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BAFTA 2025 nominations: All We Imagine as Light nod, Emilia Perez leadsThe BAFTA 2025 nominations have arrived, with Emilia Perez leading the way with multiple nominations. Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light also scored a major nomination.best filmbest british filmOutstanding debut by a British writer, director or producerNot the best film in the English languageBest DocumentaryBest Animated FilmBest Children and Family Filmbest directorBest Leading ActressBest Leading ActorTechnical Categories HighlightsRising Star Award (Public Vote)
BAFTA 2025 nominations: All We Imagine as Light nod, Emilia Perez leads
The BAFTA 2025 nominations have arrived, with Emilia Perez leading the way with multiple nominations. Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light also scored a major nomination.
The BAFTA 2025 nominations are in. (Photos: Disney+Hotstar, Netflix)
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.
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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,
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.
