Aramayo Tops DiCaprio for BAFTA Best Actor in Upset
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Robert Aramayo stunned the BAFTA crowd by winning Best Actor for I Swear, beating Leonardo DiCaprio and a field that included Timothée Chalamet and Ethan Hawke. The Rings of Power star delivered an emotional speech, thanking director Kirk Jones and the real-life John Davidson, whose Tourette syndrome story anchors the film. Aramayo also won the EE Rising Star Award that night; I Swear was nominated for Outstanding British Film but lost to Hamnet. The ceremony highlighted Davidson’s condition, with host Alan Cumming offering apologies at times for the on-stage moments.
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