Eddie Redmayne was roasted online for his 'terrifying' Cabaret performance at Sunday's 2024 Tony Awards - which saw the star compared to Pennywise the clown in the eerie skit.

The British star,  42,who won the Best Actor Oscar in 2015 for The Theory of Everything  - transformed into The Emcee for a chilling performance of Willkommen at the awards - as he stars in the West End revival running on Broadway.

However,the star's extremely quirky rendition - which saw him belting out showtunes with a hunched back,making bizarre gestures and gazing wild-eyed at the camera in extreme close-ups - saw the star likened to a 'sleep paralysis demon' and fans quipping that his Oscar should be revoked.

One fan wrote: 'Why is Eddie Redmayne playing the emcee in Cabaret like he’s a goblin?' 

Another wrote of the star - who is nominated in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: 'Eddie Redmayne is terrifying.'

Justin Peck is nominated for Best Choreography for Illinoise

Best Orchestrations

Timo Andres,Illinoise

Will Butler and Justin Craig,Stereophonic

Justin Levine,Matt Hinkley and Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance),The Outsiders

Tom Kitt and Adam Blackstone,Hell's Kitchen

Jonathan Tunick,Merrily We Roll Along - WINNER

Eddie Redmayne