Baftas 2025: Conclave beats The Brutalist to best picture as Mikey Madison surprises as best actress winner
Both Edward Berger and Brady Corbet’s films take four awards and Demi Moore denied comeback prize as competition heats up for next month’s Oscars• Live blog: Baftas 2025: the red carpet, the ceremony, the winners – live!• Full list of winners• Baftas 2025 red carpet: sequins, satin and a ski mask – in picturesConclave, Edward Berger’s Vatican-set thriller starring Ralph Fiennes as a cardinal overseeing the election of a new pope, went into this year’s Bafta ceremony with a dozen nominations – the most of any contender. It ended up with four awards: for best picture, outstanding British film, adapted screenplay and editing.Accepting the second of those, Berger – who swept the board at the awards two years ago with his remake of All Quiet on the Western Front, which won seven prizes – said: “We live in a time of a crisis of democracy. Institutions used to bringing us together are used to pull us apart. Sometimes it’s hard to keep the faith, and that’s why we make movies.” Continue reading...

Both Edward Berger and Brady Corbet’s films take four awards and Demi Moore denied comeback prize as competition heats up for next month’s Oscars
• Live blog: Baftas 2025: the red carpet, the ceremony, the winners – live!
• Full list of winners
• Baftas 2025 red carpet: sequins, satin and a ski mask – in pictures
Conclave, Edward Berger’s Vatican-set thriller starring Ralph Fiennes as a cardinal overseeing the election of a new pope, went into this year’s Bafta ceremony with a dozen nominations – the most of any contender. It ended up with four awards: for best picture, outstanding British film, adapted screenplay and editing.
Accepting the second of those, Berger – who swept the board at the awards two years ago with his remake of All Quiet on the Western Front, which won seven prizes – said: “We live in a time of a crisis of democracy. Institutions used to bringing us together are used to pull us apart. Sometimes it’s hard to keep the faith, and that’s why we make movies.” Continue reading...