The British political thriller Conclave was among the top contenders at the BAFTA Awards on Sunday evening.
The film follows a cardinal tasked with leading the selection process for a new pope after the sudden and unexpected death of the reigning pontiff.
2025 BAFTA Award Winners
Best Adapted Screenplay: Conclave – Peter Straughan
Best Animated Film: Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham, and Richard Beek
Best Film: Conclave – Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, and Michael A. Jackman
Best Animated Short Film: Wander to Wonder – Nina Gantz, Stienette Bosklopper, Simon Cartwright, and Maarten Swart
Best Short Film: Rock, Paper, Scissors – Franz Böhm, Ivan, and Hayder Rotschild Hoozeer
Best Casting: Anora – Sean Baker and Samantha Quan
Best Children’s & Family Film: Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham, and Richard Beek
Best Cinematography: The Brutalist – Lol Crawley
Best Costume Design: Wicked – Paul Tazewell
Best Director: The Brutalist – Brady Corbet
Best Documentary: Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story – Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui, Lizzie Gillett, and Robert Ford
Best Editing: Conclave – Nick Emerson
Rising Star Award: David Jonsson
Best Film Not in the English Language: Emilia Pérez – Jacques Audiard and Pascal Caucheteux
Best Leading Actor: Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)
Best Leading Actress: Mikey Madison (Anora)
Best Makeup & Hair: The Substance – Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, Frédérique Arguello, and Marilyne Scarselli
Best Original Score: The Brutalist – Daniel Blumberg
Best Original Screenplay: A Real Pain – Jesse Eisenberg
Best British Film: Conclave – Edward Berger, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, and Peter Straughan
Best Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer: Kneecap – Rich Peppiatt
Best Production Design: Wicked – Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales
Best Sound: Dune: Part Two – Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill, Gareth John, and Richard King
Best Special Visual Effects: Dune: Part Two – Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Gerd Nefzer, and Rhys Salcombe
Best Supporting Actor: Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)
Best Supporting Actress: Zoë Saldaña (Emilia Pérez)
Of the 12 categories it was nominated in, Conclave ultimately won four awards. The film received the top honor for Best Film, along with awards for Best British Film, Best Editing, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
“It is a great, great honor,” said director Edward Berger as he accepted the award for Best Film.
He was joined on stage by actors Ralph Fiennes and Isabella Rossellini, whom he thanked for their contributions to the film.
Conclave has also received eight Oscar nominations for the upcoming ceremony in March.
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