papal drama Conclave is leading this year bafta nominations, after scooping up a total of 12 nominations, followed by Spanish musical drama Emilia Pérez which picked up 11.
The Brutaliststarring Adrien Brody and Australian Guy Pearce came in with nine nominations, including individual nods for both actors.
Pearce, who scored a Supporting Actor nod will go up against Succession stars Jeremy Strong and Kieran Culkin for their roles in The Apprentice and A Real Pain,respectively.
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Also in the category is Edward Norton for A Complete UnknownYura Borisov for Anora and Clarence Maclin for Sing Sing,
Cate Blanchett had success with Mariona film about France’s only female bull-jumper, nominated for British Short Film.
Blanchett served as executive producer on the project alongside actress Sienna Miller,
Other Aussie hopes, including Nicole Kidman for baby girl, Better Man director Michael Gracey and Memoir of a Snail by Oscar-winning animator Adam Elliot all missed out on nominations.
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Others snubbed for individual awards included Kate Winslet for her leading performance in Leewhich still managed to score a nomination for Outstanding British Film. As an executive producer on the WWII film, Winslet still scored a win there.
Gladiator II scored a nod in the Outstanding British Film category but Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal and Ridley Scott all missed out on individual nominations.
Saoirse Ronan was among the big winners in the nominations – scoring an individual Leading Actress nod for her role in biopic The Outrunexploring addiction and recovery.
She had Outstanding British Film nominations for The Outrunwhich Ronan served as an executive producer on, and the another for Steve McQueen’s WWII film blitz,
Joining Ronan in the Leading Actress category is first-time BAFTA nominee and recent Golden Globes winner Demi Moore for The Substancealong with Cynthia Erivo for Wicked,
Moore and Erivo are among 14 first-time nominees out of the 24 in the performance categories – as are Supporting Actress nominees Ariana Grande (Wicked), Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez), Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) and Isabella Rossellini (Conclave,
Also among them, is actress Mikey Madison who scored nominations in both the Leading Actress and Rising Star categories for her work in Anora. The Cannes Palme d’Or-winning film scored seven nominations in total, as did Wicked and sci-fi epic Dune: Part Two.
bob dylan biopic A Complete Unknown received a total of six nominations, including Leading Actor for Timothée Chalomet.
Chalomet will go up against Brody (The Brutalist), Hugh Grant (Heretic), Colman Dominic (Sing Sing), Ralph Fiennes (Conclave) and Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice) for the trophy.
Other notable mentions include recognition for funnyman Will Ferrell’s moving documentary Will & Harper.
While actor/writer/director Dev Patel scored an Oustanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer nomination for his efforts writing, directing and starring in action-thriller Monkey Man,
While a number of US awards shows are being rescheduled as wildfires rage in LABAFTA is sticking to the February 16 date, with David Tennant returning as host.
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”We are very much thinking of our colleagues, friends, community over there,” BAFTA chair Sara Putt told The Associated Press.
“It’s devastating what’s going on.”
However, she wouldn’t be drawn on if or how the fires might impact the ceremony, considered the UK’s answer to the Oscars.
“The ceremony is a month away, it would be inappropriate and far too early to say anything about that,” Putt said.
The BAFTAs will take place at London’s Royal Festival Hall on Sunday, February 16 (Monday, February 17 AEDT) and will be streaming live on BritBox in Australia.
FULL LIST OF 2025 BAFTA AWARD NOMINEES:
Best movie
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Outstanding British film
Birds
blitz
Conclave
Gladiator II
Hard Truths
Kneecap
Lee
Love Lies Bleeding
The Outrun
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Foul
Oustanding debut by a British writer, director or producer
Hoard
Kneecap
Monkey Man
Santosh
Sister Midnight
Children’s and family film
flow
Kensuke’s Kingdom
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Foul
The Wild Robot
Film not in English language
All We Imagine as Light
Emilia Pérez
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 and Gromit: Vengeance Most Foul
The Wild Robot
Director
AnoraSean Baker
The BrutalistBrady Corbett
ConclaveEdward Berger
Dune: Part TwoDenis Villeneuve
Emilia PérezJacques Audiard
The SubstanceCoralie Fargeat
Original screenplay
Anora
The Brutalist
Kneecap
A Real Pain
The Substance
Adapted screenplay
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
Leading actress
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofia Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi moore, The Substance
Saoirse Ronan, The Outrun
Leading actor
Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
colman domingo, Sing Sing
Hugh Grant, Heretic
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Supporting actress
Jamie Lee Curtis, The Last Showgirl
Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
supporting actor
Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Clarence Macklin, Sing Sing
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Casting
Anora
The Apprentice
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Kneecap
cinematography
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
Costume Design
blitz
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Nosferatu
Wicked
Editing
Anora
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Kneecap
Make up & hair
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked
Original score
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Wild Robot
production design
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Wicked
Special visual effects
Better Man
Dune: Part Two
Gladiator II
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
sound
blitz
Dune: Part Two
Gladiator II
The Substance
Wicked
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