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February 17, London: The 78th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) were held at the Royal Festival Hall in London on Sunday, honoring the best of world cinema in a dazzling celebration. This year, the evening saw a dual victory for Conclave and The Brutalist, with each film winning four prestigious awards.
Conclave, a theological drama directed by German filmmaker Edward Berger, dominated the ceremony by securing both Best Film and Best British Film, marking a rare achievement, as it is the first film to win both top honors since 1917 in 2019.
Similarly, The Brutalist, an immigration war film directed by Brady Corbet, also bagged four awards, including Best Director for Corbet and Best Actor for Adrien Brody, who portrayed Holocaust survivor László Tóth. The film further cemented its success by clinching awards for Best Original Score and Best Cinematography.
Meanwhile, All We Imagine as Light by Payal Kapadia, a Cannes-winning film, was once again outperformed by the French musical Emilia Pérez, which took home the award for Best Film Not in the English Language. This marks the third time this year that Kapadia’s film has lost to the French musical, after Emilia Pérez won the Best Foreign Language Film award at both the 82nd Golden Globe Awards and the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards earlier this year.
The full list of winners at the 78th BAFTA Awards is as follows:
- 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 (A Real Pain)
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez)
- Best Original Screenplay: Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain)
- Best Adapted Screenplay: Peter Straughan (Conclave)
- Best Animated Film: Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
- Best Documentary: Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
- Best Film Not in the English Language: Emilia Pérez
- Best Casting: Anora (Sean Baker and Samantha Quan)
- Best Cinematography: The Brutalist (Lol Crawley)
- Best Costume Design: Wicked (Paul Tazewell)
- Best Editing: Conclave (Nick Emerson)
- Best Make-Up & Hair: The Substance (Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, Frédérique Arguello, and Marilyne Scarselli)
- Best Original Score: The Brutalist (Daniel Blumberg)
- Best Production Design: Wicked (Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales)
- Best Sound: Dune: Part Two (Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill, Gareth John, and Richard King)
- Best Special Visual Effects: Dune: Part Two (Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Gerd Nefzer, and Rhys Salcombe)
- Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer: Kneecap (Rich Peppiatt: Director, Writer)
- Best British Short Animation: Wander to Wonder
- Best British Short Film: Rock, Paper, Scissors
- Best Children’s & Family Film: Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
- EE Rising Star Award: David Jonsson
The BAFTA Awards this year highlighted some outstanding achievements across a variety of genres, with Conclave and The Brutalist taking center stage. While Emilia Pérez continued its winning streak in the foreign film categories, the night was filled with memorable moments that showcased the exceptional talent in the film industry.
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