We can always count on the British Academy Film Awards to make some interesting choices with their nominations, and they didn’t disappoint this year. The list of nominees for the 2025 BAFTA Awards is in, and the Papal thriller Conclave emerged as the top contender with 12 nominations.
Conclave is one of the main contenders for the coveted best film award, but it will have to beat some tough competition to take the trophy home. The list of nominees in this category also includes Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, and Emilia Pérez. It’s also in the running for the outstanding British film, along with Bird, Blitz, Gladiator 2, and Hard Truths, among others.
Conclave earned its stars Ralph Fiennes and Isabella Rossellini acting nominations in their respective fields. Its director Edward Berger and writer Peter Straughan have also been nominated for their work on this film, which received nods in several creative categories, including casting, editing, and costume design.
The crime musical Emilia Pérez is the runner-up with a total of 11 nominations, while The Brutalist managed to score nine nods. Anora, Dune: Part Two, and Wicked are right behind with seven nominations each.
The 2025 BAFTA Awards will take place on February 16 at the Royal Festival Hall in London, with David Tennant hosting for the second year in a row.
FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2025 BAFTA AWARDS:
BEST FILM
“Anora,” Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, Sean Baker
“The Brutalist,” TBD
“A Complete Unknown,” Fred Berger, Alex Heineman, James Mangold
“Conclave,” Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman
“Emilia Pérez,” TBD
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
“Bird,” Andrea Arnold, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Lee Groombridge
“Blitz,” Steve McQueen, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Anita Overland
“Conclave,” Edward Berger, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Peter Straughan
“Gladiator II,” Ridley Scott, Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, Michael Pruss, David Scarpa, Peter Craig
“Hard Truths,” Mike Leigh, Georgina Lowe
“Kneecap,” Rich Peppiatt, Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, JJ Ó Dochartaigh
“Lee,” Ellen Kuras, Kate Solomon, Kate Winslet, Liz Hannah, Marion Hume, John Collee, Lem Dobbs
“Love Lies Bleeding,” Rose Glass, Andrea Cornwell, Oliver Kassman, Wereonika Tofilska
“The Outrun,” Nora Fingscheidt, Sarah Brocklehurst, Dominic Norris, Jack Lowden, Saoirse Ronan, Amy Liptrot
“Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,” Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham, Richard Beek, Mark Burton
LEADING ACTOR
Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist”
Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown”
Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing”
Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave”
Hugh Grant, “Heretic”
Sebastian Stan, “The Apprentice”
LEADING ACTRESS
Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked”
Karla Sofía Gascón, “Emilia Pérez”
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, “Hard Truths”
Mikey Madison, “Anora”
Demi Moore, “The Substance”
Saoirse Ronan, “The Outrun”
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Yura Borisov, “Anora”
Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain”
Clarence Maclin, “Sing Sing”
Edward Norton, “A Complete Unknown”
Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist”
Jeremy Strong, “The Apprentice”
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Selena Gomez, “Emilia Pérez”
Ariana Grande, “Wicked”
Felicity Jones, “The Brutalist”
Jamie Lee Curtis, “The Last Showgirl”
Isabella Rossellini, “Conclave”
Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Pérez”
DIRECTOR
“Anora,” Sean Baker
“The Brutalist,” Brady Corbet
“Conclave,” Edward Berger
“Dune: Part Two,” Denis Villeneuve
“Emilia Pérez,” Jacques Audiard
“The Substance,” Coralie Fargeat
CHILDREN’S & FAMILY FILM
“Flow,” Gints Siibalodis, Matīss Kaža
“Kensuke’s Kingdom,” Kirk Hendry, Neil Boyle, Camilla Deakin
“Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,” Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham, Richard Beek
“The Wild Robot,” Chris Sanders, Jeff Hermann
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
“All We Imagine as Light,” Payal Kapadia, Thomas Hakim
“Emilia Pérez,” Jacques Audiard
“I’m Still Here” (“Ainda Estou Aqui”), Walter Salles
“Kneecap,” Rich Peppiatt, Trevor Birney
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” Mohammad Rasoulof, Amin Sadraei
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“A Complete Unknown,” screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks
“Conclave,” screenplay by Peter Straughan
“Emilia Pérez,” screenplay by Jacques Audiard
“Nickel Boys,” screenplay by RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes
“Sing Sing,” screenplay by Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence ‘Divine Eye’ Maclin, John ‘Divine G’ Whitfield
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Anora,” written by Sean Baker
“The Brutalist,” written by Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold
“Kneecap,” written by Rich Peppiatt, story by Rich Peppiatt, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, JJ Ó Dochartaigh
“A Real Pain,” written by Jesse Eisenberg
“The Substance,” written by Coralie Fargeat
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
“Hoard,” Luna Carmoon (Director, writer)
“Kneecap,” Rich Peppiatt (Director, writer)
“Monkey Man,” Dev Patel (Director)
“Santosh,” Sandhya Suri (Director, writer), James Bowsher (Producer), Balthazar de Ganay (Producer), also produced by Alan McAlex, Mike Goodridge
“Sister Midnight,” Karan Kandhari (Director, writer)
EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
Marisa Abela
Jharrel Jerome
David Jonsson
Mikey Madison
Nabhaan Rizwan
