And The BAFTA Award Goes To…: ‘Conclave’ And ‘The Brutalist’ Biggest Winners Of The Night

Last night, the crème-de-la-crème of the film industry gathered at the prestigious Royal Festival Hall for the 78th BAFTA Film Awards for a night of celebration and recognition. The evening’s biggest winners were Edward Berger’s Conclave and Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, each securing four notable wins. Conclave was honoured with accolades for ‘Best Film,’ ‘Outstanding British Film,’ ‘Adapted Screenplay,’ and ‘Best Editing.’ Meanwhile, The Brutalist triumphed in the categories of ‘Director,’ ‘Leading Actor,’ ‘Original Score,’ and ‘Cinematography.’

Other major contenders included Anora, Wicked, Dune: Part Two and Emilia Pérez, all of which earned two awards each. Additionally, The Substance, directed by Coralie Fargeat, received accolades for ‘Make-up and Hair.’ Kneecap was recognized with the award for ‘Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer;.

British actor Warwick Davis was honoured with the BAFTA Fellowship for his remarkable contributions to the industry. The EE BAFTA Rising Star Award, determined by public vote, went to the talented David Jonsson, while the BAFTA for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema was awarded to MediCinema, a hospital charity celebrated for its exceptional efforts in bringing the joy of cinema to patients.

Check out the full list of winners here:

Best film

 

• • Conclave – WINNER

• • Anora

• • The Brutalist

• • A Complete Unknown

• • Emilia Pérez

Outstanding British film

 

• • Conclave – WINNER

• • Bird

• • Blitz

• • Gladiator II

• • Hard Truths

• • Kneecap

• • Lee

• • Love Lies Bleeding

• • The Outrun

• • Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Leading actress

 

• • Mikey Madison (Anora) – WINNER

• • Cynthia Erivo (Wicked)

• • Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez)

• • Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths)

• • Demi Moore (The Substance)

• • Saoirse Ronan (The Outrun)

Leading actor

 

• • Adrien Brody (The Brutalist) – WINNER

• • Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown)

• • Colman Domingo (Sing Sing)

• • Ralph Fiennes (Conclave)

• • Hugh Grant (Heretic)

• • Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice)

Supporting actress

 

• • Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) – WINNER

• • Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez)

• • Ariana Grande (Wicked)

• • Felicity Jones (The Brutalist)

• • Jamie Lee Curtis (The Last Showgirl)

• • Isabella Rossellini (Conclave)

Supporting actor

 

• • Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) – WINNER

• • Yura Borisov (Anora)

• • Clarence Maclin (Sing Sing)

• • Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown)

• • Guy Pearce (The Brutalist)

• • Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice)

 

Director

 

• • Brady Corbet (The Brutalist) – WINNER

• • Sean Baker (Anora)

• • Edward Berger (Conclave)

• • Denis Villeneuve (Dune: Part Two)

• • Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)

• • Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)

Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer

 

• • Kneecap – WINNER

• • Hoard

• • Monkey Man

• • Santosh

• • Sister Midnight

Film not in the English language

 

• • Emilia Pérez – WINNER

• • All We Imagine As Light

• • I’m Still Here

• • Kneecap

• • The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Documentary

 

• • Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story – WINNER

• • Black Box Diaries

• • Daughters

• • No Other Land

• • Will & Harper

Children’s and family film

 

• • Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – WINNER

• • Flow

• • Kensuke’s Kingdom

• • The Wild Robot

Animated film

 

• • Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – WINNER

• • Flow

• • Inside Out 2

• • The Wild Robot

 

Original screenplay

 

• • A Real Pain – WINNER

• • Anora

• • The Brutalist

• • Kneecap

• • The Substance

Adapted screenplay

 

• • Conclave – WINNER

• • A Complete Unknown

• • Emilia Pérez

• • Nickel Boys

• • Sing Sing

Original score

 

• • Daniel Blumberg (The Brutalist) – WINNER

• • Volker Bertelmann (Conclave)

• • Camille and Clément Ducol (Emilia Pérez)

• • Robin Carolan (Nosferatu)

• • Kris Bowers (The Wild Robot)

Casting

 

• • Anora – WINNER

• • The Apprentice

• • A Complete Unknown

• • Conclave

• • Kneecap

Costume design

 

• • Wicked – WINNER

• • A Complete Unknown

• • Blitz

• • Conclave

• • Nosferatu

Cinematography

 

• • The Brutalist – WINNER

• • Conclave

• • Dune: Part Two

• • Emilia Pérez

• • Nosferatu

Editing

 

• • Conclave – WINNER

• • Anora

• • Emilia Pérez

• • Kneecap

• • Dune: Part Two

Production design

 

• • Wicked – WINNER

• • The Brutalist

• • Dune: Part Two

• • Conclave

• • Nosferatu

Make-up and hair

 

• • The Substance – WINNER

• • Dune: Part Two

• • Emilia Pérez

• • Nosferatu

• • Wicked

Sound

 

• • Dune: Part Two – WINNER

• • Blitz

• • Gladiator II

• • The Substance

• • Wicked

Special visual effects

 

• • Dune: Part Two – WINNER

• • Better Man

• • Gladiator II

• • Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

• • Wicked

British short film

 

• • Rock, Paper, Scissors – WINNER

• • The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing

• • Marion

• • Milk

• • Stomach Bug

British short animation

 

• • Wander to Wonder – WINNER

• • Adiós

• • Mog’s Christmas

EE BAFTA rising star award (voted for by the public)

 

• • David Jonsson – WINNER

• • Marisa Abela

• • Jharrel Jerome

• • Mikey Madison

• • Nabhaan Rizwan

BAFTA Fellowship

 

• • Warwick Davis

Outstanding British contribution to cinema

 

• • MediCinema