BAFTA 2025 nominations: Conclave leads with 12, followed by Emilia Perez

Conclave led the BAFTA nominations, with 12 nods including in the film, directing, screenplay and two acting categories.

Ralph Fiennes and Isabella Rossellini were both recognised for their performances in the baroque papal election drama directed by Edward Berger.

The BAFTA voting body are clearly fans of Berger, whose previous film, All Quiet on the Western Front, was catapulted into the awards conversation in 2023 when it unexpectedly won seven gongs.

Conclave is edged just in front of Emilia Perez, another strong contender, which has 11 nominations.

In recent years, the BAFTAs have delighted in nominating some left-field projects with its focus on homegrown talent but the 2025 shortlist is in close lock-step with other awards bodies in a season with several favourites and few clear frontrunners.

There were some notable inclusions including Marianne Jean-Baptiste in Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths. The British Jean-Baptiste has been recognised by many critics groups but were snubbed by the Golden Globes and the SAGs.

Perennial BAFTA favourite, Irish actor Saoirse Ronan was nominated for her performance as an alcoholic in The Outrun, a film that lost momentum early in the awards season.

Irish film Kneecap, the fictionalised origin story of Belfast rap group Kneecap, racked up six nominations. It is considered a strong chance for an Oscars international feature nod.

Nicole Kidman’s lauded performance in Babygirl was shut out, which, combined with her missing out on a SAG nomination, puts her on the bubble when it comes to her Oscar heat.

The lead actress category is one of the most highly contested this year without an obvious frontrunner. Demi Moore will be hoping to repeat her Golden Globes victory but Jean-Baptiste and Wicked’s Cynthia Erivo have the home-team advantage.

Daniel Craig was also blanked for his performance in Luca Guadagnino’s Queer, with The Apprentice’s Sebastian Stan and Heretic’s Hugh Grant sneaking into the lead actor category.

Denzel Washington also missed out on a nod for Gladiator II. Washington, a two-time Oscar winner, has never before been nominated for a BAFTA.

Australian nominees include Guy Pearce for his supporting performance in The Brutalist, and Greig Fraser for his cinematography on Dune: Part Two.

The BAFTAs ceremony is scheduled for February 16 with David Tennant slated to host.

FILM

Anora

The Brutalist

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Emilia Perez

BRITISH FILM

Bird

Blitz

Conclave

Gladiator II

Hard Truths

Kneecap

Lee

Love Lies Bleeding

The Outrun

Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

DIRECTOR

Sean Baker, Anora

Brady Corbet, The Brutalist

Edward Berger, Conclave

Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part Two

Jacques Audiard, Emilia Perez

Coralie Fargeat, The Substance

LEADING ACTRESS

Cynthia Erivo, Wicked

Karla Sofia Gascon, Emilia Perez

Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths

Mikey Madison, Anora

Demi Moore, The Substance

Saoirse Ronan, The Outrun

LEADING ACTOR

Adrien Brody, The Brutalist

Timothee Chalamet, A Complete Unknown

Colman Domingo, Sing Sing

Ralph Fiennes, Conclave

Hugh Grant, Heretic

Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Selena Gomez, Emilia Perez

Ariana Grande, Wicked

Felicity Jones, The Brutalist

Jamie Lee Curtis, The Last Showhgirl

Isabella Rossellini, Conclave

Zoe Saldana, Emilia Perez

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

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Sean Baker, Anora

Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold, The Brutalist

Rich Peppiatt, Naoise O Caireallain, Liam Og O Hannaidh and JJ O Dochartaigh, Kneecap

Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain

Coralie Fargeat, The Substance

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

James Mangold and Jay Cocks, A Complete Unknown

Peter Straughan, Conclave

Jacques Audiard, Emilia Perez

RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes, Nickel Boys

Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin and John Whitfield, Sing Sing

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Lol Crawley, The Brutalist

Stephane Fontaine, Conclave

Greig Fraser, Dune: Part Two

Paul Guilhaume, Emilia Perez

Jarin Blaschke, Nosferatu

DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER

Luna Carmoon, Hoard

Rich Peppiatt, Kneecap

Dev Patel, Monkey Man

Sandhya Suri, James Bowsher and Balthazar de Ganay, Santosh

Karan Kandhari, Sister Midnight

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

All We Imagine as Light

Emilia Perez

I’m Still Here

Kneecap

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

DOCUMENTARY

Black Box Diaries

Daughters

No Other Land

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

Will & Harper

ANIMATED FILM

Flow

Inside Out 2

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

The Wild Robot

CHILDREN’S & FAMILY FILM

Flow

Kensuke’s Kingdom

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

The Wild Robot

CASTING

Anora

The Apprentice

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Kneecap

EDITING

Anora

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Perez

Kneecap

ORIGINAL SCORE

Daniel Blumberg, The Brutalist

Volker Bertelmann, Conclave

Camille, Clement Ducol, Emilia Perez

Robin Carolan, Nosferatu

Kris Bowers, The Wild Robot

COSTUME DESIGN

Blitz

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Nosferatu

Wicked

MAKE UP & HAIR

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Perez

Nosferatu

The Substance

Wicked

PRODUCTION DESIGN

The Brutalist

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Nosferatu

Wicked

SOUND

Blitz

Dune: Part Two

Gladiator II

The Substance

Wicked

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS

Better Man

Dune: Part Two

Gladiator II

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Wicked

BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION

Adios

Mog’s Christmas

Wander to Wonder

BRITISH SHORT FILM

The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing

Marion

Milk

Rock, Paper, Scissors

Stomach Bug

RISING STAR AWARD

Voted for by the public

Marisa Abela

Jharrel Jerome

David Jonsson

Mikey Madison

Nabhaan Rizwan