

As the format continues to gain traction, here’s our regularly-updated list of upcoming 4K Ultra HD disc releases in the UK.
Sitting alongside our list of upcoming DVD and Blu-ray releases (that you can find here), we’re also keeping a calendar for those who support the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc format. As we learn of new UK releases, we’ll add them to this list.
We have started adding shopping links too. We’d be obliged if you clicked on them, as it really helps us in our quest to make the Film Stories project of magazines, website and podcast profitable. We’re a 100% independent publisher, and we quite like drinking coffee. It’d be lovely to afford some more.
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3rd February: Red Dawn (1984)
3rd February: Red Dawn
3rd February: Last Voyage Of The Demeter...
Sitting alongside our list of upcoming DVD and Blu-ray releases (that you can find here), we’re also keeping a calendar for those who support the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc format. As we learn of new UK releases, we’ll add them to this list.
We have started adding shopping links too. We’d be obliged if you clicked on them, as it really helps us in our quest to make the Film Stories project of magazines, website and podcast profitable. We’re a 100% independent publisher, and we quite like drinking coffee. It’d be lovely to afford some more.
Without further ado, here are the titles we know about…
Out now
3rd February: Red Dawn (1984)
3rd February: Red Dawn
3rd February: Last Voyage Of The Demeter...
- 2/18/2025
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories

“Nosferatu” (Focus) and “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” (Paramount), two of the biggest hits last Christmas, are both coming to their studios’ streaming platforms less than two months after their theatrical release. That is a radical decrease in the amount of normal time before home subscribers can see a hit film for no extra charge.
In a week that saw four different films released no earlier than January 12 make the VOD top 10 lists, Mel Gibson’s “Flight Risk” (Lionsgate) currently is the most popular. At Netflix, the Italian-set rom-com “La Dolce Villa” capitalized on Valentine’s Day to take the #1 spot.
With the absence of any same-week streaming charts for all services, IndieWire normally concentrates on top 10 charts for VOD (which usually is the first stage of home availability) and Netflix’s same-day list. But the gravity of these two announcements overshadows our normal coverage.
We surveyed the average time before...
In a week that saw four different films released no earlier than January 12 make the VOD top 10 lists, Mel Gibson’s “Flight Risk” (Lionsgate) currently is the most popular. At Netflix, the Italian-set rom-com “La Dolce Villa” capitalized on Valentine’s Day to take the #1 spot.
With the absence of any same-week streaming charts for all services, IndieWire normally concentrates on top 10 charts for VOD (which usually is the first stage of home availability) and Netflix’s same-day list. But the gravity of these two announcements overshadows our normal coverage.
We surveyed the average time before...
- 2/17/2025
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire


A note from Scott: Believe it or not, we are only a little more than 24 hours away from the close of the final round of Oscars voting — it wraps up on Tuesday at 5 p.m. Pt — at which point Hollywood is going to go very quiet for a few days.
Since our last forecast update, Neon’s Anora has continued its run of success with the guilds — on Feb. 15, it was awarded the best original screenplay prize at the Writers Guild Awards (while, in something of a surprise, the WGA awarded best adapted screenplay to Nickel Boys). But Anora received mixed news at the BAFTA Awards on Feb. 16.
The film’s leading lady, Mikey Madison, scored her first major best actress win of the season, putting a stop to the run of Demi Moore for Mubi’s The Substance; and the film also won best casting. But Anora was beaten...
Since our last forecast update, Neon’s Anora has continued its run of success with the guilds — on Feb. 15, it was awarded the best original screenplay prize at the Writers Guild Awards (while, in something of a surprise, the WGA awarded best adapted screenplay to Nickel Boys). But Anora received mixed news at the BAFTA Awards on Feb. 16.
The film’s leading lady, Mikey Madison, scored her first major best actress win of the season, putting a stop to the run of Demi Moore for Mubi’s The Substance; and the film also won best casting. But Anora was beaten...
- 2/17/2025
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News

With the Oscars just around the corner on March 2, the excitement is building. This year, several iconic movies are competing against each other for the coveted awards, making the race tougher than ever.
But, while the competition seems fierce with every nominee having a strong case to win, I believe there’s one name standing out quietly but powerfully. And it’s none other than Anora.
Mikey Madison in a still from Anora | image: Neon
Despite the stiff competition, I believe it’s going to be hard to stop Sean Baker’s frenetic comedy Anora from winning the Oscar race. Well, it’s not just a gut feeling; when you look closely at the film’s impact and the number of awards and Oscar nods it has earned, Mikey Madison’s movie seems to have an upper hand in surprising everyone and taking home the trophy.
Anora has won the...
But, while the competition seems fierce with every nominee having a strong case to win, I believe there’s one name standing out quietly but powerfully. And it’s none other than Anora.
Mikey Madison in a still from Anora | image: Neon
Despite the stiff competition, I believe it’s going to be hard to stop Sean Baker’s frenetic comedy Anora from winning the Oscar race. Well, it’s not just a gut feeling; when you look closely at the film’s impact and the number of awards and Oscar nods it has earned, Mikey Madison’s movie seems to have an upper hand in surprising everyone and taking home the trophy.
Anora has won the...
- 2/17/2025
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire

Ethan Hunt could be hitting the Croisette.
Though no decision has been made, “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning” is weighing a Cannes Film Festival bow, which could see Tom Cruise injecting some serious star power into the event. Paramount, which declined to comment for this article, will be releasing the movie in theaters on May 21, which falls during the second week of the festival. The film is intended to be Cruise’s last outing as the Imf spy.
Paramount has a rich history with the festival, and so does Cruise, whose last trip to Cannes — for “Top Gun: Maverick” in 2022 — was a triumph. The movie went on to gross $1.45 billion at the worldwide box office and even garnered six Oscar nominations, winning a statuette for best sound.
Some other American filmmakers also strongly tipped to bring their latest pics to the glamorous festival include Spike Lee’s highly anticipated...
Though no decision has been made, “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning” is weighing a Cannes Film Festival bow, which could see Tom Cruise injecting some serious star power into the event. Paramount, which declined to comment for this article, will be releasing the movie in theaters on May 21, which falls during the second week of the festival. The film is intended to be Cruise’s last outing as the Imf spy.
Paramount has a rich history with the festival, and so does Cruise, whose last trip to Cannes — for “Top Gun: Maverick” in 2022 — was a triumph. The movie went on to gross $1.45 billion at the worldwide box office and even garnered six Oscar nominations, winning a statuette for best sound.
Some other American filmmakers also strongly tipped to bring their latest pics to the glamorous festival include Spike Lee’s highly anticipated...
- 2/17/2025
- by Elsa Keslassy and Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV

Exclusive: With one of Europe’s three flagship film festivals approaching half way stage, minds are already beginning to focus on the shape of the next two: Cannes and Venice. The former will be upon us before we know it.
As ever, there is no shortage of anticipated movies in contention. Indeed, one leading producer we spoke to remarked that 2025 is looking like “a particularly tough year, a much stronger year than 2024”. The surprise to us during our research for this piece is just how many big movies look like they will push to fall rather than launch on the Croisette. That’s not to say that Cannes won’t be box office. It remains the gold standard. The importance of both Cannes and Venice as launchpads is at an all-time high. Just look at how many Oscar nominees now start out at those two festivals — five of this year...
As ever, there is no shortage of anticipated movies in contention. Indeed, one leading producer we spoke to remarked that 2025 is looking like “a particularly tough year, a much stronger year than 2024”. The surprise to us during our research for this piece is just how many big movies look like they will push to fall rather than launch on the Croisette. That’s not to say that Cannes won’t be box office. It remains the gold standard. The importance of both Cannes and Venice as launchpads is at an all-time high. Just look at how many Oscar nominees now start out at those two festivals — five of this year...
- 2/17/2025
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV


Smoke came up white at this year’s BAFTAs, with Conclave taking home Best Film along with three other honors. Those four tied it with The Brutalist as both films head to the Oscars in just a few weeks.
The 78th BAFTA Awards found Conclave taking not just Best Film but also Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing, and Outstanding British Film. Meanwhile, The Brutalist would end up with Best Director (Brady Corbet), Best Actor (Adrien Brody), Best Cinematography, and Best Original Score. Both have been predicted as possible upsets for the Best Picture Oscar, mostly in the wake of Emilia Pérez’s downfall.
You can see the full list of winners for this year’s BAFTAs below:
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,...
The 78th BAFTA Awards found Conclave taking not just Best Film but also Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing, and Outstanding British Film. Meanwhile, The Brutalist would end up with Best Director (Brady Corbet), Best Actor (Adrien Brody), Best Cinematography, and Best Original Score. Both have been predicted as possible upsets for the Best Picture Oscar, mostly in the wake of Emilia Pérez’s downfall.
You can see the full list of winners for this year’s BAFTAs below:
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,...
- 2/17/2025
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com

