After entering the award season as a dark horse, Conclave is slowly turning into one of the front-runners. The cast and crew of the Papal thriller had a night to remember at the BAFTAs on Sunday night, where this film walked away with four trophies, including best film and outstanding British film.
Conclave topped the list of nominees at the BAFTAs with 12 nods, and it managed to take four awards home. Most notably, it collected the coveted best film prize, prevailing against Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, and Emilia Pérez.
It was also named the outstanding British film of the year, defeating the likes of Bird, Blitz, Gladiator II, Hard Truths, and Kneecap, in addition to winning awards for best adapted screenplay (Peter Straughan) and best editing (Nick Emerson).
The list of major winners also included the epic period drama The Brutalist with four awards. Its star Adrien Brody won a BAFTA for his performance in this film, joining in the ranks of the acting winners Mikey Madison (Anora), Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain), and Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez).
The 2025 BAFTA Awards took place on February 16 at the Royal Festival Hall in London, with David Tennant returning as a host for the second time.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2025 BAFTA AWARDS:
BEST FILM
CONCLAVE
LEADING ACTRESS
MIKEY MADISON Anora
LEADING ACTOR
ADRIEN BRODY The Brutalist
EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
DAVID JONSSON
DIRECTOR
THE BRUTALIST Brady Corbet
MAKE UP & HAIR
THE SUBSTANCE Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, Frédérique Arguello, Marilyne Scarselli
COSTUME DESIGN
WICKED Paul Tazewell
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
CONCLAVE Edward Berger, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Peter Straughan
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
WANDER TO WONDER Nina Gantz, Stienette Bosklopper, Simon Cartwright, Maarten Swart
BRITISH SHORT FILM
ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS Franz Böhm, Ivan, Hayder Rothschild Hoozeer
PRODUCTION DESIGN
WICKED Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales
SOUND
DUNE: PART TWO Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill, Gareth John, Richard King
ORIGINAL SCORE
THE BRUTALIST Daniel Blumberg
DOCUMENTARY
SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui, Lizzie Gilliett, Robert Ford
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
ZOE SALDAÑA Emilia Pérez
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
KIERAN CULKIN A Real Pain
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
A REAL PAIN Written by Jesse Eisenberg
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
CONCLAVE Screenplay by Peter Straughan
CINEMATOGRAPHY
THE BRUTALIST Lol Crawley
EDITING
CONCLAVE Nick Emerson
CASTING
ANORA Sean Baker, Samantha Quan
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
EMILIA PÉREZ Jacques Audiard, TBD
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
KNEECAP Rich Peppiatt, Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, JJ Ó Dochartaigh
CHILDREN’S & FAMILY FILM
WALLACE AND GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham, Richard Beek
ANIMATED FILM
WALLACE AND GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham, Richard Beek
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
DUNE: PART TWO Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Gerd Nefzer, Rhys Salcombe