Conclave et The Brutalist dominent les BAFTA 2025 avec 4 victoires
19 Feb 2025
The 78th edition of the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) was a unique event compared to previous editions, where a single feature film usually dominated the awards. This year, two films, “Conclave” and “The Brutalist,” tied the competition, each winning four prestigious awards and establishing and cementing their dominance in the industry. The BAFTA Film Awards 2025 ceremony took place at the Royal Festival Hall in London. The audience witnessed a slew of wins, but it was “Conclave” and “The Brutalist” that took home the biggest awards.
Conclave received 12 nominations, among which it won four prestigious awards: “Best Picture”, “Best British Film”, “Best Adapted Screenplay” and “Best Editing”. On the other hand, “The Brutalist”, a stunning drama about the struggles of an immigrant architect, also won four awards. Brady Corbet won “Best Director” and Adrien Brody won “Best Lead Actor” for their work in the period drama “The Brutalist”.
The Brutalist became one of the most decorated films of the event, mainly winning the awards for "Best Cinematography" and "Best Original Score", as well as "Best Lead Actor" and "Best Director". Additionally, Mikey Madison won the award for "Best Lead Actress" for her performance in "Anora". Other notable winners of this event include Emilia Peréz, who won the award for "Best Non-English Language Film", and Zoë Saldaña, who won the award for "Best Supporting Actress".
One of the most moving moments of the evening was when legendary actor Warwick Davis was honoured with the BAFTA Fellowship, in recognition and commemoration of his decades of contribution to the film industry. He also shared a humorous incident that occurred when he learned he had been selected as a recipient of the BAFTA Fellowship (the British Academy’s highest honour). The audience burst into laughter as he listened to his anecdote.
Warwick Davis said: "I was in the toilet when I heard the news! BAFTA emailed me, and that's where I do most of my admin work. I could call it 'paperwork', but that could be misleading! For a moment he even wondered if it was a scam. "Then I checked the sender, and it was BAFTA. I finished - probably more detail than you need - and went to celebrate with the kids."
In his acceptance speech for the Best Actor award, Adrien Brody said, "The beauty of acting is that any life experience, and there have been many since [The Pianist], any experience that you've had is invaluable in shaping your sense of understanding." He added, "I'm so grateful to have had this meaningful opportunity that came my way, I've been yearning for it for a long time. I've worked really hard. It's not for lack of hard work, but there are so many magical things that have to happen for a film to be great, and I'm so happy that all of those things conspired on The Brutalist."
Zoe Saldana expressed her euphoria in her speech when she received the title of "Best Supporting Actress," saying, "My kids told me not to cry, so I'm going to try. It's a recognition and a real honor, because the few times I've played a role with a British accent or a dialect teacher, I've been told, 'That's not going to happen to you.' Even though I have a lot of British friends, I find myself repeating all their phrases like 'gather' and 'of course,' and I know I'm a pain in the ass."
Additionally, she said, “Films are supposed to change hearts and challenge minds, and I hope I did something like that. Voices should be heard, but not my English accent.” She finally concluded her speech by expressing gratitude to her mother, husband and children. Saldaña dedicated her award to her transgender nephew, Eli Saldaña, at the winners’ press conference, saying, “It’s because of him – and because of them – that I committed to making this film in the first place. As a proud aunt of a transgender life, I will always support my transgender community.”
Lire aussi : Émissions Télévisées Populaires en France
List of all BAFTA Awards 2025 winners
- Best Film: Conclave
- British film: Conclave
- Best Director: Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
- Best Actor: Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
- Best Actress: Mikey Madison, Anora
- Best Supporting Actor: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
- Best Supporting Actress: Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
- Best Rising Star (voted by the public): David Jonsson
- Outstanding British First Feature: Rich Peppiatt, director of Kneecap
- Best Original Screenplay: Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
- Best Adapted Screenplay: Peter Straughan, Conclave
- Best non-English language film: Emilia Pérez
- Best Musical Score: Daniel Blumberg, The Brutalist
- Best Cinematography: Lol Crawley, The Brutalist
- Best Editing: Conclave
- Best Production Design: Wicked
- Best Costume Design: Wicked
- Best Sound: Dune: Part Two
- Best Casting: Anora
- Best Visual Effects: Dune: Part Two
- Best Makeup and Hair: The Substance
- Best Animated Film: Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
- Best British Short Film: Rock, Paper, Scissors
- Best British Animated Short Film: Wander to Wonder
- Best Children's and Family Film: Wallace and Gromit: Most Fowl's Revenge
- Best Documentary: Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
- Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema: MediCinema
- BAFTA Scholarship: Warwick Davis
About BAFTA
The BAFTA Awards, officially known as The British Academy Film Awards, are an annual awards ceremony hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). The event aims to honour the best British and international contributions to filmmaking by presenting prestigious awards. The ceremony is held at the Royal Festival Hall, but previously it was held at the Royal Opera House from 2007 to 2016 and at the Royal Albert Hall from 2017 to 2022. The first BAFTA Awards ceremony was held in 1949 at the flagship Odeon cinema in Leicester Square, London. In addition, it was first broadcast on the BBC in 1956.
