Michael J. Fox Gets up from Wheelchair at BAFTAs, Receiving a Standing Ovation & Making People Cry

Michael J. Fox’s rare public appearance at the 2024 BAFTAs left many fans in tears. Fox was greeted with a standing ovation as he took the stage. He also stunned viewers when he rose from his wheelchair on stage despite battling Parkinson’s disease.

Michael J. Fox, famous for his role in “Back To The Future,” courageously continues to navigate life with Parkinson’s disease. On February 18, 2024, he unexpectedly appeared at the BAFTAs to present the top film award.

BAFTA host David Tennant welcomed the 62-year-old onto the stage at the Royal Festival Hall in London and hailed him as an authentic cinema legend. The Canadian-American actor graced the stage in a wheelchair but insisted on rising at the podium to bestow the prize upon Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer.”

Fox, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in the 1990s, seldom emerges for public engagements. He garnered a thunderous standing ovation, with numerous online users expressing their emotional reactions upon witnessing his presence on stage.

“Seeing Michael J Fox enter the room to a full standing ovation made me cry. Living legend and a Hero,” a user commented. One person gushed, “Okay they’re really trying to make me cry bringing Michael J Fox on to present the award.”