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The film and TV biz defines LA—so what does it look like as the biz moves abroad? Host (and longtime Angeleno) Rico Gagliano takes a tour of a changing city, from the Hollywood sign to a new crop of booming rep cinemas. Guests include The Studio (2025) cocreator Evan Goldberg, indie icon Charles Burnett, and Sean Fennessey, host of The Big Picture podcast.Part travelogue, part deep-dive storytelling, the latest season sees host Rico Gagliano jet off to Ireland, Amsterdam, Mexico City, Los Angeles, and Istanbul to learn about their cultures through the lens of cinema. Season 8’s guests include actors Gael García Bernal and Fiona Shaw, writer/directors Rich Peppiatt, Evan Goldberg, and Halina Reijn, producer Ed Guiney, production designer Eugenio Caballero,and a host of other filmmakers, programmers, academics, cinema owners, critics, tour guides, and festival directors.Listen to episode four below or wherever you get your podcasts:...

Our full interview with the writer/director of the Northern Irish indie phenomenon Kneecap (2024). Host Rico Gagliano visits Rich at his Belfast pad to talk about wrangling the movie’s titular hard-partying provocateurs, the rise of Northern Ireland’s film industry, and why he briefly resented The Quiet Girl (2022).Part travelogue, part deep-dive storytelling, the latest season sees host Rico Gagliano jet off to Ireland, Amsterdam, Mexico City, Los Angeles, and Istanbul to learn about their cultures through the lens of cinema. Season 8’s guests include actors Gael García Bernal and Fiona Shaw, writer/directors Rich Peppiatt, Evan Goldberg, and Halina Reijn, producer Ed Guiney, production designer Eugenio Caballero, and a host of other filmmakers, programmers, academics, cinema owners, critics, tour guides, and festival directors.Listen to the special episode below or wherever you get your podcasts.Apple PodcastsSpotifyMore...

The 4K restoration of Amores Perros is coming to cinemas in Latam later this year and coming to Mubi (almost) globally in 2026.These days, Mexico City is known for major auteurs like Alfonso Cuarón. But it’s not the first time the city has had a cinematic golden age... and, in between, things haven’t always been so golden. Host Rico Gagliano cruises around Mexico City’s sprawl to learn about the local movie industry’s history and culture—from Buñuel to Netflix—with help from guests like superstar Gael Garcia Bernal, indie hero Lazaro Gabino Rodriguez, and Cuarón’s go-to designer Eugenio Cabellero.Part travelogue, part deep-dive storytelling, the latest season sees host Rico Gagliano jet off to Ireland, Amsterdam, Mexico City, Los Angeles, and Istanbul to learn about their cultures through the lens of cinema. Season 8’s guests include actors Gael García Bernal and Fiona Shaw, writer/directors Rich Peppiatt,...

Brendan Canty’s Christy won the best Irish film prize at the Galway Film Fleadh, as the 37th edition of the Irish festival drew to a close yesterday (July 13).

Christy is based on Canty’s short film of the same name and follows a 17-year-old after he’s thrown out of his suburban foster home and moves in with his estranged older half-brother in Cork.

Danny Power, Emma Willis and Chris Walley star in the UK-Ireland co-production between Marina Brackenbury and Wayward Films’ Meredith Duff, with Rory Gilmartin of London and Dublin-based Sleeper Films.

BBC Film and Screen Ireland supported the project,...

Warner Bros’ DC flagship title Supermandominates the new releases this week in the UK and Ireland as the film lands in685 cinemas.

David Corenswet dons the red cape in James Gunn’s Superman, reimagining the hero for DC’s new cinematic universe. He is joined by Rachel Brosnahan’s Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult’s Lex Luther and Nathan Fillion playing a member of the Green Lantern Corps.

The last time UK and Ireland audiences saw Clark Kent in a solo film was Zack Snyder’s Man Of Steel (2013), which opened to £11.2m and grossed £30m. Much has changed in the...

US producer Christine Vachon spoke positively at the Galway Film Fleadh today (July 10) about working with emerging talent, who she credits with being “what keeps our lifeblood going,” noting, “It’s a hard business not to be cynical in.”

“When you work with a new filmmaker, they’re usually telling a story they waited their whole life to tell,” reflects Vachon, whose most recent film is Celine Song’s Materialists.

“That brings an energy, and it also prevents cynicism. I really do believe cynicism is the thing that can destroy so many creative careers. It’s a hard business not...

