BAFTA Announces The Longlists For The 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards

Hosted by the much-loved star, David Tennant, the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards will be held at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall.

BAFTA has announced the longlists of films and talent that have gone through to Round Two of voting for the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards. Round Two of voting starts today, and this round will determine the nominees for this year’s awards. You can watch the nominations reveal through a global livestream on Wednesday, January 15, at 12 PM (GMT) from BAFTA’s headquarters at 195 Piccadilly in London. After that, Round Three of voting will decide the winners, who will be announced on Sunday, February 16, at the Royal Festival Hall in London’s Southbank Centre. As part of an unmissable celebration of film hosted by multi-talented and award-winning actor David Tennant.

BAFTA continues to represent the UK’s largest film industry voting body. With 8,100 creative practitioners from all corners of the UK and global film industry.

ANNA HIGGS

BAFTA Film Committee Chair, Anna Higgs, said:

“Huge congratulations to the 80 feature films that have been longlisted today, it is an incredible achievement to progress from 235 movies under consideration in this year’s EE BAFTA Film Awards. It’s been an exceptional year for filmmaking featuring bold creative voices and inspiring stories from independent films to global blockbusters, highlighting the incredible breadth of talent working in our industry today. What I love about the Film Awards season is that it generates real excitement and passion for film and filmmaking. From BAFTA’s research, we know that this buzz directly impacts cinema-going, so that film fans feel part of the Awards conversation. Our BAFTA voters now have the unenviable task of deciding which of these films will make it onto the nominations list.”

The nominations for the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2025 will be announced by 2024 EE Rising Star winner Mia-McKenna Bruce and BAFTA-winner Will Sharpe on Wednesday 15 January at 12 midday (GMT). From BAFTA’s HQ at 195 Piccadilly, London and streamed live on @BAFTA YouTube.

The EE BAFTA Film Awards ceremony will once again be held at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in central London. And broadcast on Sunday 16 February on BBC One and iPlayer, BritBox in North America, the Nordics and Australia. As well as a host of further international broadcasters to be announced.

THE LONGLISTS OF NOMINATIONS

Ahead of the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards ceremony, the following films will advance to the nominating stage of voting. This is the preliminary longlisting round where a total of 235 films have been submitted for consideration.

The films are arranged alphabetically by title. For the director category, I list films alphabetically by title, followed by the director’s name. In the performance categories, I arrange performers alphabetically by their first names, followed by the film title.

Round Two voting, to determine the nominations, opens today at 6 pm GMT to BAFTA’s voting members and will close on Friday 10 January 2025 at 6 pm GMT.

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, January 15, when the BAFTA YouTube channel will announce the nominations for the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards. Join us to find out who wins at the ceremony on Sunday, February 16! Stay tuned and follow the action with #EEBAFTAs.

BEST FILM

10 films will advance in the Best Film category. 115 films eligible for this category were submitted for consideration. All film-voting members of  BAFTA vote to determine the longlist, nominations and overall winner.

Anora
The Apprentice
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Kneecap
The Substance
Wicked

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM

15 films will advance in the Outstanding British Film category. All film voting members of BAFTA vote to determine the longlist (of which the top five are nominated). A jury selects the remaining five nominations. In the final round, all film-voting members vote to determine the winning film. 63 eligible films were submitted for consideration.

Back to Black
Bird
Blitz
Civil War
Conclave
Gladiator II
Hard Truths
Kneecap
Lee
Love Lies Bleeding
The Outrun
Paddington in Peru
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
We Live in Time
Wicked Little Letters

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER

10 films will advance in the Outstanding Debut category. A jury determines the longlist, nominations and overall winner in this category. 42 eligible films were submitted for consideration.

Bring Them Down
Grand Theft Hamlet
Hoard
Kneecap
Monkey Man
On Falling
Santosh
Sister Midnight
The Taste of Mango
The Teacher

CHILDREN’S & FAMILY FILM

Eight films will advance in the Children’s & Family Film category. A jury determines the longlist, nominations and overall winner in this category. 19 eligible films were submitted for consideration.

Flow
Kensuke’s Kingdom
Piece By Piece
Spellbound
That Christmas
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Young Woman and the Sea

FILM NOT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE

10 films will advance in the Film Not in the English Language category. All BAFTA film-voting members were invited to join an opt-in chapter to determine the longlist. This chapter will vote to nominate five films. In the final round, voting members cast ballots to select the winning film. 40 films were submitted for consideration.

