwrought monologue, no; with a musical number. If you’ve somehow managed to avoid the barrage of clips and commentary on social media, it was, dare I say, pretty damn baffling. I loved it.
The viral number was, in essence, a dedication to all of the female nominees and featured a rap that personally recognized each one. As Debose name-checked them, the camera delightfully panned to members of the audience for their reactions.
“Angela Bassett did the thing, Viola Davis my ‘Woman King,’ Blanchett Cate you’re a genius, Jamie Lee you are all of us,” she rhymed, audibly out of breath. While the reactions from the audience were all uniquely amusing—from Ana de Armas’ utter boredom to Kerry Condon’s genuine concern—my personal favorite came out of left field. Please watch this clip and pay close attention to Banshees of Inishirin breakout Barry Keoghan. You’re welcome.
Naturally, some folks (those who simply can’t recognize the work of an artiste) were mean, and Debose promptly deactivated her Twitter account. A producer for the awards show, too, has spoken out in her defense.