The 78th BAFTA Awards celebrated the finest achievements in cinema, with Conclave and The Brutalist emerging as the biggest winners of the night, each securing four awards. The French musical crime drama Emilia Pérez continued its dominance, winning Best Film Not in the English Language, beating Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light, marking its third major loss to Emilia Pérez this year. Meanwhile, director Brady Corbet (The Brutalist) and lead actor Adrien Brody (The Brutalist) secured top honors. The awards also saw Dune: Part Two winning in technical categories, while Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl took home Best Animated Film.
Key Highlights of BAFTA 2025
- Conclave won Best Film, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing, and Outstanding British Film.
- The Brutalist took Best Director (Brady Corbet), Best Actor (Adrien Brody), Best Cinematography, and Best Original Score.
- Emilia Pérez defeated All We Imagine As Light to win Best Film Not in the English Language and also won Best Supporting Actress (Zoe Saldaña).
- Dune: Part Two won for Best Sound and Best Visual Effects.
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl won Best Animated Film.
- Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) and Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) won for supporting roles.
- EE Rising Star Award went to David Jonsson.
- Outstanding British Debut went to Rich Peppiatt for Kneecap.
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Winners list in the Table
Category | Winners Name |
Best Film | Conclave |
Best Director | Brady Corbet (The Brutalist) |
Best Actor in a Leading Role | Adrien Brody (The Brutalist) |
Best Actress in a Leading Role | Mikey Madison (Anora) |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) |
Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) |
Best Original Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain) |
Best Adapted Screenplay | Peter Straughan (Conclave) |
Best Animated Film | Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl |
Best Documentary | Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story |
Best Film Not in the English Language | Emilia Pérez |
Best Casting Anora | (Sean Baker and Samantha Quan) |
Best Cinematography | The Brutalist (Lol Crawley) |
Best Costume Design | Wicked (Paul Tazewell) |
Best Editing | Conclave (Nick Emerson) |
Best Makeup & Hair | The Substance |
Best Original Score | The Brutalist (Daniel Blumberg) |
Best Production Design | Wicked |
Best Sound | Dune: Part Two |
Best Special Visual Effects | Dune: Part Two |
Outstanding British Film | Conclave |
Outstanding British Debut | Kneecap (Rich Peppiatt) |
Best British Short Animation | Wander to Wonder |
Best British Short Film | Rock, Paper, Scissors |
Best Children’s & Family Film | Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl |
EE Rising Star Award | David Jonsson |