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.

BAFTA Film Awards nominations are led by Conclave, while Universal and its specialty label Focus dominate the field of distributors; See lists

The BBC is celebrating nine nominations for its films across a number of categories at this year’s BAFTA Film Awards, the most prestigious date in the UK’s film awards calendar. BBC Film has supported the development and production of five nominated films:

The nominees for the 2025 EE BAFTA film awards are being unveiled in London on Wednesday. Actors Will Sharpe and Mia McKenna Bruce are revealing the coveted shortlists at 12 p.m. GMT (4 a.m. PT) in a livestream from the U.K. Academy’s headquarters at 195 Piccadilly in the British capital.

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), the nominees have been selected following two rounds of voting by BAFTA members.

Two highly acclaimed films are leading in nominations at the BAFTA’s this year. Find out which movies are being recognized, below.

Holy smokes, a film that dramatizes the process to choose a Pope leads the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards. “Conclave” earned 12 nominations, beating out the musical about a drug lord getting gender affirming care,

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

Nominations for the 2025 BAFTA Film Award were announced on Wednesday, with papal thriller "Conclave" leading with 12 nods. The BAFTAs, Britain's top movie honours, will take place in London on Feb. 16.

On Wednesday, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts will announce its 78th annual BAFTA Awards nominees. The nominations announcement comes as Hollywood is reeling over the destructive and deadly Los Angeles wildfires that have left thousands without homes,