As the biggest night in British film, the BAFTAs are always influential—but this year, the star-studded ceremony came at a particularly significant juncture. A truncated awards season, post-Golden Globes and in the wake of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, resulted in a highly unpredictable race: while a flurry of scandals have harmed Oscar frontrunners including Emilia Pérez and The Brutalist, in a shocking twist, the Critics Choice Awards, Directors’ Guild of America Awards, and Producers Guild Awards all anointed the same release, one that had hitherto fallen behind its competition: Sean Baker’s Anora. In the run-up to the British Academy Film Awards, the question swirled: Would the night confirm the latter’s surge and give it yet another boost ahead of the Academy Awards, or would another dark horse emerge and upend everything?
Below, see all of the winners from the 2025 BAFTAs.
Best Film
WINNER: Conclave
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Emilia Pérez
EE Rising Star Award
WINNER: David Jonsson
Marisa Abela
Jharrel Jerome
Mikey Madison
Nabhaan Rizwan
Best Leading Actress
WINNER: Mikey Madison, Anora
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Demi Moore, The Substance
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths
Saoirse Ronan, The Outrun
Best Director
WINNER: 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
WINNER: Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Hugh Grant, Heretic
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Best Costume Design
WINNER: Wicked
Blitz
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Nosferatu
Best Make-Up & Hair
WINNER: The Substance
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
Wicked
Outstanding British Film
WINNER: Conclave
Bird
Blitz
Gladiator II
Hard Truths
Kneecap
Lee
Love Lies Bleeding
The Outrun
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer
WINNER: Kneecap
Hoard
Monkey Man
Santosh
Sister Midnight
Best Children’s & Family Film
WINNER: Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Flow
Kensuke’s Kingdom
The Wild Robot
Best Film Not in the English Language
WINNER: Emilia Pérez