Rising star Mikey Madison levels up her acting career after bagging the Leading Actress award at the 2025 Ee BAFTA Film Awards. Primarily known for her stints in FX’s Better Things and the horror movie Scream, she graced Sean Baker’s screwball comedy film Anora last year.
Mark Eydelshteyn and Mikey Madison in Anora / Credits: Neon
The movie received mostly positive reviews not only from critics but also from the s*x work community. Its depiction of the controversial profession was considered a huge step forward in Hollywood as it features a well-developed character and a compelling storyline.
Mikey Madison accepts her BAFTA win with a powerful message
Mikey Madison is now considered a breakthrough star after leading the 78th annual British Academy Film Awards. She went up against veteran stars Cynthia Erivo from Wicked, Saoirse Ronan from The Outrun, Karla Sofía Gascón from Emilia Pérez, Demi Moore from The Substance,...
Mark Eydelshteyn and Mikey Madison in Anora / Credits: Neon
The movie received mostly positive reviews not only from critics but also from the s*x work community. Its depiction of the controversial profession was considered a huge step forward in Hollywood as it features a well-developed character and a compelling storyline.
Mikey Madison accepts her BAFTA win with a powerful message
Mikey Madison is now considered a breakthrough star after leading the 78th annual British Academy Film Awards. She went up against veteran stars Cynthia Erivo from Wicked, Saoirse Ronan from The Outrun, Karla Sofía Gascón from Emilia Pérez, Demi Moore from The Substance,...
- 2/17/2025
- by Ariane Cruz
- FandomWire

Succession‘s brothers, Kendall and Roman, are going up against each other in this year’s Best Supporting Actor category. Jeremy Strong is nominated for his role in The Apprentice while Kieran Culkin is nominated for A Real Pain. Their co-star and on-screen father Brian Cox has a clear favorite among the two actors.
Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong as Roman Roy and Kendall Roy in Succession | Credits: HBO
Cox revealed that he loved Culkin’s performance in Jesse Eisenberg’s comedy-drama film. However, he shared that he will not be watching Strong’s performance in The Apprentice. It turns out that Cox hates to watch anything with Donald Trump or his story in it.
Brian Cox says he will not watch Jeremy Strong’s performance in The Apprentice Brian Cox as Logan Roy in Succession | Credits: HBO
Kieran Culkin is a clear favorite of many to win the Best...
Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong as Roman Roy and Kendall Roy in Succession | Credits: HBO
Cox revealed that he loved Culkin’s performance in Jesse Eisenberg’s comedy-drama film. However, he shared that he will not be watching Strong’s performance in The Apprentice. It turns out that Cox hates to watch anything with Donald Trump or his story in it.
Brian Cox says he will not watch Jeremy Strong’s performance in The Apprentice Brian Cox as Logan Roy in Succession | Credits: HBO
Kieran Culkin is a clear favorite of many to win the Best...
- 2/17/2025
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire

Hollywood has always had a complicated relationship with films about strippers. On one hand, they’re drenched in a neon glow of intrigue, drama, and rebellion. On the other, they often end up as cautionary tales, both on-screen and off.
Few actresses know this better than Demi Moore, whose ambitious attempt to bring a high-profile stripper story to life in the ’90s resulted in an industry backlash she didn’t see coming. Decades later, Mikey Madison is stepping into a similar world with Anora, but in a completely different cinematic landscape.
Demi Moore in The Substance | Credits: Mubi
What happened when Demi Moore donned sequins and stilettos? And will Mikey Madison’s journey be any different? Let’s take a deep dive into how two vastly different stripper films shaped, and are shaping, the careers of two talented actresses.
Demi Moore’s Striptease caused more drama off-screen than on Demi...
Few actresses know this better than Demi Moore, whose ambitious attempt to bring a high-profile stripper story to life in the ’90s resulted in an industry backlash she didn’t see coming. Decades later, Mikey Madison is stepping into a similar world with Anora, but in a completely different cinematic landscape.
Demi Moore in The Substance | Credits: Mubi
What happened when Demi Moore donned sequins and stilettos? And will Mikey Madison’s journey be any different? Let’s take a deep dive into how two vastly different stripper films shaped, and are shaping, the careers of two talented actresses.
Demi Moore’s Striptease caused more drama off-screen than on Demi...
- 2/17/2025
- by Ojas Goel
- FandomWire


As awards season rumbles ever onwards, Edward Berger’s Conclave takes the top prize at this year’s BAFTA ceremony.
It was the 2025 BAFTA cermony last night and this rather strange awards season continued with Edward Berger’s Conclave taking home the Best Film prize in a category that has been largely dominated by speculation about its rivals. However, the papal election drama landed Best Film, Best British Film, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Editing gongs.
Also enjoying a good night at the ceremony was The Brutalist with the film scoring four awards – Best Director for Brady Corbet, Best Actor for Adrien Brody, not to mention Best Score (and what a score it is!) and Best Cinematography.
Sean Baker’s Anora landed Best Actress for Mikey Madison and Best Casting too. Dune: Part Two was awarded Best VFX and Best Sound, two prizes to honour what was an incredible technical achievement.
It was the 2025 BAFTA cermony last night and this rather strange awards season continued with Edward Berger’s Conclave taking home the Best Film prize in a category that has been largely dominated by speculation about its rivals. However, the papal election drama landed Best Film, Best British Film, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Editing gongs.
Also enjoying a good night at the ceremony was The Brutalist with the film scoring four awards – Best Director for Brady Corbet, Best Actor for Adrien Brody, not to mention Best Score (and what a score it is!) and Best Cinematography.
Sean Baker’s Anora landed Best Actress for Mikey Madison and Best Casting too. Dune: Part Two was awarded Best VFX and Best Sound, two prizes to honour what was an incredible technical achievement.
- 2/17/2025
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories

The 78th British Academy Film Awards have always been a spectacle of glitz, glamour, and the occasional gasp-inducing surprise. This year was no exception, as the ceremony delivered a blend of expected triumphs and unforeseen upsets that left audiences buzzing.
Mikey Madison in Anora | Credits: Neon
Held at London’s Royal Festival Hall on February 16, 2025, and masterfully hosted by David Tennant for the second consecutive year, the event celebrated the crème de la crème of the film industry. The atmosphere was electric, with stars like Demi Moore, Camila Cabello, and Selena Gomez gracing the red carpet in ensembles that ranged from classic elegance to avant-garde chic.
Mikey Madison’s BAFTA triumph Mark Eydelshteyn and Mikey Madison in Anora | Credits: Neon
In a twist that few saw coming, the Best Actress award was bestowed upon the talented Mikey Madison for her compelling performance in Anora. Portraying the titular character, a Brooklyn...
Mikey Madison in Anora | Credits: Neon
Held at London’s Royal Festival Hall on February 16, 2025, and masterfully hosted by David Tennant for the second consecutive year, the event celebrated the crème de la crème of the film industry. The atmosphere was electric, with stars like Demi Moore, Camila Cabello, and Selena Gomez gracing the red carpet in ensembles that ranged from classic elegance to avant-garde chic.
Mikey Madison’s BAFTA triumph Mark Eydelshteyn and Mikey Madison in Anora | Credits: Neon
In a twist that few saw coming, the Best Actress award was bestowed upon the talented Mikey Madison for her compelling performance in Anora. Portraying the titular character, a Brooklyn...
- 2/17/2025
- by Ojas Goel
- FandomWire


Screen rounds-up the memorable moments from this year’s Bafta Film Awards, which took place last night (February 18) at London’s Royal Festival Hall on the Southbank.Conclave and The Brutalist led the winners.
Hosting return
David Tennant returned as host for the second year and kicked off proceedings with a lively rendition of the Proclaimers’ wedding staple ‘I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)’. James McAvoy, Colman Domingo, Celia Imrie and Anna Kendrick were among the stars who joined in from the audience.
Tennant’s opening monologue included jokes on a variety of topics, including A Complete Unknown (“like ‘Mamma Mia!...
Hosting return
David Tennant returned as host for the second year and kicked off proceedings with a lively rendition of the Proclaimers’ wedding staple ‘I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)’. James McAvoy, Colman Domingo, Celia Imrie and Anna Kendrick were among the stars who joined in from the audience.
Tennant’s opening monologue included jokes on a variety of topics, including A Complete Unknown (“like ‘Mamma Mia!...
- 2/17/2025
- ScreenDaily

Spoiler alert: The crazy, unpredictable Oscar season? Still crazy. Still unpredictable.
Fresh off a one-two punch weekend where “Anora” cleaned up at the PGA and DGA Awards, the BAFTAs decided to stir the pot with their own take on the race. If history tells us anything, it’s that BAFTA can be either a crystal ball or a red herring.
In 2024, every BAFTA winner (except for visual effects) went on to win the Oscar, making it the most predictive year in recent memory. The year before, however, BAFTA charted its own path — only “Everything Everywhere All at Once” editor Paul Rogers repeated at the Oscars. So, with the final Oscar voting closing on Tuesday, Feb. 18, let’s break down the key takeaways from BAFTA’s curveballs and what they could mean for Hollywood’s biggest night.
Carlos Diehz stars as Cardinal Benitez in director Edward Berger’s Conclave, a Focus Features release.
Fresh off a one-two punch weekend where “Anora” cleaned up at the PGA and DGA Awards, the BAFTAs decided to stir the pot with their own take on the race. If history tells us anything, it’s that BAFTA can be either a crystal ball or a red herring.
In 2024, every BAFTA winner (except for visual effects) went on to win the Oscar, making it the most predictive year in recent memory. The year before, however, BAFTA charted its own path — only “Everything Everywhere All at Once” editor Paul Rogers repeated at the Oscars. So, with the final Oscar voting closing on Tuesday, Feb. 18, let’s break down the key takeaways from BAFTA’s curveballs and what they could mean for Hollywood’s biggest night.
Carlos Diehz stars as Cardinal Benitez in director Edward Berger’s Conclave, a Focus Features release.
- 2/17/2025
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV

