The 78th British Academy Film Awards will take place on February 16, 2025. Photo: BAFTA.
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- ‘Conclave,’ ‘Anora’ and ‘The Brutalist’ won big at this year’s BAFTA Film Awards
- ‘Emilia Pérez’ and ‘A Real Pain’ also did well.
- The awards were handed out on February 16th in London.
The BAFTA Film Awards have been handed out this evening at a ceremony held at the Royal Festival Hall in London, hosted once more by former ‘Doctor Who’ actor David Tennant.
Dropping references to the current political climate and less pointed jokes at the expense of stars in the audience (he warned the assembled crowd that there would be no intermission as with ‘The Brutalist’ and to keep their speeches the opposite of their movies –– short.
‘Conclave,’ ‘Anora’ and ‘The Brutalist’ won multiple awards, the former nabbing Best Original Screenplay, British film and the big trophy, Best Film, while the latter scored Best Director, Leading Actor (for Adrien Brody) Score and more. ‘Anora,’ meanwhile, saw lead Mikey Madison took the stage for ‘Anora.’
The likes of ‘Wicked’ and ‘Dune: Part Two’ mostly made do with technical awards, including Production Design, Costume, Sound and Visual Effects.
As for Supporting Actor, that might as well be renamed The Kieran Culkin award given how many trophies the ‘A Real Pain’ actor has won this season. If there is a lock for an Oscar, he’s surely it.
And despite the recent social media controversy surrounding lead Karla Sofía Gascón, ‘Emilia Pérez’ went home with several awards, including Supporting Actress for Zoe Saldana and Film Not in the English Language.
There was brief confusion for fellow ‘Pérez’ actors Saldana and Selena Gomez, who stumbled over who had won the Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, Producer, ultimately given to ‘Kneecap’ filmmaker Rich Peppiatt.
Documentary ‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story,’ despite missing out on an Oscar nomination, won its BAFTA category.
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Here’s the full list of winners:
BEST FILM
Ralph Fiennes stars as Cardinal Lawrence in director Edward Berger’s ‘Conclave’, a Focus Features release. Credit: Philippe Antonello/Focus Features ©2024 All Rights Reserved.
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
Ralph Fiennes stars as Cardinal Lawrence in director Edward Berger’s ‘Conclave’, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features. © 2024 All Rights Reserved.
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
A scene from 2024’s ‘Kneecap’. Photo: Wildcard Distribution.
- ‘Hoard,’ Luna Carmoon (Director, Writer)
- ‘Kneecap,’ Rich Peppiatt (Director, Writer) – WINNER
- ‘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)
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Selena Gomez as Emilia Pérez in ‘Emilia Pérez’. Photo: Netflix.
DOCUMENTARY
Christopher Reeve as Superman in the documentary feature ‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Copyright: © 2024 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
“Husband. Father. Fighter. Hero. Once you choose hope, anything is possible.”
83
1 hr 44 minOct 11th, 2024
ANIMATED FILM
‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’. Photo: Courtesy of Netflix © 2024.
CHILDREN’S & FAMILY FILM
‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’. Photo: Courtesy of Netflix © 2024.
- ‘Flow’
- ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’
- ‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ – WINNER
- ‘The Wild Robot’
DIRECTOR
Adrien Brody in ‘The Brutalist’. Photo: A24.
“Welcome to America.”
70
3 hr 35 minJan 24th, 2025
Escaping post-war Europe, visionary architect László Toth arrives in America to rebuild his life, his work, and his marriage to his wife Erzsébet after being… Read the Plot
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
(L to R) Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin on the set of ‘A Real Pain’. Photo by Agata Grzybowska, Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures, © 2024 Searchlight Pictures All Rights Reserved.
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
(L to R) Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Lawrence and Stanley Tucci as Cardinal Bellini in director Edward Berger’s ‘Conclave’, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features. © 2024 All Rights Reserved.
- ‘A Complete Unknown,’ James Mangold and Jay Cocks
- ‘Conclave,’ Peter Straughan – WINNER
- ‘Emilia Pérez,’ Jacques Audiard
- ‘Nickel Boys,’ RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
- ‘Sing Sing,’ Screenplay by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Story by Clint Bentley,
Greg Kwedar, Clarence ‘Divine Eye’ Maclin, John ‘Divine G’ Whitfield
LEADING ACTRESS
Mikey Madison as Ani in ‘Anora’. Photo: Courtesy of NEON.
LEADING ACTOR
Adrien Brody in ‘The Brutalist’. Photo: A24.
