Mikey Madison collected the best actress award from the Bafta Film Awards

Mikey Madison took Robert De Niro’s advice too seriously

When Anora star Mikey Madison collected the best actress award, she started by admitting to the audience that she hadn’t prepared a speech.

Backstage, she jokingly blamed this on Robert De Niro, whom she recently appeared with on The Graham Norton Show.

“I just wish that I’d had a better speech,” she said.

“I was on a talk show and Robert De Niro told me not to write a speech and I thought, I should probably listen to him. And I forgot to thank so many important people.

Madison was overwhelmed but overjoyed with the recognition from Bafta.

“I think I’m a little disassociated right now,” she says, “I love making movies, and being an actress is my dream, and for my film to be recognised like this is incredibly special.

“I don’t know if I’ll ever fully grasp the magnitude of being in a room like that, full of my idols, incredible creatives who I admire so much.”