You can also catch the wonderful Fiona Shaw in Hot Milk, adapted from Deborah Levy’s bestselling novel. In cinemas July 4 across the UK, Ireland, Latin America, Germany and more.Rico travels to Dublin and Belfast, and hangs with an epic lineup of local heroes, to learn how Ireland went from a backdrop for Hollywood romantic comedies to one of the hottest film cultures on the planet. Featuring directors Rich Peppiatt and John Crowley, super-producer Ed Guiney, and acting legends Fiona Shaw and Carrie Crowley.Part travelogue, part deep-dive storytelling, the latest season sees host Rico Gagliano jet off to Ireland, Amsterdam, Mexico City, Los Angeles, and Istanbul to learn about their cultures through the lens of cinema. Season 8’s guests include actors Gael García Bernal and Fiona Shaw, writer/directors Rich Peppiatt, Evan Goldberg, and Halina Reijn, producer Ed Guiney, production designer Eugenio Caballero, and a host of other filmmakers,...

The Netherlands isn't known for tons of great movies, but its capital city of Amsterdam is packed with tons of great movie theaters. Rico takes us on a tour of his favorite town to learn why. (Spoiler alert: Breaking into buildings played a role). Guests include director/actor Halina Reijn and New York Times contributor Nina Siegal.Part travelogue, part deep-dive storytelling, the latest season sees host Rico Gagliano jet off to Ireland, Amsterdam, Mexico City, Los Angeles, and Istanbul to learn about their cultures through the lens of cinema. Season 8’s guests include actors Gael García Bernal and Fiona Shaw, writer/directors Rich Peppiatt, Evan Goldberg, and Halina Reijn, producer Ed Guiney, production designer Eugenio Caballero, and a host of other filmmakers, programmers, academics, cinema owners, critics, tour guides, and festival directors.Listen to episode two below or wherever you get your podcasts:Apple PodcastsSpotifyMore...

Olivia Rodrigo welcomed The Cure frontman Robert Smith onto the Pyramid Stage as she wrapped up a politically charged Glastonbury Festival on Sunday night.

The “Deja Vu” singer obliged with all of the fan favorites from her last two albums, Sour and Guts, including “Good 4 u,” “Jealousy, Jealousy” and “Traitor.”

“Holy fucking shit,” the U.S. star said from the fest’s iconic main stage, where thousands stood to see her perform. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many people in my life.”

She brought out Smith — “the greatest songwriter to come out of England” — nearly midway into the set. The pair played “Friday I’m in Love” and “Just Like Heaven” together.

A sweet moment occurred when Rodrigo dedicated the tune “so american” to Brit boyfriend and actor Louis Partridge, who was watching from backstage. “I fucking love England,” she began. “I love the culture. I...

Kneecap shocked exactly as expected at a raucous Glastonbury set on Saturday.

The Irish rap trio has drawn widespread criticism in recent months, with one of the members, Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, charged with a terror offence last month. Glastonbury partner, the BBC, stood by their decision to air their set, despite U.K. culture secretary Lisa Nandy’s comments that the band “thrive on the oxygen of publicity.” Nandy said Thursday: “Personally, I don’t want to see that on TV screens.”

On Saturday afternoon at Glastonbury’s West Holts stage, which was fenced off as they came on due to overcrowding, Ó hAnnaidh told the 30,000-person crowd: “Glastonbury, I’m a free man!” Clips of newsreaders announcing his terror charge played before the band came on, as well as pro-Palestine messages and videos of various U.K. politicians criticizing the decision to have the band play at the festival.

Exclusive: The British Independent Film Awards (Bifa) has confirmed its ceremony dates for the next three years, while adding new board members and appointing a chair and deputy chair.

The ceremony will remain at the Camden Roundhouse venue through to and including the 2027 ceremony, having taken place there last year for the first time since 2007.

The awards will take place on Sunday, November 30, 2025; on Sunday, December 6, 2026; and on Sunday, December 5, 2027.

Bifa has also set its key dates for 2025, below:

June: Entries open

August 1: Early entry deadline

August 22: Final entry deadline: shorts

September 3: Final entry deadline: features

September...

Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, one-third of Irish rap group Kneecap, has been charged with a terror offense in the U.K.

Ó Hannaidh, who performs under the name Mo Chara and was a star of Rich Peppiatt’s “print the legend” biopic on the Belfast, Ireland-based band, is accused of “displaying a flag in support of proscribed organization Hezbollah at a London gig,” according to the city’s Metropolitan Police, also known as Scotland Yard.

The 27-year-old was charged by the police after an incident on Nov. 21, 2024 at a venue in north London. He is due to appear in court on June 18.

The band took to social media after news of the charge. “We deny this ‘offense’ and will vehemently defend ourselves,” said Kneecap. “This is political policing. This is a carnival of distraction. 14,000 babies are about to die of starvation in Gaza, with food sent by the world sitting...

Liam O’Hanna ( Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh), a member of Irish-language rap group Kneecap, has been charged with a terror offense.

The charge is related to his reportedly displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah at a concert in London in November 2024.

The Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and paramilitary group is proscribed as a terrorist organisation and banned under UK law.