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Zoe Saldaña as Emilia Pérez in ‘Emilia Pérez’. Photo: Netflix.
SUPPORTING ACTOR
(L to R) Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg in ‘A Real Pain’. Photo Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures, © 2024 Searchlight Pictures All Rights Reserved.
CASTING
(L to R) Sean Baker and DP Drew Daniels on the set of ‘Anora’. Photo: Courtesy of NEON.
- ‘Anora,’ Sean Baker, Samantha Quan – WINNER
- ‘The Apprentice,’ Stephanie Gorin, Carmen Cuba
- ‘A Complete Unknown,’ Yesi Ramirez
- ‘Conclave,’ Nina Gold, Martin Ware
- ‘Kneecap,’ Carla Stronge
CINEMATOGRAPHY
‘The Brutalist’. Photo: A24.
EDITING
(L to R) Brían F. O’Byrne as Cardinal O’Malley and Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Lawrence in director Edward Berger’s ‘Conclave’, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features. © 2024 All Rights Reserved.
COSTUME DESIGN
Ariana Grande is Glinda in ‘Wicked’, directed by Jon M. Chu. Photo: Universal Pictures.
MAKE-UP & HAIR
Demi Moore in ‘The Substance’. Photo: Mubi.
- ‘Dune: Part Two,’ Love Larson, Eva Von Bahr
- ‘Emilia Pérez,’ Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier, Jean-Christophe Spadaccini, Romain Marietti
- ‘Nosferatu,’ David White, Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton
- ‘The Substance,’ Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, Frédérique Arguello, Marilyne Scarselli – WINNER
- ‘Wicked,’ Frances Hannon, Laura Blount, Sarah Nuth
ORIGINAL SCORE
Felicity Jones in ‘The Brutalist’. Photo: A24.
PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Emerald City in ‘Wicked’, directed by Jon M. Chu. Photo: Universal Pictures.
SOUND
(L to R) Timothee Chalamet as Paul Atreides and Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen in Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ action adventure ‘Dune: Part Two,’ a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Niko Tavernise. Copyright: © 2024 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- ‘Blitz,’ John Casali, Paul Cotterell, James Harrison
- ‘Dune: Part Two,’ Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill, Gareth John, Richard King – WINNER
- ‘Gladiator II,’ Stéphane Bucher, Matthew Collinge, Paul Massey, Danny Sheehan
- ‘The Substance,’ Valérie Deloof, Victor Fleurant, Victor Praud, Stéphane Thiébaut, Emmanuelle Villard
- ‘Wicked,’ Robin Baynton, Simon Hayes, John Marquis, Andy Nelson, Nancy Nugent Title
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
A scene from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ action adventure ‘Dune: Part Two,’ a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures. Copyright: © 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- ‘Better Man,’ Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, Peter Stubbs
- ‘Dune: Part Two,’ Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Gerd Nefzer, Rhys Salcombe – WINNER
- ‘Gladiator II,’ Mark Bakowski, Neil Corbould, Nikki Penny, Pietro Ponti
- ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,’ Erik Winquist, Rodney Burke, Paul Story, Stephen Unterfranz
- ‘Wicked,’ Pablo Helman, Paul Corbould, Jonathan Fawkner, Anthony Smith
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
‘Wander to Wonder’. Photo: Miyu Distribution.
- ‘Adiós,’ José Prats, Natalia Kyriacou, Bernardo Angeletti
- ‘Mog’s Christmas,’ Robin Shaw, Joanna Harrison, Camilla Deakin, Ruth Fielding
- ‘Wander to Wonder,’ Nina Gantz, Stienette Bosklopper, Simon Cartwright, Maarten Swart – WINNER
14 min
In the 1980s, Mary, Billybud, and Fumbleton starred in the children’s television program Wander to Wonder. They are left alone in the studio after the show’s originator… Read the Plot
BRITISH SHORT FILM
‘Rock Paper Scissors’. Photo: Nickelodeon Animation.
- ‘The Flowers Stand, Silently Witnessing,’ Theo Panagopoulos, Marissa Keating
- ‘Marion,’ Joe Weiland, Finn Constantine, Marija Djikic
- ‘Milk,’ Miranda Stern, Ashionye Ogene
- ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors,’ Franz Böhm, Hayder Rothschild Hoozeer – WINNER
- ‘Stomach Bug,’ Matty Crawford, Karima Sammout-Kanellopoulou
EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
David Jonsson as Andy in 20th Century Studios’ ‘Alien: Romulus.’ Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2024 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
