Bafta winner Anne-Marie Duff tells bullying victims: Arise and scream
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nne-Marie Duff mentioned she had a message to folks at residence who’re going by way of “bullying” as she accepted the Bafta award for supporting actress.
The 52-year-old actress was honoured for her efficiency in Bad Sisters as Grace, a lady trapped in a controlling marriage till her husband, performed by Danish actor Claes Bang, dies all of the sudden in mysterious circumstances.
She advised the ceremony on Sunday that TV is a “political arena” the place you “get to whisper in people’s homes”.
Duff mentioned: “If someone is watching this tonight who has in their life (a person) who is bullying them, who is telling them that who they are is wrong, that what they are isn’t enough – I am telling you now you are everything and please stand up and scream at the top of your lungs.”
She then acquired an enormous spherical of applause and cheers from the viewers.
Sharon Horgan, who created and starred within the present, mentioned the darkish comedy was a “really difficult shoot” however praised the “brilliant” forged throughout her speech as she accepted the award for drama sequence.
“Thank you for letting us tell the story of domestic abuse,” she added.
Horgan additionally mentioned she stands in “solidarity” with the US-based Writers Guild of America strikes.
“It all begins and ends with the writers so we are in solidarity with our WGA brothers and sisters,” she mentioned.
Kate Winslet who picked up the main actress award for I Am Ruth, which sees a mom and daughter work by way of emotional turmoil, additionally paid tribute to the chronicling of feminine tales throughout her speech.
The 47-year-old actress advised director Dominic Savage “this is all you” and mentioned his “delicate handling of real, painful stories that really do happen to women is not only powerful but brave and it’s also important”.
She added: “We need this, we want to be heard, thank you for giving us and creating this space us to tell you our stories.”
Winslet additionally mentioned: “(I am) guaranteed to be the one (on) the night to cry, I can’t see (my speech).”