The 78th annual British Academy of Film and Television Arts, otherwise known as the BAFTAs, is set to take place on February 16, 2025. As the most prestigious film awards ceremony in Britain, BAFTA awards are some of the most coveted prizes around the world and have been known to forecast many winners at the next big awards ceremony, the Oscars.
The BAFTAs feature 26 categories including Outstanding British Film, Best Director, and Best Leading Actor, and gather together a comprehensive list of the best of cinema in Britain and abroad from the past year. Check out the full list of BAFTa nominees for the 78th annual awards below!
The 78th Annual Awards BAFTA Nominees
Best film
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- A Complete Unknown
- Conclave
- Emilia Pérez
Outstanding British film
- Bird
- Blitz
- Conclave
- 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
- Hoard, Luna Carmoon (director, writer)
- Kneecap, Rich Peppiatt (director, writer)
- 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)
Best film not in the English language
- All We Imagine As Light
- Emilia Pérez
- I’m Still Here
- Kneecap
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Best documentary
- Black Box Diaries
- Daughters
- No Other Land
- Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
- Will & Harper
Best animated film
- Flow
- Inside Out 2
- Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
- The Wild Robot
Best children’s & family film
- Flow
- Kensuke’s Kingdom
- Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
- The Wild Robot
Best director
- Anora, Sean Baker
- The Brutalist, Brady Corbet
- Conclave, Edward Berger
- Dune: Part Two, Denis Villeneuve
- Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard
- The Substance, Coralie Fargeat
Best original screenplay
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- Kneecap
- A Real Pain
- The Substance
Best adapted screenplay
- A Complete Unknown
- Conclave
- Emilia Pérez
- Nickel Boys
- Sing Sing
Best leading actress
- Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
- Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths
- Mikey Madison, Anora
- Demi Moore, The Substance
- Saoirse Ronan, The Outrun
Best leading actor
- Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
- Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
- Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
- Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
- Hugh Grant, Heretic
- Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Best supporting actress
- Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez
- Ariana Grande, Wicked
- Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
- Jamie Lee Curtis, The Last Showgirl
- Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
- Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
Best 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
Best casting
- Anora
- The Apprentice
- A Complete Unknown
- Conclave
- Kneecap
Best cinematography
- The Brutalist
- Conclave
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- Nosferatu
Best editing
- Anora
- Conclave
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- Kneecap
Best costume design
- Blitz
- A Complete Unknown
- Conclave
- Nosferatu
- Wicked
Best make up & hair
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- Nosferatu
- The Substance
- Wicked
Best original score
- The Brutalist
- Conclave
- Emilia Pérez
- Nosferatu
- The Wild Robot
Best production design
- The Brutalist
- Conclave
- Dune: Part Two
- Nosferatu
- Wicked
Best sound
- Blitz
- Dune: Part Two
- Gladiator II
- The Substance
- Wicked
Best special visual effects
- Better Man
- Dune: Part Two
- Gladiator II
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
- Wicked
Best British short animation
- Adiós
- Mog’s Christmas
- Wander to Wonder
Best 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
The 2025 BAFTAs will take place on Sunday, February 16, 2025. The full ceremony will be broadcast on the BBC One and the BBC iPlayer in the United Kingdom.
