--- title: J.K. Rowling, Emma Stone, Eddie Redmayne Real Friends description: The trifecta of stars posed together for a selfie during this year's BAFTAs, where 'La La Land' swept many of the awards. canonical: https://time.com/4669308/j-k-rowling-emma-stone-bafta/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-02-13T18:21:04.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:41:03.526Z og:title: J.K. Rowling, Emma Stone, and Eddie Redmayne Are Friends Too og:description: The three stars shared a selfie at the BAFTAs, prompting internet excitement. og:url: https://time.com/4669308/j-k-rowling-emma-stone-bafta/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: J.K. 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Rowling, [_Fantastic Beasts_ actor](http://time.com/4380221/jk-rowling-fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them/?iid=sr-link5) Eddie Redmayne, and [_La La Land_ star Emma Stone](http://time.com/4588441/emma-stone-la-la-land-interview/?iid=sr-link1)—and the awards ceremony was [the BAFTAs](http://time.com/4668315/la-la-land-bafta-manchester-by-the-sea/?iid=sr-link1). The resulting selfie is a pure moment of joy and happenstance, shared by Rowling to her Twitter in a break from her [avid political activism](http://time.com/4657055/j-k-rowling-twitter-harry-potter-book-burning/?iid=sr-link3) on the platform. > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/830935421664239617) The silver lining of awards season is this chance for celebrities to hobnob in unexpected groups, while the rest of us dream of the conversations, mutual admiration, and potential collaborations that can come from the encounters. In this case, Redmayne and Rowling are already friendly—he plays main character Newt Scamander in her _Fantastic Beasts_ franchise, after all—but Stone is a wild card. > [](https://twitter.com/Smadrid90/status/830939034927128576) > [](https://twitter.com/harryxhermione/status/830936165477814272) > [](https://twitter.com/Fassyduckling/status/830937406442455040) Now that we know they all get along, the only question is if (and when) Stone will be joining the magical universe, too. > [](https://twitter.com/deobaldia/status/830991524850708480) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4669308/j-k-rowling-emma-stone-bafta/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4669308/j-k-rowling-emma-stone-bafta/"},"headline":"Emma Stone, J.K. 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