The UK’s Metropolitan Polce said O’Hanna, whose stage name is Mo Chara, had been charged via postal requisition.

He has been summoned to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday June 18.

The charge follows the band running into the hot water at the Coachella in April after they projected “f*ck Israel,” “free Palestine” and other messages of protest against U.S. support of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza on the screen of the festival’s Sonora Stage. The messages were condemned by leading Jewish human rights organizations in the U.

Let’s be honest: Gender-based lists like THR‘s Most Powerful Women in International Film should be passé by now. It is 2025, after all. But the fight for equity in the global entertainment industry is anything but over. In some places, it’s barely begun. From the backlash against Dei initiatives in the U.S. to a blistering French report exposing systemic abuse across the arts, the message is clear: Progress is under threat. Which is why spotlighting these 45 global power players feels more vital than ever. “We need to fight back with all the tools and resources we have,” says Carole Scotta, co-founder of France’s production outfit Haut et Court. Or, as Nigeria’s EbonyLife CEO Mo Abudu puts it: “Until the industry makes room for authentic voices from different cultures and backgrounds — on a systemic level — we’ll continue to miss out on powerful, transformative storytelling.” In other words,...

Irish hip-hop band Kneecap have claimed that the pro-Palestine message they shared onstage during Coachella was cut from the festival’s livestream.

After the group made their Coachella debut on Friday, NME reported that the trio’s livestream was cut short when the band led an anti-Margaret Thatcher chant. The band re-tweeted the article and added that their support for the Palestinian people was also missing.

“Not the only thing that was cut – our messaging on the US-backed genocide in Gaza somehow never appeared on screens either,” the band wrote on X,...

UK pop-rock group The 1975 and U.S. singer-songwriter and actress Olivia Rodrigo will headline Glastonbury this summer alongside previously announced “Heart of Gold” legend Neil Young, organizers announced on Thursday.

Charli Xcx, who was feted at the Brit Awards over the weekend including for best artist and album, will top the bill on the festival’s second stage, or Other Stage, on Saturday night. The fest runs June 25-29.

Other line-up highlights include U.S. rapper Doechii, who will make her Glastonbury debut as the headline act on the West Holts Stage, also on the Saturday.

Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap, who have been enjoying a buzzy film awards season as stars of Rich Peppiatt’s namesake movie exploring their rise to fame, are also among the announced acts.

‘Chocolate’ and ‘Somebody Else’ hitmakers The 1975, who have played Glastonbury in other sections several times before, will make their debut on the...

Update: In the wake of the BBC acknowledging “serious flaws” in the production of its controversial documentary “Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone” and initiating a further review, Artists for Palestine UK, which had published a letter condemning the broadcaster’s decision to remove the film, have issued a statement.

Artists for Palestine UK said: “We are appalled that the BBC has chosen to give credence to a politicized campaign that sought to discredit a documentary about children’s experiences of unspeakable Israeli military violence, because one child’s father was deputy agriculture minister in Gaza. This disgraceful decision comes despite nearly 900 media figures having warned the BBC of the dangers of such an approach.

“Reports over the last week have detailed Israel’s detention and torture of hundreds of Gaza’s medical workers. The world has seen images of traumatized and emaciated Palestinian captives emerging from Israeli jails, some with limbs amputated.

Hollywood Insider - BAFTA 2025: 'Conclave', 'The Brutalist', 'Anora', and the Films Everyone’s Talking About

Everything You Need to Know About the 2025 BAFTA Awards The 2025 BAFTA Film Awards celebrated the triumphs in global cinema on February 16, marking London's biggest night in film. Scottish actor David Tennant hosted the 78th annual ceremony at the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall. 'Conclave' led the nominations with 12 nods, including Best Film and Outstanding British Film, securing its place as the awards season frontrunner. Meanwhile, 'Emilia Pérez', already setting all-time records, received 11 nominations, with Zoe Saldaña winning Best Supporting Actress. Brady Corbet's 'The Brutalist' followed closely with nine nominations, including Best Director and Best Actor for Corbet and Adrien Brody. 'Anora' landed Mikey Madison the Best Leading Actress BAFTA, along with the Casting Award for Sean Baker and Samantha Quad. Director...

Everything You Need to Know About the 2025 BAFTA Awards The 2025 BAFTA Film Awards celebrated the triumphs in global cinema on February 16, marking London's biggest night in film. Scottish actor David Tennant hosted the 78th annual ceremony at the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall. 'Conclave' led the nominations with 12 nods, including Best Film and Outstanding British Film, securing its place as the awards season frontrunner. Meanwhile, 'Emilia Pérez', already setting all-time records, received 11 nominations, with Zoe Saldaña winning Best Supporting Actress. Brady Corbet's 'The Brutalist' followed closely with nine nominations, including Best Director and Best Actor for Corbet and Adrien Brody. 'Anora' landed Mikey Madison the Best Leading Actress BAFTA, along with the Casting Award for Sean Baker and Samantha Quad. Director Pascal Chaucheteux and Jacques Audiard took home Best International Film for 'Emilia Pérez'. Edward Berger, director of 'Conclave',...

