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The 78th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) occured on Sunday, 16 February 2025, at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Hosted by David Tennant, the ceremony celebrated outstanding achievements in film over the past year.
The winners reflect the triumphs of cinema, with this year’s big winners being Edward Berger's Papal thriller Conclave and Brady Corbet’s historical drama The Brutalist which both took home four awards. These films were received extremely well by both critics and the public, collectively bringing in over £10m at the UK box office. Wicked, Anora, Dune: Part Two, A Real Pain, Emilia Pérez and Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl were the next most nominated films, winning two awards each.
The main award winners are:
Best Film
Conclave
A Complete Unknown
Anora
Emilia Pérez
The Brutalist
Best Director
Brady Corbet - The Brutalist
Sean Baker (Anora)
Edward Berger (Conclave)
Denis Villeneuve (Dune: Part Two)
Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)
Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)
Best Leading Actor
Adrien Brody - The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown)
Ralph Fiennes (Conclave)
Hugh Grant (Heretic)
Colman Domingo (Sing Sing)
Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice)
Leading Actress
Mikey Madison - Anora
Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez)
Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths)
Saoirse Ronan (The Outrun)
Demi Moore (The Substance)
Cynthia Erivo (Wicked)
Supporting Actor
Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain
Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown)
Yura Borisov (Anora)
Clarence Maclin (Sing Sing)
Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice)
Guy Pearce (The Brutalist)
Supporting Actress
Zoe Saldaña - Emilia Pérez
Isabella Rossellini (Conclave)
Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez)
Felicity Jones (The Brutalist)
Jamie Lee Curtis (The Last Showgirl)
Ariana Grande (Wicked)