BAFTA/Marc Hoberman
The 2025 Ee BAFTA Film Awards were hosted on Sunday by David Tennant at London’s Royal Festival Hall. Conclave won four BAFTAs, including Best Film, Film Editing, Adapted Screenplay and Outstanding British Film. This is Edward Berger’s second time winning the Best Film award, with his first being 2023’s All Quiet On The Western Front.
The Brutalist also won four awards, including Best Director for Brady Corbet, Leading Actor for Adrien Brody, Cinematography and Music Score, while Mikey Madison won Leading Actress for Anora. The film also took the BAFTA for Casting.
Emilia Perez was awarded with two BAFTAs – Supporting Actress Zoe Saldaña and Film Not in the English Language.
The delightful Wallace And Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl won two BAFTAs for Best Animated Feature and Children’s & Family Film. Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story was awarded Best Documentary.
David Jonsson (Andy in Alien Romulus...
The 2025 Ee BAFTA Film Awards were hosted on Sunday by David Tennant at London’s Royal Festival Hall. Conclave won four BAFTAs, including Best Film, Film Editing, Adapted Screenplay and Outstanding British Film. This is Edward Berger’s second time winning the Best Film award, with his first being 2023’s All Quiet On The Western Front.
The Brutalist also won four awards, including Best Director for Brady Corbet, Leading Actor for Adrien Brody, Cinematography and Music Score, while Mikey Madison won Leading Actress for Anora. The film also took the BAFTA for Casting.
Emilia Perez was awarded with two BAFTAs – Supporting Actress Zoe Saldaña and Film Not in the English Language.
The delightful Wallace And Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl won two BAFTAs for Best Animated Feature and Children’s & Family Film. Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story was awarded Best Documentary.
David Jonsson (Andy in Alien Romulus...
- 2/16/2025
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com

Last year, London’s BAFTA Awards were hugely predictive, especially in the crafts categories. They anticipated the impact of the international voting bloc at the Oscars. But last year there was unity across geography. “Oppenheimer” took seven wins and went on to take seven Oscars as well. The way to read this year’s wins is to distinguish the local favorites from the ones likely to repeat at the Oscars, where the winners must garner both stateside and overseas support.
This year’s big BAFTA winner, British film “Conclave,” had 12 BAFTA nominations vs. eight Oscar nods, and won four including Best Film. “Audiences around the world embraced the movie in a big way,” said director Edward Berger. With mainstream appeal, “Conclave” will be a strong contender in three Oscar categories, including Picture, Editing, and Adapted Screenplay for Peter Straughan, who also won both Golden Globe and Critics Choice awards. But...
This year’s big BAFTA winner, British film “Conclave,” had 12 BAFTA nominations vs. eight Oscar nods, and won four including Best Film. “Audiences around the world embraced the movie in a big way,” said director Edward Berger. With mainstream appeal, “Conclave” will be a strong contender in three Oscar categories, including Picture, Editing, and Adapted Screenplay for Peter Straughan, who also won both Golden Globe and Critics Choice awards. But...
- 2/16/2025
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire

The BAFTAs didn’t quite ignora Anora, the current Oscar frontrunner, but the British Academy, which has hundreds of voters in common with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, decided to shake things up. During its film awards Sunday, it split some big prizes, between their nominations leader Conclave winning four including Best Film, Best British Film, Film Editing and Best Adapted Screenplay, while The Brutalist also won four including Best Director for Brady Corbet and Best Actor for Adrien Brody, Cinematography and Music Score. In a mixed bag of results, it lost Best Original Screenplay to Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain, which wasn’t even nominated for Best Picture.
Anora also surprisingly lost Original Screenplay just hours after taking its third major guild award at the WGA Awards on Saturday night in the category. But taking a different path than the DGA, PGA and WGA (often more predictive voting bodies in terms of where the Oscar winds are blowing), the Brits had other ideas, handing Anora only a Casting statuette before, in a bit of a shocker, at the end anointing star Mikey Madison Lead Actress over favorite Demi Moore.
Madison had lost to Moore at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice but now could be staging a comeback with SAG and Indie Spirits still to come pre-Oscars next weekend. Fernanda Torres, Brazil’s I’m Still Here Golden Globe Drama Actress winner, not nominated at BAFTA or SAG, is the wild card at the Oscars, making that category a bit of crapshoot at this point. Otherwise, the acting prizes at BAFTA for Brody, A Real Pain’s Kieran Culkin and Emilia Perez’s Zoe Saldaña add to their momentum heading into SAG. No one has knocked them out anywhere.
Mikey Madison at the BAFTAs on Sunday
Neither of tonight’s big winners, Conclave or The Brutalist, won anything at the PGA Awards, DGA Awards or WGA. Otherwise, I think Peter Straughan’s Golden Globe- and Critics Choice-winning Conclave would have been among WGA winners for sure.
Nevertheless, it is unusual to nail a BAFTA Best Film without at least one major guild win. Conclave has a chance to change that trajectory at SAG, but that guild, with voting still open until Friday, won’t have a direct impact on Oscar with its winners as Oscar voting ends Tuesday. Conclave is in the running for Outstanding Cast, SAG’s equivalent of Best Picture. So what recent film won Best Film at BAFTA without also taking even one of the four major guild awards? 2014’s Boyhood comes to mind. It was nominated and shut out at each of them, won at BAFTA, and went on to lose the Best Picture Oscar to Birdman.
(L-r) Adrien Brody and Guy Pearce in ‘The Brutalist’
In fact until last year’s sweep from Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer at both Oscars and BAFTA, the previous nine years did not see agreement on their Best Picture winner with the exception of the disastrous 2020 Covid year, when Nomadland won both in a very weird awards season. Conclave, a movie every Oscar voter I talk with seems to admire, has the disadvantage of its director Edward Berger being snubbed in the Best Director race, but with a preferential ballot that might not be a hindrance anymore. Berger’s movies, All Quiet on the Western Front and Conclave, are now 2-for-2 as BAFTA’s Best Film. Impressive.
Edward Berger
As for the much discussed Emilia Pérez, the scandal and controversy over Karla Sofía Gascón’s past tweets did not in the end completely derail the film’s overall chances at BAFTA as it turned out. Winning for Film Not in the English Language and Supporting Actress for Saldaña (who dedicated her win to her trans nephew), it joined the winners circle in what appears to be its strongest categories at the Oscars right now (there is no Best Song given at BAFTA). Still, with 11 BAFTA nominations you might wonder if its haul could not have been bigger without the baggage. We’ll never know. Netflix scored just as big tonight with its delightful and very British Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, which ran over The Wild Robot and Flow for Best Animated Feature and also won in the Family/Children’s Film category.
Zoe Saldana on Sunday
Some comfort food for Anora: Only Brokeback Mountain managed to go on to lose the Best Picture Oscar after winning at PGA, DGA and WGA, just as Anora has done in the last week, and Anora still has SAG to conquer, something even Brokeback could not do. So BAFTA good times for Conclave and The Brutalist could be short-lived if you want to go by stats, but other than some of my fellow pundits who cares about those?
My unscientific surveys reflect some of the shuffling where Academy voters are concerned. First a good number are strugging to see as much as they can before ballots are due at 5 p.m. Pt Tuesday. One Sound Branch member told me at my Santa Barbara Film Festival tribute evening to Adrien Brody and Guy Pearce on Thursday night that he is frantically trying to watch on the digital platform, “but it is like homework,” he said. Others are all over the map in terms of their No. 1 choice, with some not even making it through certain titles that won’t be named here.
Three days left to vote, Academy members. Oscars two weeks from tonight. Fasten your seatbelts.
Anora also surprisingly lost Original Screenplay just hours after taking its third major guild award at the WGA Awards on Saturday night in the category. But taking a different path than the DGA, PGA and WGA (often more predictive voting bodies in terms of where the Oscar winds are blowing), the Brits had other ideas, handing Anora only a Casting statuette before, in a bit of a shocker, at the end anointing star Mikey Madison Lead Actress over favorite Demi Moore.
Madison had lost to Moore at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice but now could be staging a comeback with SAG and Indie Spirits still to come pre-Oscars next weekend. Fernanda Torres, Brazil’s I’m Still Here Golden Globe Drama Actress winner, not nominated at BAFTA or SAG, is the wild card at the Oscars, making that category a bit of crapshoot at this point. Otherwise, the acting prizes at BAFTA for Brody, A Real Pain’s Kieran Culkin and Emilia Perez’s Zoe Saldaña add to their momentum heading into SAG. No one has knocked them out anywhere.
Mikey Madison at the BAFTAs on Sunday
Neither of tonight’s big winners, Conclave or The Brutalist, won anything at the PGA Awards, DGA Awards or WGA. Otherwise, I think Peter Straughan’s Golden Globe- and Critics Choice-winning Conclave would have been among WGA winners for sure.
Nevertheless, it is unusual to nail a BAFTA Best Film without at least one major guild win. Conclave has a chance to change that trajectory at SAG, but that guild, with voting still open until Friday, won’t have a direct impact on Oscar with its winners as Oscar voting ends Tuesday. Conclave is in the running for Outstanding Cast, SAG’s equivalent of Best Picture. So what recent film won Best Film at BAFTA without also taking even one of the four major guild awards? 2014’s Boyhood comes to mind. It was nominated and shut out at each of them, won at BAFTA, and went on to lose the Best Picture Oscar to Birdman.
(L-r) Adrien Brody and Guy Pearce in ‘The Brutalist’
In fact until last year’s sweep from Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer at both Oscars and BAFTA, the previous nine years did not see agreement on their Best Picture winner with the exception of the disastrous 2020 Covid year, when Nomadland won both in a very weird awards season. Conclave, a movie every Oscar voter I talk with seems to admire, has the disadvantage of its director Edward Berger being snubbed in the Best Director race, but with a preferential ballot that might not be a hindrance anymore. Berger’s movies, All Quiet on the Western Front and Conclave, are now 2-for-2 as BAFTA’s Best Film. Impressive.
Edward Berger
As for the much discussed Emilia Pérez, the scandal and controversy over Karla Sofía Gascón’s past tweets did not in the end completely derail the film’s overall chances at BAFTA as it turned out. Winning for Film Not in the English Language and Supporting Actress for Saldaña (who dedicated her win to her trans nephew), it joined the winners circle in what appears to be its strongest categories at the Oscars right now (there is no Best Song given at BAFTA). Still, with 11 BAFTA nominations you might wonder if its haul could not have been bigger without the baggage. We’ll never know. Netflix scored just as big tonight with its delightful and very British Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, which ran over The Wild Robot and Flow for Best Animated Feature and also won in the Family/Children’s Film category.
Zoe Saldana on Sunday
Some comfort food for Anora: Only Brokeback Mountain managed to go on to lose the Best Picture Oscar after winning at PGA, DGA and WGA, just as Anora has done in the last week, and Anora still has SAG to conquer, something even Brokeback could not do. So BAFTA good times for Conclave and The Brutalist could be short-lived if you want to go by stats, but other than some of my fellow pundits who cares about those?
My unscientific surveys reflect some of the shuffling where Academy voters are concerned. First a good number are strugging to see as much as they can before ballots are due at 5 p.m. Pt Tuesday. One Sound Branch member told me at my Santa Barbara Film Festival tribute evening to Adrien Brody and Guy Pearce on Thursday night that he is frantically trying to watch on the digital platform, “but it is like homework,” he said. Others are all over the map in terms of their No. 1 choice, with some not even making it through certain titles that won’t be named here.
Three days left to vote, Academy members. Oscars two weeks from tonight. Fasten your seatbelts.
- 2/16/2025
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV


