In a night of surprises and shared accolades, the 2025 BAFTA Awards saw Edward Berger’s Vatican thriller Conclave take home the coveted Best Film prize, while Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist tied with four wins, including Best Director and Best Leading Actor for Adrien Brody, per variety.com. The ceremony, held at London’s Royal Festival Hall, was marked by unexpected triumphs and a lack of clear frontrunners, keeping audiences on the edge of their seats.
Mikey Madison delivered one of the evening’s biggest shocks, clinching Best Leading Actress for her role in Sean Baker’s Anora, beating out heavy favourite Demi Moore (The Substance). Moore’s film, however, secured a win for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, while The Brutalist and Conclave dominated with four awards each.
Other notable winners included Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Pérez and Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two, each taking home two awards. However, James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown left empty-handed despite six nominations, marking the night’s most significant snub.
Host David Tennant kept the ceremony light-hearted, with a few jabs at US politics, though most of his remarks were trimmed from the BBC broadcast. The event remained largely controversy-free, despite Audiard’s shoutout to Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofia Gascón, who was absent following backlash over past racist tweets.
As the BAFTAs often foreshadow Oscar success, all eyes now turn to the Academy Awards on March 2. Will Conclave and The Brutalist continue their winning streaks? Only time will tell.
See full list of winners:
Best film
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave – WINNER!
Emilia Pérez
Outstanding British film
Bird
Blitz
Conclave – WINNER!
Gladiator II
Hard Truths
Kneecap
Lee
Love Lies Bleeding
The Outrun
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer
Hoard, Luna Carmoon (director, writer)
Kneecap, Rich Peppiatt (director, writer) – WINNER!
Monkey Man, Dev Patel (director)
Santosh, Sandhya Suri (director, writer), James Bowsher (producer), Balthazar De Ganay (producer) [also produced by Alan McAlex, Mike Goodridge]
Sister Midnight, Karan Kandhari (director, writer)
Best film not in the English language
All We Imagine As Light
Emilia Pérez – WINNER!
I’m Still Here
Kneecap
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Best documentary
Black Box Diaries
Daughters
No Other Land
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story – WINNER!
Will & Harper
Best animated film
Flow
Inside Out 2
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – WINNER!
The Wild Robot
Best children’s & family film
Flow
Kensuke’s Kingdom
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – WINNER!
The Wild Robot
Best director
Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Lawrence in director Edward Berger’s Conclave.
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Ralph Fiennes in director Edward Berger’s Conclave. Photograph: Philippe Antonello/Focus Features
Anora, Sean Baker
The Brutalist, Brady Corbet – WINNER!
Conclave, Edward Berger
Dune: Part Two, Denis Villeneuve
Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard
The Substance, Coralie Fargeat
Best original screenplay
Anora
The Brutalist
Kneecap
A Real Pain – WINNER!
The Substance
Best adapted screenplay
A Complete Unknown
Conclave – WINNER!
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
Best leading actress
Saoirse Ronan in the Outrun.
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Saoirse Ronan in The Outrun. Photograph: Everett Collection/Alamy
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths
Mikey Madison, Anora – WINNER!
Demi Moore, The Substance
Saoirse Ronan, The Outrun
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
Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Jamie Lee Curtis, The Last Showgirl
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez – WINNER!
Best supporting actor
Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain – WINNER!
Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
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
Anora
Conclave – WINNER!
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Kneecap
Best costume design
Blitz
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Nosferatu
Wicked – WINNER!
Best make up and hair
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in Wicked.
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Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in Wicked. Photograph: Album/Alamy
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance – WINNER!
Wicked
Best original score
The Brutalist – WINNER!
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Wild Robot
Best production design
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Wicked – WINNER!
Best sound
Blitz
Dune: Part Two – WINNER!
Gladiator II
The Substance
Wicked
Best special visual effects
Better Man
Dune: Part Two – WINNER!
Gladiator II
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Best British short animation
Adiós
Mog’s Christmas
Wander to Wonder – WINNER!
Best British short film
The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing
Marion
Milk
Rock, Paper, Scissors – WINNER!
Stomach Bug
Rising star award (voted for by the public)
Marisa Abela
Jharrel Jerome
David Jonsson – WINNER!
Mikey Madison
Nabhaan Rizwan
- Featured image: The Conclave team/Getty Images
