Emma Stone thanked Poor Things screenwriter Tony McNamara for the line “I must go punch that baby” as she accepted her leading actress Bafta award on Sunday evening (18 February).<br /><br />“Tony, thank you for the line ‘I must go punch that baby.’ It was life-changing for me,” the star joked, adding she was “in awe” of the film’s “incredible cast and crew”.<br /><br />Stone also thanked her mother during her acceptance speech, saying she was “beyond grateful” for all her support.<br /><br />The Poor Things star beat Fantasia Barrino, Sandra Huller, Vivian Oparah, Carey Mulligan and Margot Robbie to win the leading actress award.