Congratulations to Gold Derby user Divij Kak for an outstanding score of 86.96 percent in predicting the 2025 BAFTA Film Awards winners on Sunday. Our top scorer is just ahead of 17 other people with 82.61 percent accuracy and has a great point score of 11,351 by using the two Super Bets (500 points each) wisely.
A total of 2,865 people worldwide predicted these movie champs, with our top scorer correctly predicting 20 of 23 winners. The London ceremony was hosted by actor David Tennant. Among the long shots picked accurately were Conclave for Best Picture and Mikey Madison from Anora for Best Actress.
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A total of 2,865 people worldwide predicted these movie champs, with our top scorer correctly predicting 20 of 23 winners. The London ceremony was hosted by actor David Tennant. Among the long shots picked accurately were Conclave for Best Picture and Mikey Madison from Anora for Best Actress.
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- 2/16/2025
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby


Originally published Feb. 5, 2025 at 11 a.m. Pt; updated Feb. 16, 2025 at 1:10 p.m. Pt after the BAFTA Awards results.
Heading into the Producers Guild and Directors Guild Awards, it had been several years since the Best Picture race had been this crowded and fraught. Before the industry weighed in on the race, a solid argument could have been made for six of the 10 Best Picture nominees to win at the 97th Oscars on March 2: Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, and Wicked. However, after Anora pulled off upset wins at both the Producers Guild and Directors Guild Awards (not to mention its win at the Critics Choice Awards), it stands as the clear frontrunner in the race. But is the race over, and, if not, which contender is well-positioned to take Anora down? Here’s our analysis of the Oscars Best Picture race.
Frontrunner: Anora
The...
Heading into the Producers Guild and Directors Guild Awards, it had been several years since the Best Picture race had been this crowded and fraught. Before the industry weighed in on the race, a solid argument could have been made for six of the 10 Best Picture nominees to win at the 97th Oscars on March 2: Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, and Wicked. However, after Anora pulled off upset wins at both the Producers Guild and Directors Guild Awards (not to mention its win at the Critics Choice Awards), it stands as the clear frontrunner in the race. But is the race over, and, if not, which contender is well-positioned to take Anora down? Here’s our analysis of the Oscars Best Picture race.
Frontrunner: Anora
The...
- 2/16/2025
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby


Originally published Feb. 7, 2025 at 1 p.m. Pt; updated Feb. 16, 2025 at 1:05 p.m. Pt after the BAFTA Awards results.
Some Oscar categories remain highly volatile and unpredictable. Before the Directors Guild Awards, Best Director did not appear to be one of them. Whoops! Sean Baker won top honors from the Directors Guild for Anora, grabbing this year’s race away from The Brutalist filmmaker Brady Corbet. Corbet was so far out in front that before the DGA Awards no Gold Derby expert expected him to lose at the Oscars on March 2. But is Corbet back after the BAFTA Awards win? Here’s our analysis of the Oscar Best Director race.
Frontrunner: Sean Baker, Anora
If Anora had been the Best Picture frontrunner all along — after all, the Neon release and Palme d’Or winner had been the top pick in the Gold Derby odds for months this past fall — maybe...
Some Oscar categories remain highly volatile and unpredictable. Before the Directors Guild Awards, Best Director did not appear to be one of them. Whoops! Sean Baker won top honors from the Directors Guild for Anora, grabbing this year’s race away from The Brutalist filmmaker Brady Corbet. Corbet was so far out in front that before the DGA Awards no Gold Derby expert expected him to lose at the Oscars on March 2. But is Corbet back after the BAFTA Awards win? Here’s our analysis of the Oscar Best Director race.
Frontrunner: Sean Baker, Anora
If Anora had been the Best Picture frontrunner all along — after all, the Neon release and Palme d’Or winner had been the top pick in the Gold Derby odds for months this past fall — maybe...
- 2/16/2025
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby


The Brutalist was the night’s almost-joint winner, with prizes for director Brady Corbet and Adrien Brody, while A Real Pain and Kneecap provided heartening victories
• Conclave beats The Brutalist to best picture
• Full list of winners
• Adrien Brody and Mikey Madison among the winners – in pictures
• Best quotes of the night
Whatever else happened at this year’s Bafta ceremony, it provided us with a very exciting star-is-born moment. Mikey Madison broke ahead of a densely packed crowd of best-actress contenders (in which only the hapless Karla Sofía Gascón was really lagging behind) to win the Bafta for her wonderfully smart, funny, charismatic and vulnerable performance in Sean Baker’s Anora, playing a New York table dancer who gets a Vegas wedding to a Russian oligarch’s son. Her final closeup scene in that film is a thrilling masterclass in complexity. I admit that I myself had been rooting...
• Conclave beats The Brutalist to best picture
• Full list of winners
• Adrien Brody and Mikey Madison among the winners – in pictures
• Best quotes of the night
Whatever else happened at this year’s Bafta ceremony, it provided us with a very exciting star-is-born moment. Mikey Madison broke ahead of a densely packed crowd of best-actress contenders (in which only the hapless Karla Sofía Gascón was really lagging behind) to win the Bafta for her wonderfully smart, funny, charismatic and vulnerable performance in Sean Baker’s Anora, playing a New York table dancer who gets a Vegas wedding to a Russian oligarch’s son. Her final closeup scene in that film is a thrilling masterclass in complexity. I admit that I myself had been rooting...
- 2/16/2025
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News


The 2025 Oscar race took a detour across the pond on Sunday as the BAFTA Film Awards were handed out, with the hometown favorite Conclave finishing on top.
Conclave came in with a leading 12 nominations, and it finished with four overall wins — Best Film, Best British Film, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Editing — on an evening when voters spread the wealth. The Brutalist scored for Best Director (Brady Corbet) and Best Actor (Adrien Brody). The Best Actress race featured a surprise, with Anora star Mikey Madison upsetting Golden Globe and Critics Choice winner Demi Moore (The Substance). It was an otherwise quiet night for Anora, with just one other win for Best Casting after a scorching weeklong stretch that saw the film rack up top prizes from the Critics Choice, Directors Guild, Producers Guild, and Writers Guild.
Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) and Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) continued their domination of the supporting categories.
Conclave came in with a leading 12 nominations, and it finished with four overall wins — Best Film, Best British Film, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Editing — on an evening when voters spread the wealth. The Brutalist scored for Best Director (Brady Corbet) and Best Actor (Adrien Brody). The Best Actress race featured a surprise, with Anora star Mikey Madison upsetting Golden Globe and Critics Choice winner Demi Moore (The Substance). It was an otherwise quiet night for Anora, with just one other win for Best Casting after a scorching weeklong stretch that saw the film rack up top prizes from the Critics Choice, Directors Guild, Producers Guild, and Writers Guild.
Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) and Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) continued their domination of the supporting categories.
- 2/16/2025
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby


