BAFTA 2025: Full winners list 

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) rolled out the red carpet at London’s Royal Festival Hall for its annual film awards. Despite the cold and cloudy evening, the ceremony heated up with dazzling performances, heartfelt speeches, and major wins.

Here’s the live coverage of the 2025 BAFTA Awards! We’ll update the winners and news in real-time as the show goes on. Keep checking back for the latest updates on all the categories and winners throughout the night!

Let’s dive into the key winners and highlights of the night.

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List of the winners - BAFTA 2025

Conclave and The Brutalist claim Four BAFTAs

The movie Conclave was one of the big winners of the night, taking home four awards:

• Best Film
• Outstanding British Film
• Adapted Screenplay
• Editing

The Brutalist won four awards:

• Best Director (Brady Corbet)
• Leading Actor (Adrien Brody)
• Cinematography
• Original Score

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Notable Winners - Actors and Actresses

Adrien Brody Wins Leading Actor

Adrien Brody earned his first BAFTA win for his performance in The Brutalist. His role in the film was praised for its depth and intensity.

Mikey Madison Wins Leading Actress

Mikey Madison won her first BAFTA for her performance in Anora. The film also received the award for Best Casting.

Kieran Culkin Wins Supporting Actor

Kieran Culkin’s performance in A Real Pain earned him the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor.

Zoe Saldana Wins Supporting Actress

Zoe Saldana took home the Supporting Actress award for her role in Emilia Perez, which also won Film Not in the English Language.

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Other Key Film Wins

A Real Pain

• Original Screenplay (Jesse Eisenberg)

Wicked

• Costume Design
• Production Design

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

• Animated Film
• Children’s & Family Film (a new category introduced this year)

Dune: Part Two

• Special Visual Effects
• Sound

The Substance

• Make Up & Hair

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

• Documentary

Kneecap

• Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer (Rich Peppiett)

Short Films Win Big

• British Short Film: Rock, Paper, Scissors
• British Short Animation: Wander to Wonder

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Special Awards

MediCinema Recognized for Contribution to Cinema - MediCinema, a charity that brings movies to hospitals, received the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema award for its work.

Warwick Davis Honored with the BAFTA Fellowship - Actor Warwick Davis was awarded the prestigious BAFTA Fellowship, the highest honor BAFTA bestows. He was recognized for his acting career and for using his platform to challenge societal prejudice and promote self-empowerment for people with dwarfism.

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EE Rising Star Award

David Jonsson received the EE Rising Star Award, the only award voted on by the public.

The ceremony featured a performance of “Greatest Day” by Take That, a song from the movie Anora. Jeff Goldblum gave a touching tribute during the In Memoriam section, performing “As Time Goes By” to honor those from the film industry who had passed away in the past year.

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The nominees of BAFTA 2025

Best Film: The top category had a competitive lineup this year.

• Anora
• The Brutalist
• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Emilia Perez

Outstanding British Film: This category celebrated British storytelling at its finest.

• Bird
• Blitz
• Conclave
• 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: This award recognizes rising stars in British cinema.

• Hoard, directed by Luna Carmoon
• Kneecap, directed by Rich Peppiatt
• Monkey Man, directed by Dev Patel
• Santosh, directed by Sandhya Suri, with producers James Bowsher and Balthazar De Ganay
• Sister Midnight, directed by Karan Kandhari

Best Film Not in the English Language:

• All We Imagine As Light
• Emilia Perez
• 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
• Will & Harper

Best Animated Film:

• Flow
• Inside Out 2
• Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
• The Wild Robot

Best Children’s & Family Film:

• Flow
• Kensuke’s Kingdom
• Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
• The Wild Robot

Best Director:

• Sean Baker for Anora
• Brady Corbet for The Brutalist
• Edward Berger for Conclave
• Denis Villeneuve for Dune: Part Two
• Jacques Audiard for Emilia Pérez
• Coralie Fargeat for The Substance

Best Original Screenplay:

• Anora
• The Brutalist
• Kneecap
• A Real Pain
• The Substance

Best Adapted Screenplay:

• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Emilia Pérez
• Nickel Boys
• Sing Sing

Best Leading Actress:

• Cynthia Erivo for Wicked
• Karla Sofía Gascón for Emilia Pérez
• Marianne Jean-Baptiste for Hard Truths
• Mikey Madison for Anora
• Demi Moore for The Substance
• Saoirse Ronan for The Outrun

Best Leading Actor:

• Adrien Brody for The Brutalist
• Timothée Chalamet for A Complete Unknown
• Colman Domingo for Sing Sing
• Ralph Fiennes for Conclave
• Hugh Grant for Heretic
• Sebastian Stan for The Apprentice

Best Supporting Actress:

• Zoe Saldaña for Emilia Pérez
• Selena Gomez for Emilia Perez
• Ariana Grande for Wicked
• Felicity Jones for The Brutalist
• Jamie Lee Curtis for The Last Showgirl
• Isabella Rossellini for Conclave

Best Supporting Actor:

• Yura Borisov for Anora
• Kieran Culkin for A Real Pain
• Clarence Maclin for Sing Sing
• Edward Norton for A Complete Unknown
• Guy Pearce for The Brutalist
• Jeremy Strong for The Apprentice

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BAFTA 2025 Nominees in Technical Categories

Best Cinematography:

• The Brutalist
• Conclave
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• Nosferatu

Best Editing:

• Anora
• Conclave
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• Kneecap

Best Costume Design:

• Wicked
• Blitz
• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Nosferatu

Best Makeup and Hair:

• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• Nosferatu
• The Substance
• Wicked

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The 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards celebrated a wide range of talent across the film industry. From new actors to seasoned veterans, the ceremony highlighted the best films, performances, and contributions to cinema over the past year. Conclave and The Brutalist led the way with multiple wins, and Warwick Davis’s special recognition was a fitting tribute to a remarkable career.

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