Ralph Fiennes stars as Cardinal Lawrence in director Edward Berger’s ‘Conclave’ (Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features. © 2024)

Conclave and The Brutalist tied with four wins at the 2025 Ee BAFTA Film Awards, announced on January 16th during a ceremony hosted by David Tennant. Anora, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Perez, A Real Pain, Wicked, and Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Foul each picked up two awards, and David Jonsson (Alien: Romulus) was the recipient of this year’s Ee Rising Star Award.

Adrien Brody, Mikey Madison, Zoe Saldaña, and Kieran Culkin took home their first BAFTA Film Awards wins. Warwick Davis was honored with the BAFTA Fellowship in recognition of “his work as an actor and for using his platform to challenge societal prejudice and champion self-empowerment, advocating that people with dwarfism can and do lead full and meaningful lives.”

BAFTA Awards 2025 Nominees and Winners

Best Film

Anora

The Brutalist

A Complete...

As awards season rumbles ever onwards, Edward Berger’s Conclave takes the top prize at this year’s BAFTA ceremony.

It was the 2025 BAFTA cermony last night and this rather strange awards season continued with Edward Berger’s Conclave taking home the Best Film prize in a category that has been largely dominated by speculation about its rivals. However, the papal election drama landed Best Film, Best British Film, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Editing gongs.

Also enjoying a good night at the ceremony was The Brutalist with the film scoring four awards – Best Director for Brady Corbet, Best Actor for Adrien Brody, not to mention Best Score (and what a score it is!) and Best Cinematography.

Sean Baker’s Anora landed Best Actress for Mikey Madison and Best Casting too. Dune: Part Two was awarded Best VFX and Best Sound, two prizes to honour what was an incredible technical achievement.

The BAFTA 2025 winners have been announced, and it was an exciting night celebrating the best in British and international cinema. From Edward Berger’s Conclave sweeping multiple categories to The Brutalist making a late surge with wins for Best Director and Best Actor, the evening was filled with surprises and emotional speeches. Mikey Madison’s unexpected win for Anora had everyone talking, while Emilia Perez and Wallace And Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl continued their strong awards season run. Hosted by David Tennant at London’s Royal Festival Hall, the ceremony honored industry legends and rising talents, making the BAFTA Awards 2025 a night to remember.

Best Film Anora The Brutalist A Complete Unknown Conclave Emilia Pérez Leading Actress Cynthia Erivo – Wicked Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths Mikey Madison – Anora Demi Moore – The Substance Saoirse Ronan – The Outrun Leading Actor Adrien Brody – The Brutalist Timothée Chalamet...

Screen rounds-up the memorable moments from this year’s Bafta Film Awards, which took place last night (February 18) at London’s Royal Festival Hall on the Southbank.Conclave and The Brutalist led the winners.

Hosting return

David Tennant returned as host for the second year and kicked off proceedings with a lively rendition of the Proclaimers’ wedding staple ‘I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)’. James McAvoy, Colman Domingo, Celia Imrie and Anna Kendrick were among the stars who joined in from the audience.

Tennant’s opening monologue included jokes on a variety of topics, including A Complete Unknown (“like ‘Mamma Mia!...

Conclave and The Brutalist shared out the major prizes at the 2025 Bafta Film Awards, with four awards each.

Scroll down for full list of winners

Edward Berger’s Conclave won best film, outstanding British film, adapted screenplay for Peter Straughan and editing.Berger paid tribute to Tessa Ross in his speech, calling her “the best producer I know”.

The momentum seemed to be withThe Brutalist in the closing stretch after Brady Corbet won best director and Adrien Brody collected best actor.Lol Crawley also won for his Cinematography and Daniel Blumberg was rewarded for original score.

In his speech, Brody...

BAFTA/Marc Hoberman

The 2025 Ee BAFTA Film Awards were hosted on Sunday by David Tennant at London’s Royal Festival Hall. Conclave won four BAFTAs, including Best Film, Film Editing, Adapted Screenplay and Outstanding British Film. This is Edward Berger’s second time winning the Best Film award, with his first being 2023’s All Quiet On The Western Front.

The Brutalist also won four awards, including Best Director for Brady Corbet, Leading Actor for Adrien Brody, Cinematography and Music Score, while Mikey Madison won Leading Actress for Anora. The film also took the BAFTA for Casting.

Emilia Perez was awarded with two BAFTAs – Supporting Actress Zoe Saldaña and Film Not in the English Language.

