- He can be seen giving a sly smirk as producer Emma Thomas gives her speech
- Bafta said the prankster was removed by security and are ‘taking this seriously’
BAFTA organisers are facing serious security questions after a YouTube prankster walked on stage with the cast of Oppenheimer last night when they accepted the award for best picture.
Lizwani wore a dark suit and black tie can be seen dashing onto the stage to join Cillian Murphy, Christopher Nolan, and Michael J Fox who handed out the award.
He gave a sly smirk as he stood behind producer Emma Thomas while she gave her acceptance speech.
Lizwani, who has been documenting the experience on his Instagram stories, claimed police had confiscated some of his footage from the awards. But a Met Police spokesperson said the force was not aware of the incident.
The BAFTAs said he had been removed by security and they are ‘taking this very seriously’.
A spokesman said in a statement: ‘A social media prankster was removed by security last night after joining the winners of the final award on stage – we are taking this very seriously, and don’t wish to grant him any publicity by commenting further.’
Lizwani has 8,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel and 5,000 TikTok followers where he posts videos of his exploits sneaking into award ceremonies and events.
YouTube prankster Lizwani (marked in red circle) dashed onto the Bafta stage last night in London as the Oppenheimer cast
Lizwani gave a sly smile as he stood behind producer Emma Thomas while she gave her acceptance speech
Cameras captured the moment Lizwani dashed onto the BAFTAs stage last night just seconds after producer Thomas encouraged the rest of the Oppenheimer team to join the group.
‘Where are you? Come on, all of you!’ she asked. The prankster, who was not sat with the Oppenheimer team in the auditorium, then appeared on stage.
He stood next to Murphy during Thomas’ acceptance speech. Murphy appeared to give him a skeptical look as the speech ended.
Lizwani was apprehended by security and removed from the event. It is unclear how he first gained access to the awards ceremony.
The prankster later posted a screen shot of himself during the BBC broadcast on his Instagram stories and wrote: ‘Here’s me and Cian Murphy receiving our award.’
In a series of posts, Lizwani teased the release of the ‘full video’ which he says is ‘coming out soon’.
It is unclear what footage he plans to share with the world, but Lizwani alleges he has a ‘lot’. He has also claimed that officers ‘took bare’ of some of his videos, but police are unaware of any such incident.
When MailOnline questioned the BAFTAs about Lizwani’s alleged confiscated video, a spokesperson referred us to their previous statement which said officials are taking the incident ‘very seriously’ and ‘don’t wish to grant him any publicity by commenting further’.
Lizwani later posted a screen shot of himself during the BBC broadcast on his Instagram stories and wrote: ‘Here’s me and Cian Murphy receiving our award’
The prankster has been promoting a release of the ‘full video’ from the BAFTAs, which he says is ‘coming out soon’
Lizwani, who has been documenting the experience on his Instagram stories, claimed police had confiscated some of his footage from the awards. But a Met Police spokesperson said the force was not aware of the incident
Lizwani has a history of sneaking into high profile events. In 2022, he gatecrashed the Brit Awards at the O2 arena in London by putting on a chef’s hat and apron to pose as a fake cook and sneak in through the VIP entrance.
He walked into the VIP area where he chatted with YouTuber KSI and ended up on ITV after sitting at a table behind comedian Mo Gilligan.
He then headed to an afterparty and was photographed with Arsenal football star Bukayo Saka.
Lizwani also travelled to Paris that year where he dressed in mechanics overalls to sneak into the side door and gatecrash the FIFA Ballon d’Or ceremony.
He was caught by security on that occasion and chucked out of the building.
The prankster also crashed the British Fashion Awards in 2021 and the MOBO Awards that same year.
In 2022, Lizwai gatecrashed the Brit Awards at the O2 arena in London by putting on a chef’s hat and apron to pose as a fake cook and sneak in through the VIP entrance. He is pictured at the awards show
Lizwani travelled to Paris in 2022 where he dressed in mechanics overalls to sneak into the side door and gatecrash the FIFA Ballon d’Or ceremony. He is pictured at the event
Additionally, his YouTube videos detail how he has allegedly snuck into numerous sporting events – including the boxing match between Deji Olatunji and Alex Wassabi at Wembley last year. He was seen celebrating in the ring after a match.
It appears that Lizwani has been crashing events for at least five years. His oldest video, dated September 2018, details how he snuck into a Waterford vs Tottenham football match.
He also crashed the Soccer Aid game in 2021, a charity match that was held at Manchester Stadium and raised over £38million in aid for UNICEF.
MailOnline has approached Lizwani for comment via email.