The 78th BAFTA Film Awards: Celebrating Excellence in Cinema

The 78th edition of the British Academy Film Awards, popularly known as the BAFTA Awards, took place on Sunday, February 16, 2025, recognizing outstanding national and international films from 2024.

The winners at the BAFTA Film Awards, celebrating the best in big-screen action over the past 12 months, have been revealed. Conclave and The Brutalist emerged as the biggest winners, securing four awards each. Meanwhile, Wicked, Emilia Pérez, Anora, Dune: Part Two, A Real Pain, and Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl each won two awards.

According to a post shared on Monday on the official X handle of BAFTA, the organizers congratulated all award winners:
“Congratulations to all the winners and nominees from the #EEBAFTAs 2025. To see the full list of winners, head to our website.”

Full List of BAFTA Award Winners and Nominees

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)
• 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 Director

• 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 Leading Actress

• 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

Additional Categories:

• Best Casting: Anora – WINNER!
• Best Cinematography: The Brutalist – WINNER!
• Best Editing: Conclave – WINNER!
• Best Costume Design: Wicked – WINNER!
• Best Make-up And Hair: The Substance – WINNER!
• Best Original Score: The Brutalist – WINNER!
• Best Production Design: Wicked – WINNER!
• Best Sound: Dune: Part Two – WINNER!
• Best Special Visual Effects: Dune: Part Two – WINNER!
• Best British Short Animation: Wander to Wonder – WINNER!
• Best British Short Film: Rock, Paper, Scissors – WINNER!
• Rising Star Award (voted for by the public): David Jonsson – WINNER!

The Legacy and Impact of the BAFTA Awards

The BAFTA Awards were first held in 1947, making them one of the oldest and most prestigious film awards ceremonies. The event, typically hosted in London, attracts global attention and serves as a key indicator of potential success at the Oscars.

Eligibility for the BAFTA Awards is not restricted to British films; international films released in the UK during the qualifying period are also considered. However, BAFTA has specific categories, such as Outstanding British Film, to highlight the contributions of British cinema.

The winners are determined through a voting process involving BAFTA members, who are professionals from various branches of the film industry. The voting system ensures that the awards reflect industry consensus and maintain credibility.

The BAFTA Awards ceremony remains a significant milestone in the global film industry, recognizing artistic and technical excellence and shaping conversations around the best films of the year.