"Conclave" leads the pack of 2025 BAFTA Film Awards nominees with 12 nods, one more than "Emilia Pérez," which had appeared on the most BAFTA longlists (15) when they were announced on Jan. 3. Mia McKenna-Bruce and Will Sharpe announced the 2025 nominees live on Wednesday in London.

The Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci-led film, based on the novel by Robert Harris, leads the way with 12 BAFTA nominations — ahead of Emilia Pérez ‘s 11 and The Brutalist ‘s nine, as unveiled by actors Will Sharpe and Mia McKenna-Bruce from the British Academy’s headquarters in London mid-day on Wednesday.

She lauded the list of nominations, particularly its variety, noting that six different genres were represented on the best film list. She also highlighted that 14 of the 24 nominations in the acting categories were first-timers, and that whoever wins the best actress award will be a first-time BAFTA winner.

The British Academy has revealed its list of nominees for the 2025 film awards. Announced on Wednesday by last year’s BAFTA Rising Star winner Mia McKenna-Bruce and Will Sharpe, star of “The White Lotus” (and also a BAFTA TV award winner in 2020),

Earlier this month, it was announced that the 2025 EE BAFTA Rising Star Award, the only award voted for by the public, would be contested between David Jonsson, Marisa Abela, Mikey Madison, Jharrel Jerome and Nabhaan Rizwan.

The Kneecap film has received six nominations in the British Film Academy Awards - including in the Outstanding British Film category.

“Conclave” and “Emilia Pérez” lead this year’s BAFTA film awards nominations, heading up a diverse mix of talent and titles in a competition where, for the first time in years, there’s no clear favorite in any of the major categories.

The nominations for the 2025 Bafta were announced by Mia McKenna Bruce and Will Sharpe at the organisations London headquarters.

The nominations for the 2025 Bafta awards will be announced today (15 January) at 12pm with major titles like Emilia Perez and The Brutalist expected to be amongst the films with the most nominations.