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title: Awards season continues with Baftas 2025 and Society of Camera Operators Awards
description: Awards season heats up with the Baftas and Society of Camera Operators Awards, showcasing top films and exceptional cinematic craft. Dive into the highlights and winners.
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# [Awards season continues with Baftas 2025 and Society of Camera Operators Awards](https://www.redsharknews.com/awards-season-continues-with-baftas-2025-and-society-of-camera-operators-awards)

 Written by [Andy Stout](https://www.redsharknews.com/author/andy-stout) | Feb 18, 2025 12:23:48 PM

Awards season continues with two major ceremonies taking place in recent days anointing a range of winners.

The Baftas, Britain's version of the Academy Awards, have traditionally been thought to be the final audition for the Oscars which take place a mere two weeks afterwards. This year the big winner was *Conclave*, which won the awards for Best Film and Best Editing, though it did rather have to share the limelight with *The Brutalist*, which picked up gongs for Best Director and Cinematography among others.

###### David Tennant's opening monologue bid to break the world record for dad jokes per minute...

Much Oscar-nominated *Emilia Pérez* only managed to pick up two awards, one for Zoe Saldaña as Supporting Actress and one for Film not in the English language. *Dune: Part Two* also won two awards, one for Sound and the other for Special Visual Effects.

The fill list of winners is below and there are loads of[ acceptance videos here.](https://www.youtube.com/@bafta) So what does this say about the Oscars race 2025? 

Some years, such as 2024, the two events almost move in lockstep, with *Oppenheimer* dominating proceedings on both sides of the Atlantic. However, as [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/feb/16/baftas-2025-conclave-beats-the-brutalist-to-best-picture-as-mikey-madison-surprises-as-best-actress-winner) notes,  the tendency in recent years has been more for the two organisations to move apart. This follows the Baftas taking affirmative action in the wake of the #BaftasSoWhite controversy five years ago, when all of the 20 acting nominees were white.

"Quotas at longlist stage, strict inclusivity criteria for contention in certain categories and a compulsory menu of randomised viewing for each voter has led to a striking diversity among their choices," the paper says.

Given a current political climate in Hollywood best described as interesting, it will be fascinating to see which way the Oscars committee goes on March 2.

## Bafta Award Winners 2025

### Best film

- **Winner: Conclave**
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- A Complete Unknown
- Emilia Pérez

### Outstanding British film

- **Winner: Conclave**
- Bird
- Blitz
- Gladiator II
- Hard Truths
- Kneecap
- Lee
- Love Lies Bleeding
- The Outrun
- Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

### Leading actress

- **Winner: Mikey Madison - Anora**
- Cynthia Erivo - Wicked
- Karla Sofía Gascón - Emilia Pérez
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste - Hard Truths
- Demi Moore - The Substance
- Saoirse Ronan - The Outrun

### Leading actor

- **Winner: Adrien Brody - The Brutalist**
- Timothée Chalamet - A Complete Unknown
- Colman Domingo - Sing Sing
- Ralph Fiennes - Conclave
- Hugh Grant - Heretic
- Sebastian Stan - The Apprentice

### Supporting actress

- **Winner: Zoe Saldaña - Emilia Pérez**
- Selena Gomez - Emilia Pérez
- Ariana Grande - Wicked
- Felicity Jones - The Brutalist
- Jamie Lee Curtis - The Last Showgirl
- Isabella Rossellini - Conclave

### Supporting actor

- **Winner: Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain**
- Yura Borisov - Anora
- Clarence Maclin - Sing Sing
- Edward Norton - A Complete Unknown
- Guy Pearce - The Brutalist
- Jeremy Strong - The Apprentice

### Director

- **Winner: The Brutalist - Brady Corbet**
- Anora - Sean Baker
- Conclave - Edward Berger
- Dune: Part Two - Denis Villeneuve
- Emilia Pérez - Jacques Audiard
- The Substance - Coralie Fargeat

