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2025 BAFTA Awards: “Conclave” Takes Top Prizes Home

Nikoleta P — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 06:50:00 +0000

We can always count on the BAFTA Awards to bring some surprises our way, and this year’s ceremony certainly delivered. Conclave emerged as a major Oscar contender after winning big in London and taking four awards home, including best film and outstanding British film.

Conclave was a clear front-runner at this year’s BAFTAs after coming into the night with 12 nominations, and it managed to live up to the hype. It walked away with a coveted best film prize, beating tough competition in Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, and Emilia Pérez.

The acclaimed Papal thriller also walked away with the award for the outstanding British film, where the competition also included Bird, Blitz, Gladiator II, Hard Truths, and Kneecap. It also won awards for best adapted screenplay (Peter Straughan) and best editing (Nick Emerson).

It was also a night to remember for the cast and crew of the period drama The Brutalist. Adrien Brody won the BAFTA for leading this project, while Brady Corbet was honored for his work as a director. The Brutalist also won prizes for best cinematography and best original score.

The 2025 BAFTA Awards took place on February 16 at the Royal Festival Hall in London, with David Tennant hosting the festivities.

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

2025 Academy Awards: “Emilia Pérez” Leads Nominations With 13 Nods

Linda Hill — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 06:28:00 +0000

After several delays in the face of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, the Academy Awards nominations are finally in. Emilia Pérez is leading the way with 13 nods, including best picture, closely followed by Wicked and The Brutalist with 10 nominations each.

The buzzy crime musical will enter the 2025 Academy Awards as the top contender with a total of 13 nominations, including the best picture. It will have to beat tough competition in Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, I’m Still Here, Nickel Boys, The Substance, and Wicked to take the trophy home.

Emilia Pérez is in the running in most of the main categories, including best director (Jacques Audiard), best leading actress (Karla Sofía Gascón), and best supporting actress (Zoe Saldaña). It’s also been nominated in many of the technical categories, such as best editing, sound, and original song.

The list of notable contenders also includes the hit musical Wicked and the period drama The Brutalist with 10 nods each. The Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown and the Papal mystery thriller Conclave are right behind with eight nominations each.

The 2025 Academy Awards will take place on March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, with Conan O’Brien serving as the host.

FULL LIST OF THE 2025 ACADEMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS:

Best Picture

Anora

The Brutalist

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

I’m Still Here

Nickel Boys

The Substance

Wicked

Best Director

Sean Baker (Anora)

Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)

James Mangold (A Complete Unknown)

Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)

Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)

Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown)

Colman Domingo (Sing Sing)

Ralph Fiennes (Conclave)

Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice)

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Cynthia Erivo (Wicked)

Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez)

Mikey Madison (Anora)

Demi Moore (The Substance)

Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Yura Borisov (Anora)

Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)

Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown)

Guy Pearce (The Brutalist)

Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown

Ariana Grande – Wicked

Felicity Jones – The Brutalist

Isabella Rossellini – Conclave

Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez

Best Adapted Screenplay

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Nickel Boys

Sing Sing

Best Original Screenplay

Anora

The Brutalist

A Real Pain

September 5

The Substance

Best Cinematography

The Brutalist

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

Maria

Nosferatu

Best Original Song

“El Mal” from “Emilia Pérez

“The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight

“Like a Bird” from Sing Sing

“Mi Camino” from Emilia Pérez

“Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late

Best Costume Design

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Gladiator II

Nosferatu

Wicked

Best Sound

A Complete Uknown

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

The Wild Robot

Best Original Score

The Brutalist

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

The Wild Robot

Best Live Action Short Film

A Lien

Anuja

I’m Not a Robot

The Last Ranger

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Best Animated Short Film

Beautiful Men

In the Shadow of Cypress

Magic Candies

Wander to Wonder

Yuck!

