London, Feb. 23 -- The BAFTA Film Awards ceremony, which took place on Sunday, was interrupted for a while when host Alan Cumming paused the show to address disruptions heard inside the venue.

According to Deadline, Cumming stopped the awards night twice to speak to the audience after loud words were heard during the live ceremony. He later explained that the sounds came from John Davidson, a nominee who lives with Tourette's syndrome and was present at the event.

Davidson was seated inside London's Royal Festival Hall, and his involuntary tics were picked up by microphones. These sounds were also heard during the BBC's live broadcast, according to Deadline. Some of the remarks caused presenters and winners to pause while speaking on st...