How Twitter Reacted To Ariana DeBose’s BAFTA Performance
The freestyle rap was not well received…
Opening the 76th British Academy Film Awards with a musical concoction dedicated to all the nominated actresses in the room was 2022 BAFTA-winning actress Ariana DeBose. Since The British Academy’s official Twitter handle tweeted out a short clip from her rap performance, the video has been going viral on social media as audience reactions keep pouring in.
Sisters are doing it for themselves! The incredible @ArianaDeBose opens the 2023 #EEBAFTAs with an iconic performance! ✨ pic.twitter.com/G9YgKN2e1t
— BAFTA (@BAFTA) February 19, 2023
What did the internet have to say about Ariana DeBose’s BAFTA Performance? Bazaar Arabia compiles some of the best Twitter reactions…
The Most Hilarious Twitter Reactions To Ariana DeBose’s BAFTA Performance
Some blamed Lin Manuel Miranda for the disaster…
Lin-Manuel Miranda you will pay for your crimes. https://t.co/0kVe5Wklpq
— Wendell (@RhodeToLove) February 20, 2023
feel bad for ariana debose so I blocked lin-manuel miranda pic.twitter.com/G7GQenZEmN
— skinamollrink (@molllllusk) February 20, 2023
While others admitted they couldn’t stop watching it
Whether it was because of how catchy the Oscar-winning actress’s rap was or a train wreck they couldn’t look away from, we don’t know.
This has fully consumed my brain. I replay it every time it crosses my timeline. I search for it in quiet moments. I’ve seen it 84 times and it still titillates like new. I will sing it on my deathbed. Angela Bassett did the thing. It is all I know now. https://t.co/vHaGMt3sde
— Zach Kornfeld (@korndiddy) February 21, 2023
Angela Bassett did the thing
Viola Davis my woman king pic.twitter.com/jugdcu7xUG— Wendell (@RhodeToLove) February 19, 2023
how many times have i watched the ariana debose video pic.twitter.com/dt3leKTJUO
— hunter harris (@hunteryharris) February 20, 2023
The BAFTAs seemed to defend her (Kind of?)
they said it’s unfair (but hate her not us) https://t.co/vLyDozAloA
— delaney (@femaIehysterias) February 21, 2023
me when everybody definitely loved it https://t.co/SC8sE0jhEh
— kathleen (@fordhoIden) February 20, 2023
People pointed out the mentioned actresses’ reactions (or lack thereof)
The reaction shots in the Ariana Debose BAFTA performance are sending me pic.twitter.com/ru4m7BRWL7
— Nicol (@nikowl) February 20, 2023
the audience during Ariana DeBose’s Bafta performance pic.twitter.com/qJMpqcoFc2
— Louis Staples (@LouisStaples) February 20, 2023
everybody in the audience praying that she won’t say their name nextpic.twitter.com/oWijwu7O1m
— nene (@akaxnene) February 20, 2023
And the fact that Jamie Lee Curtis was one of the few to genuinely be having a good time, along with Michelle Yeoh who graciously accepted her flowers and Viola Davis who was having a blast.
The reveal of Jamie Lee Curtis loving this is one of the funniest moments I’ve seen in any award show https://t.co/OdzxKJaWOU
— Joshua (@1stOr3rdPlace) February 20, 2023
michelle yeoh is so nice https://t.co/Zn0xsG50Dt
— definitely NOT jules (@imnotjuIes) February 20, 2023
viola davis snapping her fingers to the song is sending me to the andromeda galaxy https://t.co/b3M2ev4hXf
— junhyung ☔️ (@Honyeol) February 21, 2023
Memes began to pour out…
While some users drew uncanny comparisons, others laughed at the absurdity of it all.
ariana debose at the baftas pic.twitter.com/PIp8vE4ocD
— campbell (@rodeoman) February 21, 2023
“you did the thing”
“my woman king” https://t.co/BGfCKDdy5h— Wendell (@RhodeToLove) February 20, 2023
my teacher trying to get the classroom quiet: pic.twitter.com/58tY5NXYYz
— ? (@girlbossonfilm) February 20, 2023
Ariana DeBose’s team reading Twitter today pic.twitter.com/XegJxMkoDp
— Ryan Aguirre (@aguirreryan) February 20, 2023
Some fans defended the West Side Story actress…
I hope Ariana Debose doesn’t feel too bad. This is about to be a camp cultural artefact and I mean that
— Bolu Babalola ?&? (@BeeBabs) February 20, 2023
CLEAR THE SEARCHES
ariana debose TALENTED
ariana debose REAL SINGER
ariana debose PRINCESS OF MUSICALS
ariana debose SCENE STEALER
ariana debose SHOWSTOPPER
ariana debose OSCAR WINNER
pic.twitter.com/KcDEzmwlQO https://t.co/WSpqUuYS70— w’ˣ (@taylordspatrol) February 19, 2023
Ariana DeBose right before the BAFTAs pic.twitter.com/mu0wK7KYUP
— Liam Reinhart (@LaGleeBoheme) February 21, 2023
And everyone was curious to know what Ariana thought of all this
At first, it seemed like she deactivated her Twitter account due to the backlash her well-intentioned performance received online.
i feel like this is a bit dramatic lol, i don’t think she realized the tone of the jokes ? https://t.co/82QAYrPHkL
— Black History Month Watchlist (@kingbealestreet) February 20, 2023
But all’s well as the Tony Award-nominated actress is enjoying the memes. She commented “Honestly I love this” on an Instagram carousel that compiled some of the funniest tweets from the iconic moment. In that case, keep ’em coming!
Lead Image Courtesy/@arianadebose on Instagram