Endure in mind: here is Paddington's first time at an award show.

Nonetheless nonetheless, the beloved endure projected nothing nonetheless self belief when he took to the stage at the 2026 British Academy Film and Tv Arts Awards—broadcast on E! and hosted this yr by Alan Cumming—to most modern the award for Children's & Family Film class.

Carrying his signature blue toggle coat (gape every superstar's ogle here), Paddington Endure admitted to the viewers he was appropriate as “a glorious deal surprised” to be onstage as they had been to leer him, noting, “I don't in overall focus on in front of hundreds of us, and there are diverse you.”

On the opposite hand, he referred to his Aunt Lucy's advice that it's constantly higher to face your fears. Except, clearly, “it's a snake,” he acknowledged. “Then it be a have to to lunge away very slowly.”

Nonetheless excitingly, Paddington shared that his foster mom Mrs. Brown had instructed him his time on stage would worth a historical 2d at the award show: “I’m the predominant ever endure to most modern an award,” he published, sooner than nodding to his favourite snack, “and likewise the predominant presenter to build up marmalade a ways and extensive a BAFTA. Sorry about that.”