Best Documentary Feature Film

Black Box Diaries

No Other Land

Porcelain War

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat

Sugarcane

Best Documentary Short Film

Death by Numbers

I Am Ready, Warden

Incident

Instruments of a Beating Heart

The Only Girl in the Orchestra

Best International Feature Film

Emilia Pérez

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

I’m Still Here

Flow

The Girl with the Needle

Best Animated Feature Film

Flow

Inside Out 2

Memoir of a Snail

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

The Wild Robot

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

A Different Man

Emilia Pérez

Nosferatu

The Substance

Wicked

Best Production Design

The Brutalist

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Nosferatu

Wicked

Film Editing

Anora

The Brutalist

Conclave

Emilia Perez

Wicked

Best Visual Effects

Alien: Romulus

Better Man

Dune: Part Two

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Wicked

2025 Golden Globes: “Emilia Pérez”, “The Brutalist”, & “Shōgun” Win Big

Mark Walker — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 06:21:00 +0000

The Golden Globe Awards kicked off the awards season in style on Sunday night and brought many epic moments our way. Emilia Pérez and The Brutalist won top prizes on the movie side, while Shōgun led the way in the TV categories.

The musical crime drama Emilia Pérez came into the night with ten nominations, and it managed to live up to the hype. It walked away with four awards at this year’s Golden Globes – including best motion picture – musical or comedy, best non-English language film, best supporting actress in a motion picture for Zoe Saldaña, and best original song for “El Mal”.

As for The Brutalist, Brady Corbet’s period drama led the way on the drama side. It defeated tough competition to walk away with the coveted best motion picture – drama award, in addition to winning prizes for best director and best performance by an actor in a motion picture – drama for Adrien Brody.

After making history at this year’s Emmy Awards, Shōgun continued its domination at the Golden Globes. It walked away with four trophies, including best television series – drama. Hacks won big in the comedy categories, while Baby Reindeer collected the trophy for the best limited series.

The 2025 Golden Globe Awards took place on January 5, with Nikki Glaser serving as a host.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2025 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS:

Best Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy
Emilia Pérez (Netflix)

Best Motion Picture – Drama
The Brutalist (A24)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here)

Best Television Series – Drama
Shōgun (FX/Hulu)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Anna Sawai (Shōgun)

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Hacks (HBO | Max)

Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Baby Reindeer (Netflix)

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
Wicked (Universal Pictures)

Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“El Mal” –– Emilia Pérez
Music & Lyrics By: Clément Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard

Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross (Challengers)

Best Director – Motion Picture
Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)

Best Motion Picture – Animated
Flow (Sideshow / Janus Films)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Sebastian Stan (A Different Man)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Demi Moore (The Substance)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Jodie Foster (True Detective: Night Country)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Colin Farrell (The Penguin)

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
Emilia Pérez (Netflix) – France

Best Performance In Stand-Up Comedy On Television
Ali Wong (Ali Wong: Single Lady)

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Peter Straughan (Conclave)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role On Television
Tadanobu Asano (Shōgun)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role On Television
Jessica Gunning (Baby Reindeer)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Hiroyuki Sanada (Shōgun)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role In Any Motion Picture
Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Jean Smart (Hacks)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role In Any Motion Picture
Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez)

2025 Golden Globes: “Emilia Pérez” Leads the Way With 10 Nods

Nikoleta P — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 15:01:43 +0000

After months of anticipation, the Golden Globes nominations are finally here – and they brought quite a few surprises our way. Emilia Pérez emerged as the top contender at the upcoming ceremony with ten nods, while The Brutalist is leading the way in the drama categories with seven.

Emilia Pérez is one of the top contenders for best motion picture – musical or comedy, while its stars Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, and Selena Gomez received nods in their respective categories. Jacques Audiard’s musical crime comedy also scored nominations in multiple technical categories, including best director, best screenplay, and best original score.

Brady Corbet’s historical drama The Brutalist is right behind with seven nods, including the best motion picture – drama. The list of contenders for the ceremony’s main accolade also includes A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Nickel Boys, and September 5.

As for the television categories, The Bear is returning as a front-runner following last year’s triumph, after scoring five nods in the comedy categories. Shōgun is right behind with four nominations, including the best drama series, while Baby Reindeer, True Detective: Night Country, and Disclaimer emerged as the top contenders in the best limited/anthology series categories.

The 2025 Golden Globe Awards will return to the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills on January 5, 2025, with Nikki Glaser serving as a host.

FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2025 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS:

Movies

Best Motion Picture – Drama

The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nickel Boys
September 5

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Anora
Challengers
Emilia Pérez
A Real Pain
The Substance
Wicked

Best Motion Picture – Animated

Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Moana 2
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement

Alien: Romulus
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Deadpool & Wolverine
Gladiator II
Inside Out 2
Twisters
Wicked
The Wild Robot

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language

All We Imagine as Light (India)
Emilia Pérez (France)
The Girl with the Needle (Denmark)
I’m Still Here (Brazil)
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany)
Vermiglio (Italy)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Pamela Anderson – The Last Showgirl
Angelina Jolie – Maria
Nicole Kidman – Babygirl
Tilda Swinton – The Room Next Door
Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here
Kate Winslet – Lee

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig – Queer
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Amy Adams – Nightbitch
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison – Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance
Zendaya – Challengers

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain
Hugh Grant – Heretic
Gabriel LaBelle – Saturday Night
Jesse Plemons – Kinds of Kindness
Glen Powell – Hit Man
Sebastian Stan – A Different Man

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

Selena Gomez – Emilia Pérez
Ariana Grande – Wicked
Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
Margaret Qualley – The Substance
Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Yura Borisov – Anora
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice
Denzel Washington – Gladiator II

Best Director

Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker – Anora
Edward Berger – Conclave
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Payal Kapadia – All We Imagine as Light

Best Screenplay

Emilia Pérez
Anora
The Brutalist
A Real Pain
The Substance
Conclave

Best Original Score

Conclave
The Brutalist
The Wild Robot
Emilia Pérez
Challengers
Dune: Part Two

Best Original Song

“Beautiful That Way,” Music & Lyrics By: Andrew Wyatt, Miley Cyrus, Lykke Zachrisson – The Last Showgirl
“Compress / Repress,” Music & Lyrics By: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Luca Guadagnino – Challengers
“El Mal,” Music & Lyrics By: Clément Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
“Forbidden Road,” Music & Lyrics By: Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler, Sacha Skarbek – Better Man
“Kiss The Sky,” Music & Lyrics By: Delacey, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack, Ali Tamposi – The Wild Robot
“Mi Camino,” Music & Lyrics By: Clément Ducol, Camille – Emilia Pérez

TV

Best Television Series – Drama

The Day of the Jackal
The Diplomat
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Shōgun
Slow Horses
Squid Game

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Abbott Elementary
The Bear
The Gentlemen
Hacks
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building

Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Baby Reindeer
Disclaimer
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
The Penguin
Ripley
True Detective: Night Country

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Kathy Bates – Matlock
Emma D’arcy – House of the Dragon
Maya Erskine – Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Keira Knightley – Black Doves
Keri Russell – The Diplomat
Anna Sawai – Shōgun

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Donald Glover – Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Jake Gyllenhaal – Presumed Innocent
Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
Eddie Redmayne – The Day of the Jackal
Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun
Billy Bob Thornton – Landman

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri – The Bear
Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building
Kathryn Hahn – Agatha All Along
Jean Smart – Hacks

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This
Ted Danson – A Man on the Inside
Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building
Jason Segel – Shrinking
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
Jeremy Allen White – The Bear

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Cate Blanchett – Disclaimer
Jodie Foster – True Detective: Night Country
Cristin Milioti – The Penguin
Sofía Vergara – Griselda
Naomi Watts – Feud: Capote vs. the Swans
Kate Winslet – The Regime

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Colin Farrell – The Penguin
Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer
Kevin Kline – Disclaimer
Cooper Koch – Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Ewan Mcgregor – A Gentleman in Moscow
Andrew Scott – Ripley

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

Liza Colón-Zayas – The Bear
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
Dakota Fanning – Ripley
Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer
Allison Janney – The Diplomat
Kali Reis – True Detective: Night Country

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Tadanobu Asano – Shōgun
Javier Bardem – Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Harrison Ford – Shrinking
Jack Lowden – Slow Horses
Diego Luna – La Máquina
Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear

Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television

Jamie Foxx – Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was
Nikki Glaser – Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die
Seth Meyers – Seth Meyers: Dad Man Walking
Adam Sandler – Adam Sandler: Love You
Ali Wong – Ali Wong: Single Lady
Ramy Youssef – Ramy Youssef: More Feelings