The Oscar race is a marathon, not a sprint. There are dozens of pit stops along the way and trophies to be given out before the 2025 Oscars on March 2. Keep track of precursor wins here with our scorecard. This includes honors from major film festivals, critics groups, guilds, and televised shows of the 2024-25 Oscar season. Wins are listed in order of announcement and in accordance with candidates’ FYC campaigns.
Updated: Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, with BAFTA winners.
Conclave won Best Picture at Sunday’s BAFTA Awards, while Best Actress got a twist with a win for Anora‘s Mikey Madison.
The nomination leader with 12, Conclave took home four awards total, the others being Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing, and Best British Film. The Vatican thriller was in second place in the Best Picture odds, behind The Brutalist, and this marks its first major Best Picture win of the season after...
Updated: Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, with BAFTA winners.
Conclave won Best Picture at Sunday’s BAFTA Awards, while Best Actress got a twist with a win for Anora‘s Mikey Madison.
The nomination leader with 12, Conclave took home four awards total, the others being Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing, and Best British Film. The Vatican thriller was in second place in the Best Picture odds, behind The Brutalist, and this marks its first major Best Picture win of the season after...
- 2/16/2025
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby


The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced its 2025 winners on Sunday night in a ceremony that featured strong showings from films competing for recognition ahead of the Oscars. Industry professionals and fans alike watched as the night’s results underscored the close ties between BAFTA and the Academy, with the awards serving as a possible gauge for the upcoming season.
“Conclave” emerged as the top winner, receiving the Best Film honor and earning recognition as Outstanding British Film. The film, which also earned accolades for Adapted Screenplay and Editing, was produced by a team including Tessa Ross and Michael A. Jackman. With its international production roots and shared funding from the United States and the United Kingdom, “Conclave” has generated discussion among voters whose memberships overlap between BAFTA and the Academy.
The ceremony spotlighted several performances that attracted significant attention. Brady Corbet was recognized as Best Director for his work on “The Brutalist,...
“Conclave” emerged as the top winner, receiving the Best Film honor and earning recognition as Outstanding British Film. The film, which also earned accolades for Adapted Screenplay and Editing, was produced by a team including Tessa Ross and Michael A. Jackman. With its international production roots and shared funding from the United States and the United Kingdom, “Conclave” has generated discussion among voters whose memberships overlap between BAFTA and the Academy.
The ceremony spotlighted several performances that attracted significant attention. Brady Corbet was recognized as Best Director for his work on “The Brutalist,...
- 2/16/2025
- by Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely

Some of David Tennant’s Donald Trump jokes during his BAFTAs monologue ended up on the BBC’s cutting room floor.
Several of the host’s quips — one of which compared the U.S. president to Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice character — were cut from the BBC’s broadcast of the British awards ceremony on Sunday night, which is pre-recorded two hours before it airs in the U.K. The event ran for three hours and is typically cut down to two, so it’s not out of the ordinary for certain bits to be axed.
Though Tennant’s bit about Trump in relation to “The Brutalist” was left in, it cuts off there and does not include the following: “Donald Trump, he says he hasn’t seen ‘The Apprentice’ because it’s a 15 [referring to the U.K. film rating]. It’s not on Nickelodeon. Donald Trump … I’m worried. I’ve said his name three times.
Several of the host’s quips — one of which compared the U.S. president to Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice character — were cut from the BBC’s broadcast of the British awards ceremony on Sunday night, which is pre-recorded two hours before it airs in the U.K. The event ran for three hours and is typically cut down to two, so it’s not out of the ordinary for certain bits to be axed.
Though Tennant’s bit about Trump in relation to “The Brutalist” was left in, it cuts off there and does not include the following: “Donald Trump, he says he hasn’t seen ‘The Apprentice’ because it’s a 15 [referring to the U.K. film rating]. It’s not on Nickelodeon. Donald Trump … I’m worried. I’ve said his name three times.
- 2/16/2025
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV


This evening saw the cream of the crop of thespian artists as well as filmmakers assemble at London’s Royal Festival Hall for this year’s BAFTA awards hosted by David Tennant.
This year’s nominations saw 12 nominations for ‘Conclave,’ 11 nominations for ‘Emilia Pérez,’ While ‘The Brutalist’ received 9 nominations. 7 nominations for ‘Anora,’ ‘Dune: Part Two’ and ‘Wicked.’
14 out of 24 nominees in the performance categories received their first BAFTA Film nomination, including Yura Borisov (Anora), Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain), Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez), Ariana Grande (Wicked), Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez), Clarence Maclin (Sing Sing), Mikey Madison (Anora), Demi Moore (The Substance), Guy Pearce (The Brutalist), Isabella Rossellini (Conclave), Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez), Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice) and Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice).
Also in news – The 2025 European Shooting Stars arrive at Berlinale
Winners are highlighted in bold.
Best Film
Anora The Brutalist A Complete Unknown Winner – Conclave...
This year’s nominations saw 12 nominations for ‘Conclave,’ 11 nominations for ‘Emilia Pérez,’ While ‘The Brutalist’ received 9 nominations. 7 nominations for ‘Anora,’ ‘Dune: Part Two’ and ‘Wicked.’
14 out of 24 nominees in the performance categories received their first BAFTA Film nomination, including Yura Borisov (Anora), Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain), Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez), Ariana Grande (Wicked), Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez), Clarence Maclin (Sing Sing), Mikey Madison (Anora), Demi Moore (The Substance), Guy Pearce (The Brutalist), Isabella Rossellini (Conclave), Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez), Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice) and Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice).
Also in news – The 2025 European Shooting Stars arrive at Berlinale
Winners are highlighted in bold.
Best Film
Anora The Brutalist A Complete Unknown Winner – Conclave...
- 2/16/2025
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk

Anora star Mikey Madison paid tribute to sex workers after winning Best Leading Actress at the BAFTA Film Awards.
In the Neon film, Madison plays a sex worker from Brooklyn who meets and impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch. She beat others including Demi Moore, Cynthia Erivo, and Saoirse Ronan to the acting prize.
After picking up the BAFTA mask, she said: “I do want to just take a moment to recognize the sex worker community. I just want to say that I see you. You deserve respect and human decency. I will always be a friend and ally.”
She thanked her Mom, calling her “my favorite screen partner” for driving her to auditions and helping her run lines. Madison added: “To my fellow nominees, I’m just so in awe of all of you. You just gave beautiful performances. And really, the highlight of all of this...
In the Neon film, Madison plays a sex worker from Brooklyn who meets and impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch. She beat others including Demi Moore, Cynthia Erivo, and Saoirse Ronan to the acting prize.
After picking up the BAFTA mask, she said: “I do want to just take a moment to recognize the sex worker community. I just want to say that I see you. You deserve respect and human decency. I will always be a friend and ally.”
She thanked her Mom, calling her “my favorite screen partner” for driving her to auditions and helping her run lines. Madison added: “To my fellow nominees, I’m just so in awe of all of you. You just gave beautiful performances. And really, the highlight of all of this...
- 2/16/2025
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV

The Ee BAFTA Film Awards happened this evening at the Royal Festival Hall in London, hosted once more by David Tennant.
Poking fun at Trump during his monologue, Tennant also offered the usual celebrity gags and had several stars singing part of The Proclaimers' "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)".
Cautioning audience members that there would not be an intermission as with nominated epic The Brutalist, Tennant also admonished winners to "keep your speeches the opposite of your films: nice and short."
A somewhat surprising addition to the night (though perhaps not given their presence on the soundtracks for both Better Man and Anora) was a performance of "Greatest Day" by Take That.
As for the winners, it was a good night for Conclave, which won Best Film, another Adapted Screenplay trophy for writer Peter Straughan, Best British Film and Editing and A Real Pain, which went home with Original Screenplay for...
Poking fun at Trump during his monologue, Tennant also offered the usual celebrity gags and had several stars singing part of The Proclaimers' "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)".
Cautioning audience members that there would not be an intermission as with nominated epic The Brutalist, Tennant also admonished winners to "keep your speeches the opposite of your films: nice and short."
A somewhat surprising addition to the night (though perhaps not given their presence on the soundtracks for both Better Man and Anora) was a performance of "Greatest Day" by Take That.
As for the winners, it was a good night for Conclave, which won Best Film, another Adapted Screenplay trophy for writer Peter Straughan, Best British Film and Editing and A Real Pain, which went home with Original Screenplay for...
- 2/16/2025
- by James White
- Empire - Movies


The BAFTA Film Awards shared the love on Sunday evening, with Vatican drama Conclave picking up four wins, including for best film and outstanding British film, the same number of honors as Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, which earned the best director and best actor awards for Corbet and Adrien Brody, respectively.
Meanwhile, Mikey Madison received the best leading actress BAFTA for her role in Anora, which was also honored with the casting award for Sean Baker and Samantha Quan, while Zoe Saldaña earned the best supporting actress statuette for her work in Emilia Pérez. For the latter, director Jacques Audiard and Pascal Caucheteux also won the award for best film not in the English language.
During the ceremony, hosted by Scottish star David Tennant (Doctor Who, Inside Man) at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London, the Edward Berger-directed Conclave, starring Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci...
Meanwhile, Mikey Madison received the best leading actress BAFTA for her role in Anora, which was also honored with the casting award for Sean Baker and Samantha Quan, while Zoe Saldaña earned the best supporting actress statuette for her work in Emilia Pérez. For the latter, director Jacques Audiard and Pascal Caucheteux also won the award for best film not in the English language.
During the ceremony, hosted by Scottish star David Tennant (Doctor Who, Inside Man) at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London, the Edward Berger-directed Conclave, starring Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci...
- 2/16/2025
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News


