Conclave Surprise at the BAFTAs

Ralph Fiennes in Conclave.

In a surprise win, Conclave was named Best Picture and Best British Picture at the BAFTA awards presented on Sun., Feb. 16 in London, further complicating the Oscar race. Conclave and The Brutalist tied for most wins with four each. Brutalist took Best Actor for Adrien Brody and Bet Director for Brady Corbet. In another surprise, Mikey Madison took Best Actress for Anora which has moved to the head of the pre-Oscar pack, after scoring big wins at the Critics Choice, DGA, PGA and WGA awards. Kieran Culkin was not present to accept his Best Supporting Actor Award for A Real Pain. His co-star and director Jesse Eisenberg who also won for Best Original Screenplay, explained he was staying with a sick family member. Zoe Saldana added another Best Supporting Actress prize for Emila Perez to her collection. Former Doctor Who David Tennant hosted and made a few Donald Trump jokes about his hair in his opening monologue. A few of these quips were edited out of the BBC Broadcast (the three-hour show was pre-taped and an edited, two-hour version was shown.) The complete version is available on YouTube.

Best Film
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave WINNER
Emilia Pérez

Outstanding British Film

Bird
Blitz
Conclave -- WINNER
Gladiator II
Hard Truths
Kneecap
Lee
Love Lies Bleeding
The Outrun
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer

Hoard
Kneecap  -- WINNER
Monkey Man
Santosh
Sister Midnight

Children’s & Family Film

Flow
Kensuke’s Kingdom
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl -- WINNER
The Wild Robot

Film Not in English Language

All We Imagine as Light
Emilia Pérez --WINNER
I’m Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui)
Kneecap
The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Documentary

Black Box Diaries
Daughters
No Other Land
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story -- WINNER
Will & Harper

Animated Film

Flow
Inside Out 2
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl -- WINNER
The Wild Robot

Director

Anora, Sean Baker
The Brutalist, Brady Corbet -- WINNER
Conclave, Edward Berger
Dune: Part Two, Denis Villeneuve
Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard
The Substance, Coralie Fargeat

Original Screenplay

Anora
The Brutalist
Kneecap
A Real Pain -- WINNER
The Substance

Adapted Screenplay

A Complete Unknown
Conclave -- WINNER
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing

Leading Actress

Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths
Mikey Madison, Anora -- WINNER
Demi Moore, The Substance
Saoirse Ronan, The Outrun

Leading Actor

Adrien Brody, The Brutalist -- WINNER
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Hugh Grant, Heretic
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice

Supporting Actress

Jamie Lee Curtis, The Last Showgirl
Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez -- WINNER

Supporting Actor
Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain -- WINNER
Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice

Rising Star Award
Marisa Abela, Back to Black
Jharrel Jerome, Unstoppable
David Johhnson, Alien: Romulus -- WINNER
Mikey Madison, Anora
Nabhaan Rizwan, In Camera

Casting

Anora -- WINNER
The Apprentice
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Kneecap

Cinematography

The Brutalist -- WINNER
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu

Costume Design

Blitz
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Nosferatu
Wicked -- WINNER

Editing

Anora
Conclave -- WINNER
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Kneecap

Make Up & Hair

Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance  -- WINNER
Wicked

Original Score

The Brutalist -- WINNER
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Wild Robot

Production Design

The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Wicked -- WINNER

Special Visual Effects

Better Man
Dune: Part Two  -- WINNER
Gladiator II
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked

Sound

Blitz
Dune Part 2 -- WINNER
Gladiator II
The Substance
Wicked

British Short Animation

Adiós
Mog’s Christmas
Wander to Wonder  -- WINNER

British Short Film

The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing
Marion
Milk
Rock, Paper, Scissors -- WINNER
Stomach Bug