Richard Osman thought his Home of Video games ought to might have received a BAFTA, regardless of beforehand admitting it ‘couldn’t matter much less’
Richard thought he may need received a BAFTA this yr (Picture: Getty)
Richard Osman thought “that is it” moments earlier than he was ignored for a BAFTA Award. The 55-year-old was nominated within the Daytime TV class along with his BBC quiz present Home of Video games.
It was Richard’s final probability to win the celebrated award with the present, having just lately referred to as time on his nine-year spell as host. Later this yr he’ll hand over the reins to Hollywood star Michael Sheen. Richard has beforehand admitted it “could be enjoyable” to win after BAFTA having been nominated in the identical class final yr. Nonetheless it was Clive Myrie’s Caribbean Journey that took house the accolade.
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Richard offered Martin with a BAFTA (Picture: Getty)
This yr Richard confronted competitors from Rip-off Interceptors, Lorraine, and The Chase within the hotly contested class. And for a second, the star thought he may need even received an award.
Talking on his The Relaxation is Leisure podcast, Richard stated: “I did assume perhaps a sympathy Bafta however nothing. That is how these award ceremony works, I used to be giving out an award as properly, to Martin Lewis, and whenever you do this, somebody involves get you out of your seat to take you round to the again prematurely of you doing it.
“However the one I used to be giving out was fairly quickly after the Daytime Bafta and he or she stated, ‘Oh, after all, in case you’ve received, then truly I’ll gather you from the aspect of the stage, not the viewers’. And as we had been getting nearer to our award, we hadn’t been collected, I assumed, ‘Oh my God, that is it, we’ve lastly finished it, this staff, this glorious staff, I’m going to depart them with a Bafta after 9 years of unimaginable work’.”
Sadly for Richard, Rip-off Interceptors ultimately walked away with the Bafta. He continued: “I’d prefer to say we had a enjoyable night, however even then. I used to be delighted that Rip-off Interceptors received it.”
Richard thought he had lastly received a BAFTA (Picture: Getty)
Richard has beforehand revealed the weird motive why he wish to win a BAFTA. Final yr, he defined: “It couldn’t matter much less in case you win, however whenever you’re there and a few individuals have simply received, you assume, ‘Perhaps it will be enjoyable to win, I’ve sat via three and a half hours of this and I do actually need a wee’.
“Should you win, you get to go backstage so you do not have to observe the remainder of it. That is the factor, in case you win, you are on stage and then you definately go and do the press convention.
“You are actually considering, ‘If we win, first, we have received a BAFTA, which might be good, however extra importantly, I haven’t got to observe the remainder of the present, I’ve finished two-and-a-half hours and I’ve clapped numerous individuals’ however anyway, we did not.”
Richard offered the BAFTA Particular Award to Martin Lewis on the weekend. Upon receiving the award for his ITV present, Martin joked that it was “a PowerPoint presentation with a Q&A afterwards”.
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