The delightful Wallace And Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl won two BAFTAs for Best Animated Feature and Children’s & Family Film. Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story was awarded Best Documentary.

David Jonsson (Andy in Alien Romulus...

This evening saw the cream of the crop of thespian artists as well as filmmakers assemble at London’s Royal Festival Hall for this year’s BAFTA awards hosted by David Tennant.

This year’s nominations saw 12 nominations for ‘Conclave,’ 11 nominations for ‘Emilia Pérez,’ While ‘The Brutalist’ received 9 nominations. 7 nominations for ‘Anora,’ ‘Dune: Part Two’ and ‘Wicked.’

14 out of 24 nominees in the performance categories received their first BAFTA Film nomination, including Yura Borisov (Anora), Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain), Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez), Ariana Grande (Wicked), Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez), Clarence Maclin (Sing Sing), Mikey Madison (Anora), Demi Moore (The Substance), Guy Pearce (The Brutalist), Isabella Rossellini (Conclave), Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez), Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice) and Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice).

Also in news – The 2025 European Shooting Stars arrive at Berlinale

Winners are highlighted in bold.

Best Film

Anora The Brutalist A Complete Unknown Winner – Conclave...

The Ee BAFTA Film Awards happened this evening at the Royal Festival Hall in London, hosted once more by David Tennant.

Poking fun at Trump during his monologue, Tennant also offered the usual celebrity gags and had several stars singing part of The Proclaimers' "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)".

Cautioning audience members that there would not be an intermission as with nominated epic The Brutalist, Tennant also admonished winners to "keep your speeches the opposite of your films: nice and short."

A somewhat surprising addition to the night (though perhaps not given their presence on the soundtracks for both Better Man and Anora) was a performance of "Greatest Day" by Take That.

As for the winners, it was a good night for Conclave, which won Best Film, another Adapted Screenplay trophy for writer Peter Straughan, Best British Film and Editing and A Real Pain, which went home with Original Screenplay for...

The BAFTA Film Awards shared the love on Sunday evening, with Vatican drama Conclave picking up four wins, including for best film and outstanding British film, the same number of honors as Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, which earned the best director and best actor awards for Corbet and Adrien Brody, respectively.

Meanwhile, Mikey Madison received the best leading actress BAFTA for her role in Anora, which was also honored with the casting award for Sean Baker and Samantha Quan, while Zoe Saldaña earned the best supporting actress statuette for her work in Emilia Pérez. For the latter, director Jacques Audiard and Pascal Caucheteux also won the award for best film not in the English language.

During the ceremony, hosted by Scottish star David Tennant (Doctor Who, Inside Man) at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London, the Edward Berger-directed Conclave, starring Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci...

The 2025 BAFTAs are here!

The annual celebration of film is taking place Sunday (February 16) at Royal Festival Hall in London, England. Doctor Who actor David Tennant is hosting for the second year in a row.

This year, Conclave scored the most nominations with 12 total. Emilia Pérez is in second place, with 11 nominations this year.

Just Jared will be live updating with all the winners throughout the event, so stay tuned!

Keep reading to find out more…

See the full list of nominees and winners…

Best Film

“Anora” — Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, Sean Baker

“The Brutalist”

“A Complete Unknown”

“Conclave” - Winner!

“Emilia Pérez”

Outstanding British Film

“Bird” — Andrea Arnold, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Lee Groombridge

“Blitz” — Steve McQueen, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Anita Overland

“Conclave” — Edward Berger, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Peter Straughan - Winner!

“Gladiator II” — Ridley Scott, Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, Michael Pruss, David Scarpa,...

The winners of the 2025 Ee Bafta Film Awards have been announced in a ceremony hosted by David Tennant at the Royal Festival Hall in London and broadcast on BBC One and iPlayer. The Ee Baftas celebrate the very best in film of the past year. In addition, the Ee Bafta Film Awards were streamed on BritBox International in the USA and Canada. Viewers at home also had front row seats to the red-carpet arrivals on Bafta’s YouTube, featuring interviews with nominees and other special guests.

(Photo by Stuart Wilson/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA, Courtesy of BAFTA)

2025 Ee British Academy Film Awards:

Best Film

Conclave

Outstanding British Film

Conclave

Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer

Kneecap - Rich Peppiatt

Film Not In The English Language

Emilia Pérez

Documentary

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

Animated Film

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Children’S & Family Film

Wallace...

Jeff Goldblum brought his special touch to the BAFTA Film Awards ceremony’s In Memoriam segment in London on Sunday, performing “As Time Goes By” on the piano while the names and faces of beloved industry figures who died over the past year were shown on a screen. The actor, who played The Wizard of Oz in the BAFTA-nominated Jon M. Chu-directed blockbuster Wicked, which stars Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and Michelle Yeoh, added to the star power of the event held at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in the British capital.

