The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced the nominees for its 2025 awards, showcasing a mix of renowned filmmakers and emerging talent.

Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light also earned a nomination in the Best Film Not in the English Language category. Films made by people of Indian origin – Monkey Man, Santosh, Sister Midnight – have also received nominations.

Take a look at this year’s BAFTA nominees:

best film

• Anora
• brutalist
• a complete unknown
• conclave
• emilia prez

best british film

• Bird Blitz
• conclave
• gladiator ii
• harsh truth
• knees
• Took
• love Lies Bleeding
• move on
• Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Foul

Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer

• heapLuna Carmun (director, writer)
• kneesRich Peppiatt (director, writer)
• monkey ManDev Patel (Director)
• SatisfactionSandhya Suri (Director, Writer), James Bosher (Producer), Balthazar De Ganne (Producer)
• sister midnightKaran Kandhari (Director, Writer)

Not the best film in the English language

• We imagine everything as light
• emilia prez
• i’m still here
• knees
• sacred fig seed

Best Documentary

• black box diaries
• daughters
• no other land
• Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
• Will and Harper

Best Animated Film

• Flow
• inside out 2
• Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Foul
• wild robot

Best Children and Family Film

• Flow
• Kensuke Empire
• Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Foul
• wild robot

best director

• Shawn Baker (Anora,
• Brady Corbett (brutalist,
• Edward Berger (conclave,
• Denis Villeneuve (Dune: Part 2,
• Jacques Audiard (emilia prez,
• Coralie Fargate (Substance,

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Best Leading Actress

• Cynthia Erivo (Wicked,
• Carla Sofa Gascon (emilia prez,
• Marianne Jean-Baptiste (harsh truth,
• Mickey Madison (Anora,
• semi-swamp (Substance,
• Saoirse Ronan (move on,

Best Leading Actor

• Adrien Brody (brutalist,
• Timothee Chalamet (a complete unknown,
• colman domingo(sing Sing,
• Ralph Fiennes (conclave,
• Hugh Grant (heretic,
• Sebastian Stan (learner,

Technical Categories Highlights

• Best Cinematography, brutalist, conclave, Dune: Part 2, emilia prez, Nosferatu
• Best Production Design, brutalist, conclave, Dune: Part 2, Nosferatu, Wicked
• Best Special Visual Effects, better man, Dune: Part 2, gladiator ii, kingdom of the planet of the apes, Wicked

Rising Star Award (Public Vote)

• Marisa Abella
• Jharrel Jerome
• david johnson
• mickey madison
• Nabahan Rizwan

With this diverse mix of nominees, the 2025 BAFTA Awards are set to be a historic event, showcasing the strength of British talent and the global impact of cinema.

The BAFTAs, taking place on February 16, can be streamed on Lionsgate Play in India.