### Bafta Fellowship

- **Winner: Warwick Davis**

### Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer

- **Winner: Kneecap**
- Hoard
- Monkey Man
- Santosh
- Sister Midnight

### Film not in the English language

- **Winner: Emilia Pérez**
- All We Imagine As Light
- I'm Still Here
- Kneecap
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig

### Outstanding British contribution to cinema

- **Winner: MediCinema**, the British charity dedicated to improving the wellbeing of patients in NHS hospitals

### Documentary

- **Winner: Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story**
- Black Box Diaries
- Daughters
- No Other Land
- Will & Harper

### Animated film

- **Winner: Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl**
- Flow
- Inside Out 2
- The Wild Robot

### Children's and family film

- **Winner: Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl**
- Flow
- Kensuke's Kingdom
- The Wild Robot

### Original screenplay

- **Winner: A Real Pain**
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- Kneecap
- The Substance

### Adapted screenplay

- **Winner: Conclave**
- A Complete Unknown
- Emilia Pérez
- Nickel Boys
- Sing Sing

### EE Bafta rising star award (voted for by the public)

- **Winner: David Jonsson**
- Marisa Abela
- Jharrel Jerome
- Mikey Madison
- Nabhaan Rizwan

### Original score

- **Winner: The Brutalist - Daniel Blumberg**
- Conclave - Volker Bertelmann
- Emilia Pérez - Camille, Clément Ducol
- Nosferatu - Robin Carolan
- The Wild Robot - Kris Bowers

### Casting

- **Winner: Anora**
- The Apprentice
- A Complete Unknown
- Conclave
- Kneecap

### Cinematography

- **Winner: The Brutalist**
- Conclave
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- Nosferatu

### Costume design

- **Winner: Wicked**
- Blitz
- A Complete Unknown
- Conclave
- Nosferatu

### Editing

- **Winner: Conclave**
- Anora
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- Kneecap

### Production design

- **Winner: Wicked**
- The Brutalist
- Conclave
- Dune: Part Two
- Nosferatu

### Make-up and hair

- **Winner: The Substance**
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- Nosferatu
- Wicked

### Sound

- **Winner: Dune: Part Two**
- Blitz
- Gladiator II
- The Substance
- Wicked

### Special visual effects

- **Winner: Dune: Part Two**
- Better Man
- Gladiator II
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
- Wicked

### British short film

- **Winner: Rock, Paper, Scissors**
- The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing
- Marion
- Milk
- Stomach Bug

### British short animation

- **Winner: Wander to Wonder**
- Adiós
- Mog's Christmas

## Society of Camera Operators Awards

The Society of Camera Operators (SOC) Awards held at the Loews Hollywood Hotel on Saturday were less about the Oscars race and more simply honouring craft skills.

The recipient of Camera Operator of the Year in Film was P. Scott Sakamoto, SOC for *A Complete Unknown, *taken from a strong list of nominees including* Challengers, Wolfs, Wicked, *and* Civil War. *

Camera Operator of the Year in Television recipients were Scott Dropkin, SOC for *Yellowstone* S5E14 *Life is a Promise*, with Abby Linne, SOC, B-Camera Operator, and Jed Seus, C-camera Operator. The field there was liable even stronger, including* The Penguin*, S1E4 *Cent’Anni*,  *Mr. & Mrs. Smith*, S1E1 *First Date*,  *Fallout*, S1E1 *The End*, and *The Bear*, S3E1 *Tomorrow*.

Recent events in LA were very much front and centre, and it will be interesting to see how this is replicated at the Oscars next month. The Governors’ Award was presented to the Los Angeles County Fire Department Air Operations Section, recognizing their heroic efforts in containing wildfires through strategic water drops. And the President’s Award honored James Ramos, KTLA Senior Staff News Videographer, and John Schreiber, CBS Los Angeles Photojournalist, for their exceptional frontline coverage.

 

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