The 2025 BAFTAs are here!
The annual celebration of film is taking place Sunday (February 16) at Royal Festival Hall in London, England. Doctor Who actor David Tennant is hosting for the second year in a row.
This year, Conclave scored the most nominations with 12 total. Emilia Pérez is in second place, with 11 nominations this year.
Just Jared will be live updating with all the winners throughout the event, so stay tuned!
Keep reading to find out more…
See the full list of nominees and winners…
Best Film
“Anora” — Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, Sean Baker
“The Brutalist”
“A Complete Unknown”
“Conclave” - Winner!
“Emilia Pérez”
Outstanding British Film
“Bird” — Andrea Arnold, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Lee Groombridge
“Blitz” — Steve McQueen, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Anita Overland
“Conclave” — Edward Berger, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Peter Straughan - Winner!
“Gladiator II” — Ridley Scott, Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, Michael Pruss, David Scarpa,...
The annual celebration of film is taking place Sunday (February 16) at Royal Festival Hall in London, England. Doctor Who actor David Tennant is hosting for the second year in a row.
This year, Conclave scored the most nominations with 12 total. Emilia Pérez is in second place, with 11 nominations this year.
Just Jared will be live updating with all the winners throughout the event, so stay tuned!
Keep reading to find out more…
See the full list of nominees and winners…
Best Film
“Anora” — Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, Sean Baker
“The Brutalist”
“A Complete Unknown”
“Conclave” - Winner!
“Emilia Pérez”
Outstanding British Film
“Bird” — Andrea Arnold, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Lee Groombridge
“Blitz” — Steve McQueen, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Anita Overland
“Conclave” — Edward Berger, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Peter Straughan - Winner!
“Gladiator II” — Ridley Scott, Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, Michael Pruss, David Scarpa,...
- 2/16/2025
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared


Jeff Goldblum brought his special touch to the BAFTA Film Awards ceremony’s In Memoriam segment in London on Sunday, performing “As Time Goes By” on the piano while the names and faces of beloved industry figures who died over the past year were shown on a screen. The actor, who played The Wizard of Oz in the BAFTA-nominated Jon M. Chu-directed blockbuster Wicked, which stars Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and Michelle Yeoh, added to the star power of the event held at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in the British capital.
The jazz song was written by Herman Hupfeld in 1931. It became famous after it was featured in the 1942 film classic Casablanca, performed by Sam, played by Dooley Wilson.
“Goldblum’s soulful style will provide a moving and personal tribute,” BAFTA organizers had said when they unveiled his on-stage appearance during the biggest night in British film.
The jazz song was written by Herman Hupfeld in 1931. It became famous after it was featured in the 1942 film classic Casablanca, performed by Sam, played by Dooley Wilson.
“Goldblum’s soulful style will provide a moving and personal tribute,” BAFTA organizers had said when they unveiled his on-stage appearance during the biggest night in British film.
- 2/16/2025
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News


“Conclave” won Best Film at the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards, leading the pack with four BAFTAs overall. The British equivalent of the Oscars took place February 16 from the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in central London, honoring the best in film for its 78th annual edition.
Edward Berger’s “Conclave” led all films with 12 BAFTA nominations, and it won Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Best Adapted Screenplay for Peter Straughan, and Best Editing. It’s an upset after “Anora” swept all three of the DGAs, PGAs, and WGAs. The last film to win those three prizes, but not Best Picture at the Oscars was “Brokeback Mountain,” but then again, it did win the BAFTA for Best Film.
“Anora” did have a strong showing though, with Mikey Madison pulling off an upset and winning Leading Actress over Demi Moore for “The Substance.” “Anora” also won Best Casting, though Madison lost...
Edward Berger’s “Conclave” led all films with 12 BAFTA nominations, and it won Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Best Adapted Screenplay for Peter Straughan, and Best Editing. It’s an upset after “Anora” swept all three of the DGAs, PGAs, and WGAs. The last film to win those three prizes, but not Best Picture at the Oscars was “Brokeback Mountain,” but then again, it did win the BAFTA for Best Film.
“Anora” did have a strong showing though, with Mikey Madison pulling off an upset and winning Leading Actress over Demi Moore for “The Substance.” “Anora” also won Best Casting, though Madison lost...
- 2/16/2025
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire

Ne Zha 2, the fantasy epic that’s been setting records in China, opened to $7.2 million on 660 screens, according to Comscore, for the no. 5 spot at a domestic box office being trounced by Captain America: Brave New World.
The animated film from Cmc Pictures, see Deadline review, takes up where the 2019 original left off as Demon Orb Ne Zha (voiced by Joseph) and Spirit Orb Aobing (Mo Han) must share a body for seven days as Ne Zha battles dragons to save his hometown, and a lot more. Written and directed by Yang Yu (known as Jiaozi), the cast also includes Jiaming Zhang and Deshun Wang. It set an all-time record box office record during the annual Lunar New Year holiday and has passed $1.5 billion in China alone, making it the second-biggest animated film in global box office history after Inside Out 2.
Becoming Led Zeppelin from Sony Pictures Classics...
The animated film from Cmc Pictures, see Deadline review, takes up where the 2019 original left off as Demon Orb Ne Zha (voiced by Joseph) and Spirit Orb Aobing (Mo Han) must share a body for seven days as Ne Zha battles dragons to save his hometown, and a lot more. Written and directed by Yang Yu (known as Jiaozi), the cast also includes Jiaming Zhang and Deshun Wang. It set an all-time record box office record during the annual Lunar New Year holiday and has passed $1.5 billion in China alone, making it the second-biggest animated film in global box office history after Inside Out 2.
Becoming Led Zeppelin from Sony Pictures Classics...
- 2/16/2025
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV


Take That took over the BAFTA Film Awards stage in London on Sunday with a rendition of their hit song “Greatest Day,” featured in Sean Baker‘s awards season darling Anora.
The famed boy band performed in its current lineup of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen, but Robbie Williams and Jason Orange didn’t join them for the performance on the biggest night in British film.
The clearly excited audience at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in the British capital showered the band with much applause, loud cheers and many screams.
The BAFTA ceremony organizers knew what they were doing. “Known for their electrifying live shows and timeless appeal, Take That will bring their signature energy and charisma to the ceremony, creating a highlight of the evening,” they had said in unveiling the performance roughly 10 days before the awards show. “Their appearance promises to be an unforgettable moment,...
The famed boy band performed in its current lineup of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen, but Robbie Williams and Jason Orange didn’t join them for the performance on the biggest night in British film.
The clearly excited audience at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in the British capital showered the band with much applause, loud cheers and many screams.
The BAFTA ceremony organizers knew what they were doing. “Known for their electrifying live shows and timeless appeal, Take That will bring their signature energy and charisma to the ceremony, creating a highlight of the evening,” they had said in unveiling the performance roughly 10 days before the awards show. “Their appearance promises to be an unforgettable moment,...
- 2/16/2025
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News

As the 2025 Ee BAFTA Film Awards got underway on Sunday in London, a slew of stars hit the red carpet. The guest list includes a number of performers nominated this year, including Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Demi Moore, Timothée Chalamet, Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldaña, Isabella Rossellini, Mikey Madison, Ralph Fiennes, Denis Villeneuve, Colman Domingo, Kieran Culkin, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeremy Strong, Sebastian Stan, Saoirse Ronan, Sean Baker, Marianna Jean-Baptiste, Guy Pearce, Hugh Grant and plenty more.
“Conclave” leads the pack of 2025 BAFTA Film Awards nominees with 12 nods, one more than “Emilia Pérez.” “The Brutalist,” meanwhile, received nine nominations, including best film, director (Brady Corbet) and actor (Adrien Brody), followed by seven each for “Anora,” “Dune: Part Two” and “Wicked.” Of those three, only “Anora” made the cut for best film and director (Sean Baker). Coralie Fargeat landed the last spot in the director category, for “The Substance.” She, like Baker and Corbet,...
“Conclave” leads the pack of 2025 BAFTA Film Awards nominees with 12 nods, one more than “Emilia Pérez.” “The Brutalist,” meanwhile, received nine nominations, including best film, director (Brady Corbet) and actor (Adrien Brody), followed by seven each for “Anora,” “Dune: Part Two” and “Wicked.” Of those three, only “Anora” made the cut for best film and director (Sean Baker). Coralie Fargeat landed the last spot in the director category, for “The Substance.” She, like Baker and Corbet,...
- 2/16/2025
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap

Time to put away those cocktails and vape pens and pick up that tea and crumpet because awards season is taking a trip across the pond. Honoring the best of cinema from around the world, the BAFTA Film Awards marks the British film industry’s biggest night of the year and also serves as a strong prognosticator of Oscar results. All five nominees for Best Film tonight are also up for Best Picture, with Sean Baker’s “Anora” looking to cement its status as this year’s frontrunner following wins with the PGA, DGA, and WGA. The only film that has won all three, plus the BAFTA for Best Film, and did not gone on to win Best Picture at the Oscars was Ang Lee’s “Brokeback Mountain.”
Outside of the awards, the BAFTAs are also a huge night for glamour, with stars and filmmakers alike showing up and showing...
Outside of the awards, the BAFTAs are also a huge night for glamour, with stars and filmmakers alike showing up and showing...
- 2/16/2025
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire

David Tennant took to the podium as the BAFTA Film Awards host for a second time on Sunday night — and called out U.S. President Donald Trump.
The “Doctor Who” star, who also hosted last year’s ceremony, opened with a performance of the Proclaimers’ hit “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” getting members of the audience — including James McAvoy, Anna Kendrick and Colman Domingo join in.
Tennant then took aim at Trump in his monologue, describing “The Brutalist” as “a film about incredible architecture. In fact, it’s the boldest architecture in film this year, apart from Donald Trump’s hair in ‘The Apprentice.'”
He continued, “Donald Trump, he says he hasn’t seen ‘The Apprentice’ because it’s a 15 [referring to the U.K. film rating]. It’s not on Nickelodeon. Donald Trump … I’m worried. I’ve said his name three times. It’s like ‘Beetlejuice’ — I’ve summoned him. And talking of villains…...
The “Doctor Who” star, who also hosted last year’s ceremony, opened with a performance of the Proclaimers’ hit “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” getting members of the audience — including James McAvoy, Anna Kendrick and Colman Domingo join in.
Tennant then took aim at Trump in his monologue, describing “The Brutalist” as “a film about incredible architecture. In fact, it’s the boldest architecture in film this year, apart from Donald Trump’s hair in ‘The Apprentice.'”
He continued, “Donald Trump, he says he hasn’t seen ‘The Apprentice’ because it’s a 15 [referring to the U.K. film rating]. It’s not on Nickelodeon. Donald Trump … I’m worried. I’ve said his name three times. It’s like ‘Beetlejuice’ — I’ve summoned him. And talking of villains…...
- 2/16/2025
- by Alex Ritman and Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV


The stars shined bright as they entered British Academy Film Awards on Sunday. The top movie stars crossed the pond to celebrate the best in film, but who came to slay on the red carpet?
Many of Hollywood’s most famous celebrities converged at the Royal Festival Hall in London decked out in their best attire. From timeless elegance to fashion forward statements, we’ve collected the most eye-popping gowns and stylish tuxedos at the 2025 BAFTAs. Tour our photo gallery above to see what everyone was wearing on the red carpet.
The 78th Annual BAFTAs air live in London at 7 p.m. GMT/2 p.m. Et/11 a.m. Pt and can be streamed on BritBox.
This year’s BAFTA Awards film nominations list was led by Conclave, which received 12 total nominations, including bids for Best Film, Best British Film, Best Director for Edward Berger, and Best Actor for Ralph Fiennes.
Many of Hollywood’s most famous celebrities converged at the Royal Festival Hall in London decked out in their best attire. From timeless elegance to fashion forward statements, we’ve collected the most eye-popping gowns and stylish tuxedos at the 2025 BAFTAs. Tour our photo gallery above to see what everyone was wearing on the red carpet.
The 78th Annual BAFTAs air live in London at 7 p.m. GMT/2 p.m. Et/11 a.m. Pt and can be streamed on BritBox.
This year’s BAFTA Awards film nominations list was led by Conclave, which received 12 total nominations, including bids for Best Film, Best British Film, Best Director for Edward Berger, and Best Actor for Ralph Fiennes.
- 2/16/2025
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby

The papal drama “Conclave” has been named the best film of 2024 at the Ee BAFTA Film Awards, which took place on Sunday in London.
Voters from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts spread the wealth, giving “Conclave” and “The Brutalist” four awards each and giving two to “Dune: Part Two,” “Wicked,” “Emilia Perez,” “A Real Pain,” “Anora” and “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl.”
The win for “Conclave” is the most significant for the film in a season in which “Anora” has been winning most of the major awards. It also gave director Edward Berger two BAFTA Best Film wins in the last three years, following his first for “All Quiet on the Western Front” two years ago.
The only other directors to have two films win the top BAFTA award in a span of three years are Mike Nichols (“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and “The Graduate...
Voters from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts spread the wealth, giving “Conclave” and “The Brutalist” four awards each and giving two to “Dune: Part Two,” “Wicked,” “Emilia Perez,” “A Real Pain,” “Anora” and “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl.”
The win for “Conclave” is the most significant for the film in a season in which “Anora” has been winning most of the major awards. It also gave director Edward Berger two BAFTA Best Film wins in the last three years, following his first for “All Quiet on the Western Front” two years ago.
The only other directors to have two films win the top BAFTA award in a span of three years are Mike Nichols (“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and “The Graduate...
- 2/16/2025
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap


The stars shined bright as they entered British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) on Sunday. The top movie stars crossed the pond to celebrate the best in film, but who came to slay on the red carpet?
Many of Hollywood’s most famous celebrities converged at the Royal Festival Hall in London decked out in their best attire. From timeless elegance to fashion forward statements, we’ve collected the most eye-popping gowns and stylish tuxedos at the 2025 BAFTAs. Tour our photo gallery below to see what everyone was wearing on the red carpet.
The 78th Annual BAFTAs air live in London at 7 p.m. GMT/2 p.m. Et/11 a.m. Pt and can be streamed on BritBox.
This year’s BAFTA Awards film nominations list was led by Conclave, which received 12 total nominations, including bids for Best Film, Best British Film, Best Director for Edward Berger, and Best Actor for Ralph Fiennes.
Many of Hollywood’s most famous celebrities converged at the Royal Festival Hall in London decked out in their best attire. From timeless elegance to fashion forward statements, we’ve collected the most eye-popping gowns and stylish tuxedos at the 2025 BAFTAs. Tour our photo gallery below to see what everyone was wearing on the red carpet.
The 78th Annual BAFTAs air live in London at 7 p.m. GMT/2 p.m. Et/11 a.m. Pt and can be streamed on BritBox.
This year’s BAFTA Awards film nominations list was led by Conclave, which received 12 total nominations, including bids for Best Film, Best British Film, Best Director for Edward Berger, and Best Actor for Ralph Fiennes.
- 2/16/2025
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has rolled out the red carpet for its annual BAFTA Film Awards at London’s Royal Festival Hall. The ceremony is about to kick off on what is a typically cold and grey evening in the capital.
Heading into the event, Papal thriller Conclave leads all nominations with 12, including Best Film, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Actor, and Casting.
With the second-largest haul of nominations, Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Perez is vying for a total of 11, including Best Film, Director, Film Not In The English Language, and Support Actress. The film is also nominated in Leading Actress with Karla Sofía Gascón, who was left off the ceremony’s guest following widespread pushback about past racist tweets.
Chasing the leading two is Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist (nine), Sean Baker’s Anora (seven), Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two (seven), and Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown...
Heading into the event, Papal thriller Conclave leads all nominations with 12, including Best Film, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Actor, and Casting.
With the second-largest haul of nominations, Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Perez is vying for a total of 11, including Best Film, Director, Film Not In The English Language, and Support Actress. The film is also nominated in Leading Actress with Karla Sofía Gascón, who was left off the ceremony’s guest following widespread pushback about past racist tweets.
Chasing the leading two is Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist (nine), Sean Baker’s Anora (seven), Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two (seven), and Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown...
- 2/16/2025
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV

At a BAFTA Awards where there was no clear frontrunner going into the ceremony, British Academy voters chose to largely share the spoils when it came to handing out honors.
But only one could win the top prize of best film, and this year that went to “Conclave,” which had entered the night with the most number of nominations (11). Edward Berger’s Vatican thriller wound up tying with Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist” with four BAFTA wins each. Of its four, the 3.5-hour American epic won leading actor for Adrien Brody and director for Corbet.
Meanwhile, there was a surprise when Mikey Madison was named leading actress for “Anora” (one of two wins for Sean Baker’s sex worker comedy), with “The Substance” star Demi Moore’s seem by many as sure bet. Coralie Fargeat’s body-horror instead took home one award, for makeup and hairstyling.
Elsewhere, Jacques Audiard’s crime musical “Emilia Pérez,...
But only one could win the top prize of best film, and this year that went to “Conclave,” which had entered the night with the most number of nominations (11). Edward Berger’s Vatican thriller wound up tying with Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist” with four BAFTA wins each. Of its four, the 3.5-hour American epic won leading actor for Adrien Brody and director for Corbet.
Meanwhile, there was a surprise when Mikey Madison was named leading actress for “Anora” (one of two wins for Sean Baker’s sex worker comedy), with “The Substance” star Demi Moore’s seem by many as sure bet. Coralie Fargeat’s body-horror instead took home one award, for makeup and hairstyling.
Elsewhere, Jacques Audiard’s crime musical “Emilia Pérez,...
- 2/16/2025
- by Alex Ritman and Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV

