You're likely tired of the Mannequin Challenge, but BAFTA just nailed it

BAFTA wants to give itself a BAFTA for this performance.

LONDON -- As with most viral social trends, the Mannequin Challenge just keeps getting more and more elaborate.

Now, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has gotten involved.

And, ironically for an institution that celebrates excellence in "art forms of the moving image," its mannequin game is pretty damn strong.

At the Children's BAFTAS on Sunday evening, the audience, presenters, and backstage crew all took part in a truly epic interpretation of the Challenge.

The UK organization posted a video of its efforts along with the cheeky question, "Think our Children's Awards #mannequinchallenge is good enough to win a BAFTA?"

Seems like a conflict of interest to us, but when you're a crowdpleaser, you're a crowdpleaser.

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