2025 BAFTA Film Awards: ‘Conclave’ Named Best Film, Ties with ‘The Brutalist’ for M… – AwardsWatch
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Because awards season is 365 days a yearEdward Berger’s papal thriller Conclave was named Best Film at the 2025 BAFTA Film Awards today, one of four awards it collected that also included wins for editing and adapted screenplay.The film, which led the BAFTA nominations with 12, also won outstanding British Film, making it the first film to win that and the top film award since Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech from 2010.The Brutalist also scored four wins, including one for Brady Corbet’s directing, who also won the Golden Globe, and for Adrien Brody’s lead performance. Brody now has BAFTA, Critics Choice and the Globe entering SAG next week and with two days of Oscar voting left. This last week, Sean Baker’s Anora showed major guild domination, winning the DGA, PGA and WGA and came out of BAFTA with wins for its casting and leading lady star Mikey Madison. Despite being the season’s overwhelming critics leader across multiple U.S. regions, Madison had up to now lost lead actress bids to Demi Moore (The Substance) at both Critics Choice and the Golden Globes and now sets up what should be a very close pair of races next with with the Spirit Awards and Screen Actors Guild. The festivities were hosted once again by actor David Tennant, who took aim at U.S. President Donald Trump in his opening monologue. “Donald Trump, he says he hasn’t seen ‘The Apprentice’ because it’s a 15.” referring to the U.K. film rating. It’s not on Nickelodeon. Donald Trump … I’m worried. I’ve said his name three times. It’s like Beetlejuice — I’ve summoned him. And talking of villains…” he continued.Dune: Part Two and Wicked both picked up two technical wins apiece in the categories they were expected to win, sound and visual effects for the former and costume and production design for the latter. A Real Pain was a surprise winner in original screenplay but a predictable one for supporting actor Kieran Culkin, who was in rehearsals for a play in New York and not present to accept his award.Emilia Pérez picked up two wins, for Zoe Saldaña in supporting actress and for film not in the English language. Nominee and titular star Karla Sofía Gascón was not present in light of the the resurfacing of offensive tweets but director Jacques Audiard, who had previously distanced himself from her and the controversy, did an about face in his acceptance speech, including her in the film’s praise.“Above all, I would like to thank all the wonderful artists who brought this film to life and who are here with us tonight. My dear Zoe, my dear Selena, Giorgini, Paul, Juliet, Camille, Clement, Julia and your team, but also you, my dear Karla Sofia, that I kiss. I’m deeply proud of what we achieved together. Long live ‘Emilia Pérez’!”The Substance managed just a single win, for its makeup. A pair of heavily-nominated film, A Complete Unknown and Nosferatu, both went home empty-handed.The Belfast-based rap trio quasi-biopic Kneecap won outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer for director Rich Peppiatt, who made BAFTA history by tying the record for nominations for a debut filmmaker.BAFTA comprises more than 8,000 film voters across more than 50 countries. Here is the complete list of winners.OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILMOUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCERFILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGEDOCUMENTARYANIMATED FILMCHILDREN’S & FAMILY FILMDIRECTOR ORIGINAL SCREENPLAYADAPTED SCREENPLAYLEADING ACTRESSLEADING ACTORSUPPORTING ACTRESSSUPPORTING ACTORCASTINGCINEMATOGRAPHYEDITINGCOSTUME DESIGNMAKE UP & HAIRORIGINAL SCOREPRODUCTION DESIGNSOUNDSPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTSBRITISH SHORT ANIMATIONBRITISH SHORT FILMEE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
