Mikey Madison’s best actress victory, Emilia Pérez staying in the race, Bob Dylan getting no love: we round up the top marmalade-droppers from British film’s biggest evening
• Conclave beats The Brutalist to best picture
• Peter Bradshaw’s verdict: Mikey Madison gets star-is-born moment
• Full list of winners
• Stars sport black at goth-tinged Baftas in London
• Baftas 2025 red carpet: sequins, satin and a ski mask – in pictures
Everyone expected Edward Berger’s classy thriller to win outstanding British film; in a slightly mediocre year for that prize, it was the clear frontrunner. But few tipped it for the best picture award. The Brutalist seemed to have too much chewy critical adoration; A Complete Unknown is well-loved, especially amongst the boomer demographic which still makes up a considerable portion of the Bafta votership; Anora (see below) was the dark horse emerging into the limelight. But Conclave? Isn’t it a bit … middlebrow? A bit too … enjoyable? And wasn’t that mic-drop ending slightly polarising?
