Conclave came into this year’s BAFTA Awards with a whopping 12 nominations—and it lived up to the hype! The Papal thriller was crowned the biggest winner of the night in London on Sunday after walking away with four trophies, including best film and outstanding British film.
Conclave managed to win four out of the 12 awards it was nominated for, including the ceremony’s most coveted prize. It was announced as the winner of the best film award at the end of the night, defeating Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, and Emilia Pérez.
Conclave also faced tough competition in Bird, Blitz, Gladiator II, Hard Truths, and Kneecap in the race for the outstanding British film, but managed to defeat them all. It collected two additional awards outside the main categories – best adapted screenplay (Peter Straughan) and best editing (Nick Emerson).
The Brutalist was right behind with four awards, most notably the best actor in the leading role for Adrien Brody. Mikey Madison (Anora), Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain), and Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) joined him as winners in the acting field, collecting BAFTAs for their respective performances.
The 2025 BAFTA Awards returned to the Royal Festival Hall in London on February 16, with David Tennant serving as a host.
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
