Awards season briefly left Hollywood on Sunday night and took us to the BAFTA Awards in London. Voters at this ceremony made some pretty interesting choices, rewarding the Papal thriller Conclave with four prizes, including the coveted best film and outstanding British film awards.
After coming into the night with 12 nods, Conclave lived up to the expectations and took some of the top prizes home. It managed to defeat Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, and Emilia Pérez to win the BAFTAs’ most coveted prize: best film.
Conclave also came out victorious in the outstanding British film category, beating the likes of Bird, Blitz, Gladiator II, Hard Truths, and Kneecap, in addition to winning awards for best adapted screenplay (Peter Straughan) and best editing (Nick Emerson).
The Brutalist matched its number of wins with four BAFTA trophies, including Adrien Brody’s award for the best actor in the leading role. The list of winners in the acting categories also includes Mikey Madison (Anora), Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain), and Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez).
The 2025 BAFTA Awards were held at the Royal Festival Hall in London on February 16, with David Tennant hosting the ceremony for the second year in a row.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2025 BAFTA AWARDS:
BEST FILM
CONCLAVE
LEADING ACTRESS
MIKEY MADISON Anora
LEADING ACTOR
ADRIEN BRODY The Brutalist
EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
DAVID JONSSON
DIRECTOR
THE BRUTALIST Brady Corbet
MAKE UP & HAIR
THE SUBSTANCE Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, Frédérique Arguello, Marilyne Scarselli
COSTUME DESIGN
WICKED Paul Tazewell
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
CONCLAVE Edward Berger, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Peter Straughan
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
WANDER TO WONDER Nina Gantz, Stienette Bosklopper, Simon Cartwright, Maarten Swart
BRITISH SHORT FILM
ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS Franz Böhm, Ivan, Hayder Rothschild Hoozeer
PRODUCTION DESIGN
WICKED Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales
SOUND
DUNE: PART TWO Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill, Gareth John, Richard King
ORIGINAL SCORE
THE BRUTALIST Daniel Blumberg
DOCUMENTARY
SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui, Lizzie Gilliett, Robert Ford
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
ZOE SALDAÑA Emilia Pérez
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
KIERAN CULKIN A Real Pain
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
A REAL PAIN Written by Jesse Eisenberg
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
CONCLAVE Screenplay by Peter Straughan
CINEMATOGRAPHY
THE BRUTALIST Lol Crawley
EDITING
CONCLAVE Nick Emerson
CASTING
ANORA Sean Baker, Samantha Quan
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
EMILIA PÉREZ Jacques Audiard, TBD
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
KNEECAP Rich Peppiatt, Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, JJ Ó Dochartaigh
CHILDREN’S & FAMILY FILM
WALLACE AND GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham, Richard Beek
ANIMATED FILM
WALLACE AND GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham, Richard Beek
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
DUNE: PART TWO Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Gerd Nefzer, Rhys Salcombe