The jazz song was written by Herman Hupfeld in 1931. It became famous after it was featured in the 1942 film classic Casablanca, performed by Sam, played by Dooley Wilson.

“Goldblum’s soulful style will provide a moving and personal tribute,” BAFTA organizers had said when they unveiled his on-stage appearance during the biggest night in British film.

“Conclave” won Best Film at the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards, leading the pack with four BAFTAs overall. The British equivalent of the Oscars took place February 16 from the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in central London, honoring the best in film for its 78th annual edition.

Edward Berger’s “Conclave” led all films with 12 BAFTA nominations, and it won Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Best Adapted Screenplay for Peter Straughan, and Best Editing. It’s an upset after “Anora” swept all three of the DGAs, PGAs, and WGAs. The last film to win those three prizes, but not Best Picture at the Oscars was “Brokeback Mountain,” but then again, it did win the BAFTA for Best Film.

“Anora” did have a strong showing though, with Mikey Madison pulling off an upset and winning Leading Actress over Demi Moore for “The Substance.” “Anora” also won Best Casting, though Madison lost...

The 2025 Bafta Film Awards ceremony are taking place today (February 16) at London’s Royal Festival Hall on the Southbank.

Screen is posting all the winners on this page as they are announced during the live ceremony (refresh the page for latest updates).

Winners in bold, as they are announced, below (latest award first).

Full list of nominations

Director

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

Outstanding British Film

Bird Blitz Conclave Gladiator II Hard Truths Kneecap Lee Love Lies Bleeding The...

Take That took over the BAFTA Film Awards stage in London on Sunday with a rendition of their hit song “Greatest Day,” featured in Sean Baker‘s awards season darling Anora.

The famed boy band performed in its current lineup of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen, but Robbie Williams and Jason Orange didn’t join them for the performance on the biggest night in British film.

The clearly excited audience at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in the British capital showered the band with much applause, loud cheers and many screams.

The BAFTA ceremony organizers knew what they were doing. “Known for their electrifying live shows and timeless appeal, Take That will bring their signature energy and charisma to the ceremony, creating a highlight of the evening,” they had said in unveiling the performance roughly 10 days before the awards show. “Their appearance promises to be an unforgettable moment,...

Jacques Audiard thanks lead actor Gascón during Bafta acceptance speech after weeks of controversy over her social media posts

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Emilia Pérez director Jacques Audiard has thanked his lead actor, Karla Sofía Gascón, during an acceptance speech at the Baftas – following weeks of controversy surrounding her bigoted social media posts.

Emilia Pérez beat out four other films in the best film not in the English language category: Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light, Walter Salles’s I’m Still Here, Rich Peppiatt’s Kneecap, and Mohammad Rasoulof’s The Seed of the Sacred Fig.

U.S. President Donald Trump got a bit of a roasting during the BAFTA Film Awards ceremony in London on Sunday, courtesy of host David Tennant.

The Scottish star (Doctor Who, Inside Man) during his opening monologue mentioned The Brutalist, lauding it as “as film of incredible architecture, the boldest architecture in film this year” with the exception of the hairdo of Donald Trump, played by Sebastian Stan, for The Apprentice.

“Donald Trump said he hasn’t seen The Apprentice — because it’s a 15 [British film rating]. It’s not on Nickelodeon,” Tennant continued before joking he had said Trump’s name three times. “It’s like Beetlejuice – I’ve summoned him.”

He followed up with: “Speaking of villains…” which drew much laughter and applause from the crowd.

The BBC broadcast of the ceremony later in the evening, which is always a shorter, edited version of the BAFTAs, included the hair and villains...

At a BAFTA Awards where there was no clear frontrunner going into the ceremony, British Academy voters chose to largely share the spoils when it came to handing out honors.

But only one could win the top prize of best film, and this year that went to “Conclave,” which had entered the night with the most number of nominations (11). Edward Berger’s Vatican thriller wound up tying with Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist” with four BAFTA wins each. Of its four, the 3.5-hour American epic won leading actor for Adrien Brody and director for Corbet.

Meanwhile, there was a surprise when Mikey Madison was named leading actress for “Anora” (one of two wins for Sean Baker’s sex worker comedy), with “The Substance” star Demi Moore’s seem by many as sure bet. Coralie Fargeat’s body-horror instead took home one award, for makeup and hairstyling.

Elsewhere, Jacques Audiard’s crime musical “Emilia Pérez,...

The Irish Film and Television Awards celebrated a diverse array of talent and storytelling at this year’s ceremony in Dublin. In the film category, Cillian Murphy was honored as Best Lead Actor for his performance in Small Things Like These, a role that has resonated with audiences and critics alike. The film, adapted from Claire Keegan’s novella, also captured the Best Film award, edging out stiff competition including the hip-hop comedy Kneecap.

