The 78th edition of the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) took place on Sunday, February 16, 2025, at the Royal Festival Hall in London, celebrating outstanding achievements in both British and international cinema from the past year.
This year’s ceremony saw ‘Conclave’ and ‘The Brutalist’ emerge as the biggest winners, each taking home four awards, while ‘Wicked’, ‘Emilia Pérez’, ‘Anora’, ‘Dune: Part Two’, ‘A Real Pain’, and ‘Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ each secured two wins.
Major Winners at the BAFTA Film Awards 2025
Best Film
🏆 Conclave – Winner!
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- A Complete Unknown
- Emilia Pérez
Outstanding British Film
🏆 Conclave – Winner!
- Bird
- Blitz
- Gladiator II
- Hard Truths
- Kneecap
- Lee
- Love Lies Bleeding
- The Outrun
- Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Best Director
🏆 Brady Corbet – The Brutalist (Winner!)
- Sean Baker – Anora
- Edward Berger – Conclave
- Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two
- Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
- Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Best Leading Actress
🏆 Mikey Madison – Anora (Winner!)
- Saoirse Ronan – The Outrun
- Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
- Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths
- Demi Moore – The Substance
Best Leading Actor
🏆 Adrien Brody – The Brutalist (Winner!)
- Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
- Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
- Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
- Hugh Grant – Heretic
- Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice
Best Supporting Actress
🏆 Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez (Winner!)
- Selena Gomez – Emilia Pérez
- Ariana Grande – Wicked
- Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
- Jamie Lee Curtis – The Last Showgirl
- Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
Best Supporting Actor
🏆 Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain (Winner!)
- Yura Borisov – Anora
- Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing
- Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
- Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
- Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice
Best Film Not in the English Language
🏆 Emilia Pérez – Winner!
- All We Imagine As Light
- I’m Still Here
- Kneecap
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Best Documentary
🏆 Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story – Winner!
- Black Box Diaries
- Daughters
- No Other Land
- Will & Harper
Best Animated Film
🏆 Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Winner!
- Flow
- Inside Out 2
- The Wild Robot
Best Casting
🏆 Anora – Winner!
- The Apprentice
- A Complete Unknown
- Conclave
- Kneecap
Best Cinematography
🏆 The Brutalist – Winner!
- Conclave
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- Nosferatu
Best Editing
🏆 Conclave – Winner!
- Anora
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- Kneecap
Best Costume Design
🏆 Wicked – Winner!
- Blitz
- A Complete Unknown
- Conclave
- Nosferatu
Best Makeup and Hair
🏆 The Substance – Winner!
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- Nosferatu
- Wicked
Best Original Score
🏆 The Brutalist – Winner!
- Conclave
- Emilia Pérez
- Nosferatu
- The Wild Robot
Best Production Design
🏆 Wicked – Winner!
- The Brutalist
- Conclave
- Dune: Part Two
- Nosferatu
Best Sound
🏆 Dune: Part Two – Winner!
- Blitz
- Gladiator II
- The Substance
- Wicked
Best Special Visual Effects
🏆 Dune: Part Two – Winner!
- Better Man
- Gladiator II
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
- Wicked
Best British Short Animation
🏆 Wander to Wonder – Winner!
- Adiós
- Mog’s Christmas
Best British Short Film
🏆 Rock, Paper, Scissors – Winner!
- The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing
- Marion
- Milk
- Stomach Bug
Rising Star Award (Voted by the Public)
🏆 David Jonsson – Winner!
- Marisa Abela
- Jharrel Jerome
- Mikey Madison
- Nabhaan Rizwan
About the BAFTA Awards
The British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) is one of the most prestigious film awards globally, celebrating excellence in British and international cinema. Established in 1947, the ceremony is hosted annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and serves as a major indicator of success for films ahead of the Oscars.
While BAFTA honors global cinema, it also maintains a strong focus on British films, with dedicated categories like Outstanding British Film and Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer.
Winners are chosen through a voting process involving BAFTA members, who are professionals across different branches of the film industry, ensuring credibility and industry representation.
The 2025 edition of the BAFTAs once again highlighted the best of filmmaking talent, showcasing outstanding performances, visionary storytelling, and groundbreaking cinematic achievements.
