Unlike many guild nominations postponements this and last week due to the ongoing fires raging through Los Angeles, across the pond the British Film Academy will present their nominations tomorrow as planned, barring a very last minute change in plans. So with that, it’s time for predictions.
Emilia Pérez and Conclave lead the BAFTA longlists with 15 and 14 mentions, respectively, and I expect them to lead the nominations as well, with 11 apiece including Best Film, Best Director, lead and supporting acting and a host of below the line categories. See the full longlists here The Brutalist, Dune: Part Two, The Substance and Wicked were also top tier longlist favorites and should all show healthy numbers on nomination morning. I’ve predicted The Brutalist to earn 10 nods, Dune: Part Two with eight and both The Substance and Wicked with seven. While we have six slots in the directing and acting categories, we still have just five in key ones like screenplay and the top category, Best Film. While I feel that Anora, The Brutalist, Conclave and Emilia Pérez are virtual locks there, the last spot is trickier. The Substance and Wicked did bigger longlist numbers and, as mentioned above, I expect them to have a good showing with actual nominations. But has the guild showing for A Complete Unknown with SAG and DGA shown us the late-breaker that’s going to actually be in that final spot? I’m thinking it will be but any one of those three are viable possibilities.
The the EE Rising Star Award nominees this year, which are voted on by the British public, are Marisa Abela, Jharrel Jerome, David Jonsson, Mikey Madison and Nabhaan Rizwan.
EE Rising Star winner Mia McKenna-Bruce and BAFTA winner Will Sharpe will announce the nominations for the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards (see YouTube link below) at 12pm GMT / 4am PT. The 78th BAFTA Film Awards will be held on February 16 and hosted by David Tennant.
Here are my predictions.
Best Film
Spoiler: The Substance or Wicked
Best Director
Spoiler: Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part Two
Best Leading Actor
Spoiler: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Bob Marley: One Love or Hugh Grant, Heretic
Best Leading Actress
Spoiler: Nicole Kidman, Babygirl or Saoirse Ronan, The Outrun
Best Supporting Actor
Spoiler: Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing or Denzel Washington, Gladiator II
Best Supporting Actress
Spoiler: Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez or Emily Watson, Small Things Like These
Best Casting
Spoiler: A Complete Unknown or Blitz
Best Original Screenplay
Spoiler: All We Imagine as Light or Heretic
Best Adapted Screenplay
Spoiler: Sing Sing or The Outrun
Outstanding British Film
Spoiler: Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl or Wicked Little Letters
Outstanding Debut by British Writer, Director or Producer
Spoiler: Grand Theft Hamlet or Sister Midnight
Children’s & Family Film
Spoiler: Spellbound or That Christmas
Best Original Score
Spoiler: Blitz or Gladiator II
Best Editing
Spoiler: Anora or Kneecap
Best Cinematography
Spoiler: A Complete Unknown or The Substance
Best Production Design
Spoiler: Blitz or Gladiator II
Best Costume Design
Spoiler: A Complete Unknown or Conclave
Best Makeup and Hair
Spoiler: The Apprentice or Emilia Pérez
Best Sound
Spoiler: Blitz or Civil War
Best Special Visual Effects
Spoiler: Alien: Romulus or Deadpool & Wolverine
Best Animated Film
Spoiler: Memoir of a Snail or Moana 2
Best Documentary
Spoiler: Daughters or Elton John: Never Too Late
Best Film Not in the English Language
Spoiler: La Chimera or The Girl with the Needle
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