The British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs or BAFTA Awards, is an annual film award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to honour the best British and international contributions to film.
The first BAFTA Awards ceremony was held in 1949, and the ceremony was first broadcast on the BBC in 1956. The ceremony was initially held in April or May; since 2001, it typically takes place in February. BAFTA is often considered the British equivalent of the Oscars, with many winners overlapping between the two awards.
The 78th BAFTA Awards celebrated the finest achievementsin cinema, with Conclave and The Brutalist emerging asthe biggest winners of the night, each securing four awards. The French musical crime drama Emilia Pérez continued its dominance, winning Best Film Not in the English Language, beating Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light, marking its third major loss to Emilia Pérez this year.
Meanwhile, director Brady Corbet (The Brutalist) and lead actor Adrien Brody (The Brutalist) secured top honors. The awards also saw Dune: Part Two winning in technical categories, while Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl took home Best Animated Film.
| Category | Winners |
|---|---|
| Best Film | Conclave |
| Best Director | Brady Corbet (The Brutalist) |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Adrien Brody (The Brutalist) |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Mikey Madison (Anora) |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) |
| Best Original Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain) |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Peter Straughan (Conclave) |
| Best Animated Film | Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl |
| Best Documentary | Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story |
| Best Film Not in the English Language | Emilia Pérez |
| Best Casting | Anora (Sean Baker and Samantha Quan) |
| Best Cinematography | The Brutalist (Lol Crawley) |
| Best Costume Design | Wicked (Paul Tazewell) |
| Best Editing | Conclave (Nick Emerson) |
| Best Makeup & Hair | The Substance |
| Best Original Score | The Brutalist (Daniel Blumberg) |
| Best Production Design | Wicked |
| Best Sound | Dune: Part Two |
| Best Special Visual Effects | Dune: Part Two |
| Outstanding British Film | Conclave |
| Outstanding British Debut | Kneecap (Rich Peppiatt) |
| Best British Short Animation | Wander to Wonder |
| Best British Short Film | Rock, Paper, Scissors |
| Best Children’s & Family Film | Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl |
| EE Rising Star Award | David Jonsson |