The biggest stars from the U.K. and beyond are arriving on the red carpet for the 2025 BAFTA Film Awards.
Taking place at London’s Royal Festival Hall, the awards ceremony — which is often a predictor of the Oscars — will celebrate the best in cinema this year with host David Tennant leading the charge.
Jeff Goldblum and Monica Barbaro were two of the first big names to arrive on the carpet. “Wicked” star Goldblum, who will be playing the piano during tonight’s in memoriam section, Method-dressed with purple sunglasses and a patterned green vest that looked straight out of Oz. “A Complete Unknown’s” Barbaro, on the other hand, glittered in a dainty dress embellished with silver and rose-gold jewels.
This year’s nominations were led by Edward Berger’s papal drama “Conclave” and Jacques Audiard’s crime musical “Emilia Pérez” with 12 and 11 nods, respectively. Both movies were nominated for best film,...
Taking place at London’s Royal Festival Hall, the awards ceremony — which is often a predictor of the Oscars — will celebrate the best in cinema this year with host David Tennant leading the charge.
Jeff Goldblum and Monica Barbaro were two of the first big names to arrive on the carpet. “Wicked” star Goldblum, who will be playing the piano during tonight’s in memoriam section, Method-dressed with purple sunglasses and a patterned green vest that looked straight out of Oz. “A Complete Unknown’s” Barbaro, on the other hand, glittered in a dainty dress embellished with silver and rose-gold jewels.
This year’s nominations were led by Edward Berger’s papal drama “Conclave” and Jacques Audiard’s crime musical “Emilia Pérez” with 12 and 11 nods, respectively. Both movies were nominated for best film,...
- 2/16/2025
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV

With a victory for Best Original Screenplay win for “Anora” at the Writers Guild Awards 2025, it certifies the Sean Baker film as the top contender for Best Picture, even if fellow Oscar nominees “The Substance,” “September 5,” and “The Brutalist” were ineligible for the award having not been written by guild members or under a WGA collective bargaining agreement.
“Anora” had already won top prize at the PGA Awards and DGA Awards the previous weekend, with its Critics Choice Award for Best Film being a nice bonus. The only other film to win over those guilds and the WGA yet not win Best Picture is “Brokeback Mountain” in 2006. The major harbinger indicating that the Ang Lee movie would not prevail at the Oscars was “Crash” winning Best Ensemble at the SAG Awards, so a win at that particular awards body in the coming week is crucial to the Neon release’s dominant awards campaign.
“Anora” had already won top prize at the PGA Awards and DGA Awards the previous weekend, with its Critics Choice Award for Best Film being a nice bonus. The only other film to win over those guilds and the WGA yet not win Best Picture is “Brokeback Mountain” in 2006. The major harbinger indicating that the Ang Lee movie would not prevail at the Oscars was “Crash” winning Best Ensemble at the SAG Awards, so a win at that particular awards body in the coming week is crucial to the Neon release’s dominant awards campaign.
- 2/16/2025
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire


The 2025 BAFTA Film Awards are here!
The BAFTAs are the U.K.’s version of the Oscars, celebrating the best of the year in film.
The 78th British Academy Film Awards will take place on Sunday (February 16) at Royal Festival Hall in London, England.
Doctor Who actor David Tennant will host for the second year in a row.
Awards show enthusiasts will especially be looking to see who wins at the ceremony, considering all five of the nominees for Best Film — A Complete Unknown, Anora, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, and The Brutalist — are also contenders for Best Picture at the 2025 Oscars, taking place on March 2.
Keep reading to find out more…
The 2025 BAFTAs ceremony is set to take place starting at 7 p.m. BST, which means that it will air at 2 p.m. Et and 11 a.m. Pt.
You can watch the red carpet live on the BAFTA YouTube channel beginning at 10 a.
The BAFTAs are the U.K.’s version of the Oscars, celebrating the best of the year in film.
The 78th British Academy Film Awards will take place on Sunday (February 16) at Royal Festival Hall in London, England.
Doctor Who actor David Tennant will host for the second year in a row.
Awards show enthusiasts will especially be looking to see who wins at the ceremony, considering all five of the nominees for Best Film — A Complete Unknown, Anora, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, and The Brutalist — are also contenders for Best Picture at the 2025 Oscars, taking place on March 2.
Keep reading to find out more…
The 2025 BAFTAs ceremony is set to take place starting at 7 p.m. BST, which means that it will air at 2 p.m. Et and 11 a.m. Pt.
You can watch the red carpet live on the BAFTA YouTube channel beginning at 10 a.
- 2/16/2025
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared


The 78th British Film Academy awards are heading our way tonight – here’s what you need to know about the big night at the Royal Festival Hall
With each passing year the attention paid to the Bafta film awards turns up a notch, as campaigns jostle and reposition themselves in the quest for the real prize: an Academy Award. The Oscar race is pretty open this year, even more so after the Emilia Pérez debacle, but with its British centre of gravity and slightly differing nominations list, the Baftas have their own dynamic. Hence the Baftas can sometimes seem to be a fairground-mirror reflection of the American contest, or (looked at the other way) an assertion of a similar but separate cultural identity.
The most obvious example of this is the strong showing for Belfast rap comedy Kneecap, which could walk off with a fistful of Baftas, but failed to...
With each passing year the attention paid to the Bafta film awards turns up a notch, as campaigns jostle and reposition themselves in the quest for the real prize: an Academy Award. The Oscar race is pretty open this year, even more so after the Emilia Pérez debacle, but with its British centre of gravity and slightly differing nominations list, the Baftas have their own dynamic. Hence the Baftas can sometimes seem to be a fairground-mirror reflection of the American contest, or (looked at the other way) an assertion of a similar but separate cultural identity.
The most obvious example of this is the strong showing for Belfast rap comedy Kneecap, which could walk off with a fistful of Baftas, but failed to...
- 2/16/2025
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News


Some Oscar categories seems pretty locked up, but a number of below-the-line winners are still up for grabs. That is one reason why guild honors such as the Art Directors Guild Adg Awards are notable precurssors. Especially with Production Design nominees “Conclave,” “Nosferatu,” and “Wicked” taking their respective Feature Film categories. All three are up for the Production Design Oscar alongisde “The Brutalist” and “Dune: Part Two.”
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Notably, “The Wild Robot” took the Animation honor.
Continue reading ‘Nosferatu,’ ‘Wicked’ & ‘The Penguin’ Top 2025 Adg Awards Winners at The Playlist.
Read More: Nathan Crowley on boarding The Emerald Express Train to “Wicked” and “Touching Oz”
Notably, “The Wild Robot” took the Animation honor.
Continue reading ‘Nosferatu,’ ‘Wicked’ & ‘The Penguin’ Top 2025 Adg Awards Winners at The Playlist.
- 2/16/2025
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist


The 2025 awards season is in ceremony mode and this afternoon the Writer’s Guild of America handed out its annual honors. As is tradition, the WGA Awards were held in concurrent ceremonies in both New York and Los Angeles. Hosted by Joel Kim Booster, the big winners of the night were Sean Baker for “Anora” and RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes for “Nickel Boys.”
Read More: Jesse Eisenberg on “A Real Pain”: “The Greatest Prize Is That This Movie Might Allow Me To Make Two More”
Both awards were unexpectedly announced at the beginning of the program.
Continue reading ‘Nickel Boys’ & ‘Anora’ Top 2025 WGA Awards Winners at The Playlist.
Read More: Jesse Eisenberg on “A Real Pain”: “The Greatest Prize Is That This Movie Might Allow Me To Make Two More”
Both awards were unexpectedly announced at the beginning of the program.
Continue reading ‘Nickel Boys’ & ‘Anora’ Top 2025 WGA Awards Winners at The Playlist.
- 2/16/2025
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist

Awards-watchers are accustomed to waiting for the end of every awards show to see the big film categories handed out, but Saturday’s Writers Guild Awards threw everybody for a loop by making the film awards the first two categories of the night in simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York.
“Nickel Boys” won the first award of the night, for Best Adapted Screenplay, and “Anora” won the second, for Best Original Screenplay. The awards led off the shows because the BAFTA Awards are taking place in London on Sunday, with the categories’ early placement giving “Nickel Boys” writers RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes and “Anora” writer Sean Baker more time to get to London.
In the television categories that ended the show, “Shōgun” and “Hacks” continued the roll they’ve been on since last September’s Emmy Awards, with the former show winning three awards and the latter show winning two.
“Nickel Boys” won the first award of the night, for Best Adapted Screenplay, and “Anora” won the second, for Best Original Screenplay. The awards led off the shows because the BAFTA Awards are taking place in London on Sunday, with the categories’ early placement giving “Nickel Boys” writers RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes and “Anora” writer Sean Baker more time to get to London.
In the television categories that ended the show, “Shōgun” and “Hacks” continued the roll they’ve been on since last September’s Emmy Awards, with the former show winning three awards and the latter show winning two.
- 2/16/2025
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap

“Shōgun” dominated with three wins at the Writers Guild Awards on Saturday evening — including best drama, while “Hacks” scored two on the TV side, including best comedy. In film, “Anora” and “Nickel Boys” scored big wins, giving both entries a bit more momentum as Oscar voting ends on Tuesday. “Anora,” coming off Critics Choice, DGA and PGA wins for best picture last weekend, picked up the original screenplay prize for Sean Baker. “Nickel Boys,” which has two Oscar noms, won the WGA award for RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes.
“Shōgun” was the night’s big winner, picking up prizes for best drama, best new series and best drama episode. On the comedy side, “Hacks” also scored a double play, landing best comedy and best comedy episode. In the limited field, “The Penguin” scored the series win.
Meanwhile, it was the first WGA noms and wins for Baker, Ross and Barnes.
“Shōgun” was the night’s big winner, picking up prizes for best drama, best new series and best drama episode. On the comedy side, “Hacks” also scored a double play, landing best comedy and best comedy episode. In the limited field, “The Penguin” scored the series win.
Meanwhile, it was the first WGA noms and wins for Baker, Ross and Barnes.
- 2/16/2025
- by Michael Schneider and Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
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