I was generally elated with this year's BAFTA winners: Colin Firth, Kathryn Bigelow, Duncan Jones being adorable, the much ignoring of Avatar. It filled my heart with joy and happiness. Darling little Carrie Mulligan got a BAFTA. . . . ahem, I should say: CARRIE MULLIGAN GOT A BAFTA!!!!! WOOOOOOO!!!!!I was however really irked that Kristen Stewart won the Orange Rising Star award, because 1) I don't think she really deserved it and 2) I love Nicholas Hoult, who probably would not have won it anyway, but still (and Carrie was up for this as well).
I was all prepared to go on an angry tirade against Stewart and her brainwashed Twilight minions a la Xan Brooks' (the Guardian's BAFTA live blogger): "A pox on those pallid, adolescent vampire fans. Does their power know no bounds?" But hearing her speech and backstage interview made me pause and reconsider.
The poor girl look so deeply ashamed at having won that it breaks your heart. She all but acknowledges that she did not deserve to have won, she isn't as good as the other nominees, and that its all the fault of her rabid and tasteless Twilight fans. Her speech is basically a giant apology, and during her back stage interview she can barely find anything positive to say about the whole experience.
And this is where my Twilight-induced fury ends, because in truth, the girl is talented. As Noel Clarke points out, although the public decided who won, it was the Academy who nominated her, so she's got to have some chops. Maybe I am not content to have her ranked now with the much esteemed past Orange Award winner peers like the amazing James McAvoy and Noel Clarke (less so Shia Lebeouf and Eva Green--- wait Eva Green beat out Cillian Murphy!!?? missed out on an angry tirade there as well), but I find it quite easy to believe that Stewart's career will go on to match them. So cheer up Kristen! Don't be like Bella! Because then we really will have to hate you!
See the BAFTA videos here and here (and also witness how awesome Noel Clarke is as he tries to buck Kristen up).
