If you needed proof that the BAFTAs operate on a slightly different, and delightfully chaotic, wavelength than other award season shows, look no further than Alan Cumming offering Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet aggressively British snacks in the middle of the ceremony.
With the 98th Academy Awards looming on the 2026 TV schedule, the BAFTAs unfolded last night and promptly delivered one of the season’s most unexpected moments. The interaction, captured and shared by BBC iPlayer on Instagram, quickly made the rounds online. It’s hard to imagine a scene more quintessentially BAFTAs. In the now-viral reel (which you can watch below), Cumming strolls through the audience clutching a wicker basket of snacks, radiating the energy of a mischievous theatre kid who somehow wandered into the Dolby Theatre and decided to start handing out pub snacks.
