Edward Berger’s Conclave was the star of the night at the BAFTA Film Awards, taking home four wins, including the prestigious Best Film prize. The film also scooped up awards for Outstanding British Film and Adapted Screenplay.
Matching Conclave’s four wins was Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, which triumphed in Best Director, Leading Actor for Adrien Brody, and Cinematography for Lol Crawley. Netflix’s genre-bending Emilia Pérez had a decent showing, with Zoe Saldaña winning Best Supporting Actress and the film also winning Best Film Not in the English Language. A Real Pain also grabbed two awards: Best Supporting Actor for Kieran Culkin and Original Screenplay for Jesse Eisenberg.
In other highlights, Irish music-comedy Kneecap won Outstanding Debut, while David Jonsson, a rising star in the industry, earned the EE Rising Star Award. Warwick Davis was honored with the BAFTA Fellowship, with Mark Hamill and George Lucas praising his dedication and talent.
Conclave entered the ceremony with the most nominations, 12 in total, including Best Film, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Actor, and Casting. Emilia Pérez came second with 11 nominations, but Timothée Chalamet’s Bob Dylan biopic went home empty-handed despite six nominations.
Here’s the full list of winners:
Best Film
Conclave
Leading Actress
Mikey Madison – Anora
Leading Actor
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
EE Rising Star Award (public vote)
David Jonsson
Best Director
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
Make Up & Hair
The Substance – Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, Frédérique Arguello, Marilyne Scarselli
Costume Design
Wicked – Paul Tazewell
Outstanding British Film
Conclave – Edward Berger, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Peter Straughan
Best British Short Animation
Wander to Wonder – Nina Gantz, Stienette Bosklopper, Simon Cartwright, Maarten Swart
Best British Short Film
Rock, Paper, Scissors – Franz Böhm, Ivan, Hayder Rothschild Hoozeer
Production Design
Wicked – Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales
Sound
Dune: Part Two – Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill, Gareth John, Richard King
Original Score
The Brutalist – Daniel Blumberg
Best Documentary
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story – Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui, Lizzie Gilliett, Robert Ford
Best Supporting Actress
Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez
Best Supporting Actor
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Original Screenplay
A Real Pain – Written by Jesse Eisenberg
Adapted Screenplay
Conclave – Screenplay by Peter Straughan
Cinematography
The Brutalist – Lol Crawley
Editing
Conclave – Nick Emerson
Casting
Anora – Sean Baker, Samantha Quan
Film Not In The English Language
Emilia Pérez – Jacques Audiard
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer
Kneecap – Rich Peppiatt, Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, JJ Ó Dochartaigh
Children’s & Family Film
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham, Richard Beek
Best Animated Film
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham, Richard Beek
Special Visual Effects
Dune: Part Two – Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Gerd Nefzer, Rhys Salcombe