Across the categories, Saoirse Ronan proved her versatility by winning Best Lead Actress for The Outrun and Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Blitz. In the international arena, Demi Moore received recognition for her work in The Substance, while Ralph Fiennes earned accolades in the international acting segment for his performance in Conclave. The Irish documentary feature, Conclave, also took home the Best International Film award, highlighting the global appeal of Irish storytelling.

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Tim Mielants’ Small Things Like These took home the top prize for best film while Rich Peppiatt’s Kneecap collected the most prizes at the Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs), held last night (February 14) in Dublin.

Cillian Murphy, who stars in and produces Small Things Like These, picked up best lead actor for the second year in a row following last year’s win for Oppenheimer. The Irish drama, which surrounds a local convent with shocking secrets, also won best screenplay for Edna Walsh who adapted Claire Keegan’s novel on which the film is based.

Kneecap won four...

Cillian Murphy has been named Best Lead Actor in the film category of the Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs) for the second year running.

Following his win last year for Oppenheimer (which went on to bag him the Oscar), Murphy won for his role in the film Small Things Like These.

The film, an adaptation of Claire Keegan’s novella, also won Best Film.

Complete Winners List Below

An Irish-language film about Belfast rap group Kneecap was nominated in 17 award categories. The film’s director Rich Peppiatt won best director in the film category, and it was also recognised in casting and costume design.

At the ceremony in Dublin, Ireland, Friday evening, Saoirse Ronan was a double winner, taking home Best Lead Actress for The Outrun and Best Supporting Actress for The Blitz.

Ralph Fiennes and Demi Moore were winners in the international acting categories for Conclave and The Substance respectively.

The best and brightest of the U.K. and Ireland were celebrated last night in a star-studded bash at the Newport Beach Film Festival UK & Ie Honours event in London. Those receiving honors included Icon Award honoree Stephen Fry, “Nosferatu” and Artist of Distinction honorees Emma Corrin, Sharon Horgan and Felicity Jones.

Before receiving her honor, Jones was seen admiring Variety’s cover story on her “The Brutalist” co-star Adrien Brody, now considered a frontrunner for the best actor Oscar. Jones too, is in the running, nominated for best supporting actress at both the BAFTAs and Oscars for her performance in Brady Corbet’s American epic. “It’s so nice when you put in all the work for a campaign and it actually pays off,” she told Variety.

Three actors nominated for this year’s BAFTA Rising Star Award were celebrated – Nabhaan Rizwan was named one of Variety’s 10 Brits...

Small Things Like These, an Irish drama starring Cillian Murphy as a coal merchant and father haunted by secret abuses in a local convent sanctioned by the Catholic Church, beat out Kneecap, the hip-hop comedy featuring Michael Fassbender, to win the best film honor at the Irish Film & Television Awards 2025 during a ceremony held in Dublin on Friday. Saoirse Ronan left with two awards (the lead actress honor for her role in The Outrun and the supporting actress trophy for Blitz). Murphy won the best actor IFTA for his work in Small Things Like These. Demi Moore (The Substance) and Ralph Fiennes (Conclave) were honored in the international acting categories, and Colin Farrell (The Penguin) and Sharon Horgan (for writing Bad Sisters) earned TV statuettes.

Rich Peppiatt received the best director IFTA for Kneecap, which follows the West Belfast hip-hop trio of the same name on their mission to save their mother tongue.

Update, February 13 10.40 GMT:Screenhas confirmed that Karla Sofia Gascon will not be attending the Bafta Film Awards this Sunday, February 16.

Gascon is nominated for best actress in a leading role; but has been largely absent from the awards circuit since the discovery of her past derogatory social media posts at the end of last month.

Netflix remains in contact with Gascon’s team.

Original story:Nominees Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez and Timothee Chalamet are among the actors confirmed to attend the Bafta Film Awards this Sunday, February 16; fellow nominee Karla Sofia Gascon, however, is not expected to attend.

Emilia Perez star Gascon...

Ex-tabloid reporter shares how an encounter with Hugh Grant and Steve Coogan led to his acclaimed film about an Irish-language rap trio

He first came to national attention blowing the whistle on his own dubious practices at the Daily Star and earning 14 mentions in Lord Leveson’s 2012 report on the phone-hacking scandal.

Now Rich Peppiatt is heading for the red carpet and is in with a chance for six Baftas and 17 Iftas, the Irish equivalent, for Kneecap, the scabrous, semi-autobiographical story of the Belfast Irish-language rap trio.

Felicity Jones, Emma Corrin, Stephen Fry and Sharon Horgan are set to be honored at the upcoming Newport Beach Film Festival during its 2025 UK and Ireland Honors event.

