Conclave Wins Big at BAFTA Film Awards 2025

It was one of the biggest nights for the British films and TV shows as the British Academy of Film and Television honored the best of cinema and TV that we saw last year. Pope drama Conclave and immigration epic The Brutalist walked away with some of the biggest at this year’s awards on Sunday.

Conclave, made by German director Edward Berger, picked up four awards in total including best film and best British film; the first time a movie has won both in the same year since the 2019-war drama, 1917. It also went home with the best adapted screenplay and best editing awards.

US filmmaker Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist also won four awards- Corbet picked up the Best Director while Adrien Brody won Best Actor for his portrayal of Hungarian architect and Holocaust survivor, Laszlo Toth. The film also won Best Original Score and Cinematography.

Other notable winners included Mikey Madison (Best Actress, for Anora), Kieran Culkin (Best Supporting Actor, for A Real Pain) and Zoe Saldana (Best Supporting Actress, for Emilia Perez). Wicked won for Best Production Design and Best Costume Design, Dune: Part II won for Best Sound, The Christopher Reeve Story was voted Best Documentary, and David Jonsson went home with the Rising Star Award.

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Anora, about a New York stripper who has a whirlwind romance with the son of a Russian oligarch, had been picking up Best Picture momentum ahead of the Oscars next month- but rather came away with Best Actress and Best Casting.

The Best Actress win for Madison came as a surprise despite her impressive performance in Sean Baker’s film. Madison herself, on accepting the prize, said: “Wow, I really wasn’t expecting this. I probably should have listened to my publicist and written a speech of something!”

Madison added: “I want to take a moment to recognize the sex worker community. I see you; you deserve respect and human decency. I will always be an ally and a friend.”

Demi Moore, who stars in body horror The Substance, has been picking up Best Actress prizes in the last couple of months, including at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards. Many had the belief that she would win the BAFTA, also. She still remains a favorite at the Oscars, though, Madison’s BAFTA win does make things way more interesting.

Doctor Who and Good Omens star David Tennant hosted the gala where Willow and Harry Potter icon Warwick Davis was recognized with the BAFTA Fellowship.