The Bafta 2025 film awards proved to be another night of bad jokes (sorry, David Tennant), beautiful dresses and surprising victories. Hosted by Tennant at the Royal Festival Hall, the ceremony included a cheesy Take That performance, greatly deserved wins for Conclave, The Brutalist and A Real Pain, and largely went by without controversy or drama.
Mikey Madison beat off tough competition from favourite Demi Moore to scoop Best Actress for Anora, while Adrien Brody won his first Bafta for Leading Actor for The Brutalist; the latter’s director, Brady Corbet, also won that award.
But the evening’s two biggest awards, Best Film and Outstanding British Film, both went to Conclave, Edward Berger’s pacy papal thriller. Could it now have the Oscars’ big awards in its sights?
Below is the full list of winners.
David Tennant arriving at the 2025 Bafta Film Awards – Getty
Baftas 2025: nominees and winners
Best film
AnoraThe BrutalistA Complete Unknown
WINNER: Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Outstanding British film
BirdBlitz
WINNER: Conclave
Gladiator IIHard TruthsKneecapLeeLove Lies BleedingThe Outrun
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Leading actress
Cynthia Erivo – WickedKarla Sofía Gascón – Emilia PérezMarianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths
WINNER: Mikey Madison – Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance
Saoirse Ronan – The Outrun
Leading actor
WINNER: Adrien Brody – The BrutalistTimothée Chalamet – A Complete UnknownColman Domingo – Sing SingRalph Fiennes – ConclaveHugh Grant – Heretic
Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice
Supporting actress
Selena Gomez – Emilia PérezAriana Grande – WickedFelicity Jones – The BrutalistJamie Lee Curtis – The Last ShowgirlIsabella Rossellini – Conclave
WINNER: Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez
Supporting actor
Yura Borisov – Anora
WINNER: Kieran Culkin – A Real PainClarence Maclin – Sing SingEdward Norton – A Complete UnknownGuy Pearce – The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice
Director
Anora – Sean Baker
WINNER: The Brutalist – Brady CorbetConclave – Edward BergerDune: Part Two – Denis VilleneuveEmilia Pérez – Jacques Audiard
The Substance – Coralie Fargeat
Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer
Hoard
WINNER: Kneecap (Rich Peppiatt (Director, Writer))Monkey ManSantosh
Sister Midnight
Film not in the English language
All We Imagine As Light
WINNER: Emilia PérezI’m Still HereKneecap
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Documentary
Black Box DiariesDaughtersNo Other Land
WINNER: Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Will & Harper
Animated film
FlowInside Out 2
WINNER: Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Children’s and family film
FlowKensuke’s Kingdom
WINNER: Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Original screenplay
AnoraThe BrutalistKneecap
WINNER: A Real Pain
The Substance
Adapted screenplay
A Complete Unknown
WINNER: ConclaveEmilia PérezNickel Boys
Sing Sing
EE Bafta rising star award
Marisa AbelaJharrel Jerome
WINNER: David Jonsson
Mikey Madison
Nabhaan Rizwan
Original score
WINNER: The Brutalist – Daniel BlumbergConclave – Volker BertelmannEmilia Pérez – Camille, Clément DucolNosferatu – Robin Carolan
The Wild Robot – Kris Bowers
Casting
WINNER: AnoraThe ApprenticeA Complete UnknownConclave
Kneecap
Cinematography
WINNER: The Brutalist – Lol CrawleyConclaveDune: Part TwoEmilia Pérez
Nosferatu
Costume design
BlitzA Complete UnknownConclaveNosferatu
WINNER: Wicked
Editing
Anora
WINNER: ConclaveDune: Part TwoEmilia Pérez
Kneecap
Production design
The BrutalistConclaveDune: Part TwoNosferatu
WINNER: Wicked
Make-up and hair
Dune: Part TwoEmilia PérezNosferatu
WINNER: The Substance
Wicked
Sound
Blitz
WINNER: Dune: Part TwoGladiator IIThe Substance
Wicked
Special visual effects
Better Man
WINNER: Dune: Part TwoGladiator IIKingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
British short film
The Flowers Stand Silently, WitnessingMarionMilk
WINNER: Rock, Paper, Scissors
Stomach Bug
British short animation
AdiósMog’s Christmas
WINNER: Wander to Wonder