Fry will be recognized with the Icon Award, celebrating his over 25 years of experience and contributions to the film industry with notable roles in “Heartstopper,” “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew,” “The Dropout,” “V for Vendetta,” “Sherlock Holmes” and “The Hobbit” films. Past recipients of the award include Bill Nighy, Lesley Manville and Richard E. Grant.

Meanwhile, Jones, Corrin and Horgan will be honored within the Artists of Distinction category. Jones received BAFTA and Oscar nominations for her role in Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist” while Corrin was recently in both “Nosferatu” and “Deadpool & Wolverine.” Horgan’s last appearance was in the Irish comedy show “Bad Sisters,” which she also created and writes on.

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The winners of the 2025 London Critics’ Circle Film Awards have been announced!

Zoe Saldana, Ralph Fiennes, and Mikey Madison were among the top winners at the awards show that took place on Sunday night (February 2) held at the Mayfair Hotel in London, England.

Along with winning Best Supporting Actress for her role in Emilia Pérez, Zoe was also honored with the Derek Malcolm Award for Innovation while Daniel Craig was honored with the Dilys Powell Award for excellence in film.

Other stars in attendance at the event included Colman Domingo, Jesse Eisenberg, Lesley Manville, America Ferrera, Anora director Sean Baker, Back to Black actress Marisa Abela and fiancé Jamie Bogyo, The Brutalist actress Raffey Cassidy, and Abigail actress Alisha Weir.

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Film Of The Year

“The Brutalist” – Winner

“All We Imagine As Light...

Screen’s February 4 awards edition includes in conversation interviews withRalph Fiennes and Edward Berger for Conclave;Kneecap director and co-star Rich Peppiatt andJ.J. Ó Dochartaigh; and thecasting directors behindAnora, The Apprentice, A Complete Unknown and more.

The issue also features the latest instalment of Screen’s ’Awards Whispers’, as anonymous voters weigh in on the nominations, as well asa focus on the dialect and voice coaches who helped some of this year’s nominated actors.

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“When they asked me back, I thought, ‘Really? Are you sure?'” David Tennant jokes about returning to host the BAFTA Film Awards.

He is known around the world as Doctor Who, but the Scottish star is beloved in the U.K. in other roles such as in Broadchurch, Harry Potter and, most recently, Disney+’s Jilly Cooper adaptation Rivals.

Tennant took the same BAFTA gig in 2024 and found the entire experience relatively liberating, he reveals to The Hollywood Reporter. “You do learn in the midst of it that everyone who’s there has an agenda, absolutely understandably,” he says. “The people up for awards have an agenda, the people who are presenting awards have an agenda…. [As host], you’ve just got to keep it smooth. You quite quickly realize this must not be about me.”

“That was quite liberating, once I realized, ‘You know what? It doesn’t matter what I do.

We present our red carpet interviews from the 2025 Critics Circle Awards in London at the May Fair Hotel. Attending were Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Jesse Eisenberg, Sean Baker, Mikey Madison, Alisha Weir, Dan Hough, Elliot Heffernan, Raffey Cassidy, Michelle Austin, Nick Park + Merlin Crossingham, Nykika Adams, Amy Liptrot, and Gints Zilbalodis.

Colin Hart and Ethan Hart were on the red carpet, here are their interviews.

2025 Critics Circle Awards Red Carpet Interviews

2025 Critics Circle Awards Winners

Film Of The Year

“The Brutalist” – Winner

“All We Imagine As Light”

“Anora”

“La Chimera”

“Conclave”

“Emilia Pérez”

“Kneecap”

“Nickel Boys”

“Nosferatu”

“The Substance”

Foreign-language Film Of The Year

“All We Imagine As Light” – Winner

“La Chimera”

“Emilia Pérez”

“I’m Still Here”

“Kneecap”

Documentary Of The Year

“No Other Land” – Winner

“Dahomey”

“Grand Theft Hamlet”

“Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger”

“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story”

Animated Feature Of The Year

“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl...

Image courtesy of the Critics' Circle

The 45th annual London Critics’ Circle Film Awards were held this afternoon at London’s May Fair Hotel where 15 different titles were honoured. Brady Corbet’s epic American immigrant saga The Brutalist won the big prize for Film of the Year.

Films are automatically eligible if they are released in UK cinemas or on premiere streaming services between mid-February 2024 and mid-February 2025. The awards are given by the 210-member Film Section of the Critics' Circle, the UK's longest-standing and most prestigious critics' organisation. The vast majority of Film Review’s roster of critics are members of the London Film Critics’ Circle, including Executive Editor James Cameron-Wilson, Mansel Stimpson, Michael Darvell, George Savvides and Wendy Lloyd.

The Derek Malcolm Award for Innovation was presented to Zoe Saldaña at the ceremony by America Ferrera and last year’s winner Colman Domingo. Daniel Craig became the 34th recipient...