Andy Serkis, 54, was the first to make a dig at Brexit in front of the royal family at the BAFTAs.
He said: “A film’s music. A film without music is like Laurel without Hardy.
“It’s Queen without Freddie Mercury. It’s Britain without Europe.”
The joke, like many others tonight, seemed to fall flat, so Eddie Marsan tried his hand for another jibe.
Even the Brexit jokes are falling flat. Shall we just call it a night? #BAFTAs2019 #Bafta
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He said: “You have to be able to create something that has painstaking historical accuracy… which is particularly difficult in the country that has reinvented its past to justify Brexit.”
Viewers were furious that the awards to celebrate films, the cast and crew was “hijacked” by Brexit rants.
One BAFTA fan tweeted: “Shame @andyserkis and @eddiemarsan had to politicise #BAFTA with their smug #Brexit digs.”
“Oh man. Didn't think I'd see jokes worse than Joanna Lumley's tonight...until Eddie Marsan made his lame crack about Brexit #BAFTA,” posted another.
A third added: “Even the Brexit jokes are falling flat. Shall we just call it a night? #BAFTAs2019 #Bafta.”
“Can't these over appreciated luvvies just leave the politics at home? Seriously. #EEBAFTAs #BAFTA #Brexit,” wrote anther.
BAFTA 2019: BREXIT