All We Imagine as Light
Black Dog (Gou zhen)
The Count of Monte Cristo
Emilia Pérez
Flow
The Girl with the Needle
I’m Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui)
Kneecap
La Chimera
The Seed of the Sacred Fig

DOCUMENTARY

10 films will advance in the Documentary category. All BAFTA film-voting members were invited to join an opt-in chapter to determine the longlist (of which the top two are nominated). A jury selects the remaining three nominations, In the round all film-voting members cast their votes to determine the winning film. Seventy-one eligible films were submitted for consideration.

The Bibi Files
Black Box Diaries
Daughters
Elton John: Never Too Late
I Am: Celine Dion
Made In England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
No Other Land
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Will & Harper

ANIMATED FILM

Eight films will advance in the Animated Film category. All BAFTA film-voting members were invited to join an opt-in chapter to determine the longlist and will vote to nominate four films. In the final round, all-voting members cast votes to determine the film. Sixteen films were submitted for consideration.

Despicable Me 4
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Moana 2
That Christmas
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot

DIRECTOR

10 films will advance in the Director category. Members of the Directing chapter vote for their top 10 to determine the longlist, of which the top women and men directors, and directors who identify as non-binary/gender diverse and any mixed-gender directing teams (within the voting results range of the top 10 women/men directors) will be longlisted to a max of 11, with gender parity upheld between women and men directors. The Directing chapter will vote for the six nominations.

In the final round, all voting members of the film community cast their votes to determine the winning film. A total of 189 eligible films were submitted for consideration.

All We Imagine as Light, Payal Kapadia
Anora, Sean Baker
The Brutalist, Brady Corbet
Conclave, Edward Berger
Dune: Part Two, Denis Villeneuve
Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard
La Chimera, Alice Rohrwacher
Lee, Ellen Kuras
The Outrun, Nora Fingscheidt
The Substance, Coralie Fargeat

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

10 films will advance in the Original Screenplay category. Members of the Writers chapter vote to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round, all voting members will cast their votes for the winning film. Seventy-four eligible films were submitted.

All We Imagine as Light
Anora
The Apprentice
The Brutalist
Challengers
Civil War
Heretic
Kneecap
A Real Pain
The Substance

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

10 films will advance in the Adapted Screenplay category. Members of the Writers chapter vote to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round of voting, all film-voting members will cast their votes for the winning film. Sixty films were submitted for consideration.

A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Lee
Nickel Boys
Nightbitch
The Outrun
Sing Sing
Wicked

LEADING ACTRESS

10 performances will advance in the Leading Actress category. Members of the Acting chapter vote to determine the longlist, of which the top seven are automatically longlisted. A longlisting jury selects a further three performances from those ranked 8-13 in the chapter vote, to create a longlist of 10. Members of the Acting chapter vote to determine the six nominations. In the final round, all voting members of the film academy cast their ballots to determine the winning performance. A total of 82 performances were submitted for consideration.

Amy Adams, Nightbitch
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Demi Moore, The Substance
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Kate Winslet, Lee
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths
Marisa Abela, Back To Black
Mikey Madison, Anora
Nicole Kidman, Babygirl
Saoirse Ronan, The Outrun

LEADING ACTOR

10 performances will advance in the Leading Actor category. Members of the Acting chapter vote to determine the longlist, of which the top seven are automatically longlisted. A longlisting jury selects a further three performances from those ranked 8-13 in the chapter vote, to create a longlist of 10. Members of the Acting chapter vote to determine the six nominations. In the final round, all film members cast their votes to determine the winning performance. A total of 82 performances were submitted for consideration

Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Daniel Craig, Queer
Dev Patel, Monkey Man
Hugh Grant, Heretic
Jude Law, Firebrand
Kingsley Ben Adir, Bob Marley: One Love
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

10 performances will advance in the Supporting Actress category. Members of the Acting chapter vote to determine the longlist, of which the top seven are automatically longlisted. A longlisting jury selects a further three performances from those ranked 8-13 in the chapter vote, to create a longlist of 10. Members of the Acting chapter vote to determine the six nominations. In the final round, all film-voting members cast their votes to determine the winning performance. A total of 180 performances were submitted for consideration.

