Conclave wins Best Film at BAFTAs as Adrien Brody named Best Actor

16 February 2025, 20:25 | Updated: 16 February 2025, 21:06

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 16: Mikey Madison, winner of Leading Actress Award for 'Anora' and Adrien Brody, winner of the Leading Actor Award for 'The Brutalist'. Picture: Getty

By Tom Hourigan

Conclave and The Brutalist have dominated the 2025 BAFTAs - winning four prizes each.

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The thriller Conclave - set around the process of choosing a new Pope - was named Best Film at the ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall on London's Southbank.

German director Edward Berger thanked his cast including actor Ralph Fiennes, saying: "What you did (for) me on set was magic. I'm so grateful I was able to witness (it)."

Conclave also picked up the Outstanding British Film, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Editing awards.

Edward Berger, Tessa Ross, cast and crew accept the Best Film Award for 'Conclave' at the BAFTAs. Picture: Getty

Adrien Brody won Best Actor for his starring role in The Brutalist, set in the aftermath of the Second World War.

Brady Corbet was named Best Director for the movie - which was also recognised for Best Cinematography and Best Editing.

Adrien Brody accepts the Leading Actor Award for 'The Brutalist'. Picture: Getty

Mikey Madison took the Best Actress prize for her lead role in comedy drama Anora.

Best Supporting Actor went to Kieran Culkin for A Real Pain - and Zoe Saldana was named Best Supporting Actress for musical crime epic Emilia Perez.

Mikey Madison collecting the Best Actress prize at the BAFTAs. Picture: Getty

British actor Warwick Davis was given a BAFTA fellowship - which he dedicated to his late wife.

He said: "This is the best thing that's ever happened to me and I've been in Star Wars".

Davis added that "life has been pretty tough" since losing Samantha at the age of 53 last March.

Harrison, Warwick and Annabelle Davis at the BAFTAs. Picture: Getty

Elsewhere, Wallace And Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl - which drew huge audiences when it was shown on TV on Christmas Day - was named Best Animated Film and Best Children's and Family Film.

Director Nick Park said: "It's such a wonderful privilege to be working at Aardman every day with such obscenely talented artists and crafts people so passionate about creativity and we're so lucky to have our fabulous cast."

Richard Beek, Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham with their awards for 'Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl' at the BAFTAs. Picture: Getty

British actor David Jonsson was named winner of the EE Rising Star category.

The 31-year-old - who recently starred in Alien: Romulus - said "I've got to be honest, this isn't why I do it. I'm just an east London boy."

"I didn't really see a space for me in this industry. But this award is about people and as long as we can keep telling stories about people I think there's got to be a space for me."

David Jonsson backstage during the BAFTAs. Picture: Getty

The ceremony was hosted - for the second time - by former Doctor Who star David Tennant.

He kicked off the awards with a sketch, showing him in his dressing room wife wife Georgia Tennant - before fellow Scottish star Brian Cox sang a reworking of The Proclaimers hit "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)".