United Kingdom, Feb. 23 -- The BBC has apologised for a racial slur shouted during the 2026 BAFTAs ceremony.

At the first award was presented at the event on Sunday (22.02.26) evening, viewers heard the N-word being shouted out as Black actors and Sinners castmates Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo spoke on stage.

The slur was shouted by John Davidson, whose journey with Tourette's syndrome inspired biopic I Swear, which was nominated at the awards.

Jordon and Lindo continued their segment after only missing a beat, and Variety later reported that Davidson went onto left the ceremony of his own volition.

Before that incident, he had also shouted "shut the f*** up" and "boring" during BAFTA chair Sarah Putt's speech.

A BBC spokesperso...