Adriana Paz, Emilia Pérez
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Emily Watson, Small Things Like These
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Jamie Lee Curtis, The Last Showgirl
Margaret Qualley, The Substance
Michele Austin, Hard Truths
Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez

SUPPORTING ACTOR

10 performances will advance in the Supporting Actor category. Members of the Acting chapter vote to determine the longlist, of which the top seven are automatically longlisted. A longlisting jury selects a further three performances from those ranked 8-13 in the chapter vote, to create a longlist of 10. Members of the Acting chapter vote to determine the six nominations. In the final round, all film-voting members cast their votes to determine the winning performance. A total of 271 performances were submitted for consideration.

Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing
Denzel Washington, Gladiator II
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Harris Dickinson, Babygirl
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Mark Eydelshteyn, Anora
Stanley Tucci, Conclave
Yura Borisov, Anora

CASTING

10 films will advance in the Casting category. Members of the Casting chapter vote to determine the longlist. A jury selects the five nominations and in the final round, all film-voting members select the winning film. One hundred nineteen films were submitted for consideration. A supporting can be submitted and published on BAFTA View.

Anora
The Apprentice
Back To Black
Blitz
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Kneecap
Wicked

CINEMATOGRAPHY

10 films will advance in the Cinematography category. Members of the Cinematography chapter vote to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round of voting, all film-voting members will vote for the overall winning film. One hundred fifty-five films were submitted for consideration

Anora
The Brutalist
Civil War
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
The Substance

COSTUME DESIGN

10 films will advance in the Costume Design category. Members of the Costume and Makeup & Hair chapters vote to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round of voting, all film-voting members will vote for the overall winning film. A total of 114 films were submitted for evaluation.

Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice
Blitz
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
Wicked

EDITING

10 films will advance in the Editing category. Members of the Editing chapter vote to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round of voting, all film-voting members will vote for the overall winning film. One hundred seventy films were for consideration.

Anora

Challengers
Civil War
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Gladiator II
Kneecap
The Substance

MAKE UP & HAIR

10 films will advance in the Makeup & Hair category. Members of the Costume Design and the Makeup & Hair chapters vote to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round of voting, all film-voting members will vote for the overall winning film. One hundred and six films were submitted for consideration. A supporting statement can be submitted on BAFTA View.

The Apprentice
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice
Blitz
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Joker: Folie À Deux
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked

ORIGINAL SCORE

10 films will advance in the Original Score category. Members of the Music chapter vote to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round of voting, all film-voting members will vote for the overall winning film. 118 films were submitted for consideration. Music cue sheets are provided by the entrants and published on BAFTA View.

Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice
Blitz
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
The Outrun
The Substance
The Wild Robot

PRODUCTION DESIGN

10 films will advance in the Production Design category. Members of the Production Design chapter vote to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round of voting, all film-voting members will vote for the overall winning film. 131 films were submitted for consideration.

Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice
Blitz
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS

10 films will advance in the Special Visual Effects category. Members of the SVFX chapter vote to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round of voting, all film-voting members will vote for the overall winning film. Eighty-two films were submitted for consideration. A supporting and show-reel of the SVFX (up to five minutes in duration) can be submitted and published on BA View.

Alien: Romulus
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice
Better Man
Civil War
Deadpool & Wolverine
Dune: Part Two
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Gladiator II
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked

SOUND

10 films will advance in the Sound category Members of the Sound chapter vote to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round of voting, all film-voting members will vote for the overall winning film. A total of 149 films were submitted for consideration.

Blitz
The Brutalist
Civil War
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Gladiator II
The Substance
Wicked

BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION

Six films will advance in the British Short Animation category. A jury votes to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final voting, all film-voting members are to join an opt-in chapter to cast their votes for the winning short animation.

Adiós
Mee and Burd
Mog’s Christmas
Plunge
Three Hares
Wander to Wonder

BRITISH SHORT FILM

Ten films will advance in the British Short Film category. A jury votes to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round of voting, film-voting members are invited to join an opt-in chapter to cast votes for the overall winning short film.

The Ban
Clodagh
The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing
Homework
Marion
Milk
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Sister Wives
Stomach Bug
Woodlice

The EE BAFTA Film Awards ceremony takes place on Sunday 16 February 2025.

 

 

 

 

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