Tomorrow are the 2025 BAFTA nominations. Some members of the Next Best Picture team have gathered together their predictions to share with you all which can be read below.
Predictions provided by: Alyssa Christian, Cody Dericks, Dan Bayer, Daniel Howat, Ema Sasic, Giovanni Lago, Josh Parham, Matt Neglia, Nadia Dalimonte, Sara Clements and Tom O’Brien
BEST FILM
“The Brutalist” – ALL
“Emilia Pérez” – ALL
“Anora” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia & Tom
“Conclave” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Sara & Tom
“The Substance” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Sara & Tom
“Kneecap” – Giovanni & Sara
“A Complete Unknown” – Nadia
“Dune: Part Two” – Matt
“The Apprentice” – NONE
“Wicked” – NONE
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
“Blitz” – ALL
“Conclave” – ALL
“Hard Truths” – ALL
“Kneecap” – ALL
“The Outrun” – ALL
“Lee” – Alyssa, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Sara & Tom
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Sara & Tom
“Civil War” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia & Tom
“Bird” – Cody, Daniel, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Sara & Tom
“Gladiator II” – Alyssa, Cody, Ema, Matt, Nadia & Tom
“Paddington In Peru” – Alyssa, Dan, Daniel, Ema & Sara
“We Live in Time” – Daniel, Ema, Giovanni & Nadia
“Wicked Little Letters” – Cody, Dan, Ema & Giovanni
“Back to Black” – Dan & Sara
“Love Lies Bleeding” – Josh
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
“Santosh” – ALL
“Kneecap” – ALL
“Monkey Man” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia & Tom
“Bring Them Down” – Alyssa, Dan, Ema, Giovanni, Matt, Nadia, Sara & Tom
“Grand Theft Hamlet” – Alyssa, Cody, Daniel, Giovanni, Josh, Matt & Tom
”The Teacher” – Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh & Sara
“The Taste of Mango” – Cody, Giovanni & Sara
“Hoard” – Dan & Giovanni
“Sister Midnight” – Giovanni & Nadia
“On Falling” – Giovanni
CHILDREN’S AND FAMILY FILM
“Flow” – ALL
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” – ALL
“The Wild Robot” – ALL
“Young Woman and the Sea” – Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Sara & Tom
“That Christmas” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Matt & Tom
“Spellbound” – Alyssa, Ema & Sara
“Kensuke’s Kingdom” – Giovanni & Nadia
“Piece By Piece” – Josh
FILM NOT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
“All We Imagine as Light” – ALL
“Emilia Pérez” – ALL
“Kneecap” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Sara & Tom
“I’m Still Here” – Alyssa, Dan, Ema, Giovanni, Matt, Nadia, Sara & Tom
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” – Cody, Ema, Giovanni, Josh & Tom
“The Count of Monte Cristo” – Daniel, Matt & Josh
“La Chimera” – Cody, Daniel & Sara
“Flow” – Alyssa & Dan
“The Girl With the Needle” – Ema & Nadia
“Black Dog” – NONE
DOCUMENTARY
“No Other Land” – ALL
“Black Box Diaries” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia & Sara
“Made In England: The Films Of Powell & Pressburger” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Giovanni, Josh, Matt & Tom
“Daughters” – Alyssa, Cody, Ema, Giovanni & Nadia
“The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” – Dan, Daniel, Giovanni, Josh & Matt
“Will & Harper” – Alyssa, Ema, Nadia, Sara & Tom
“Elton John: Never Too Late” – Cody, Ema, Nadia & Sara
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” – Daniel, Josh, Sara & Tom
“The Bibi Files” – Dan, Matt & Tom
“I Am: Celine Dion” – NONE
ANIMATED FILM
“Flow” – ALL
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” – ALL
“The Wild Robot” – ALL
“Inside Out 2” – Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Josh, Matt, Nadia & Tom
“Memoir Of A Snail” – Alyssa, Giovanni & Sara
“Despicable Me 4” – NONE
“Moana 2” – NONE
“That Christmas” – NONE
DIRECTOR
“The Brutalist,” Brady Corbet – ALL
“Conclave,” Edward Berger – ALL
“Emilia Pérez,” Jacques Audiard – ALL
“The Substance,” Coralie Fargeat – ALL
“All We Imagine as Light,” Payal Kapadia – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia & Sara
“Anora,” Sean Baker – Alyssa, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Nadia & Tom
“Dune: Part Two,” Denis Villeneuve – Matt & Tom
“La Chimera,” Alice Rohrwacher – Cody
“Lee,” Ellen Kuras – Sara
“The Outrun,” Nora Fingscheidt – NONE
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Anora” – ALL
“The Substance” – ALL
“A Real Pain” – Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Sara & Tom
“The Brutalist” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Nadia & Tom
“All We Imagine as Light” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Josh, Matt & Sara
“Kneecap” – Matt, Nadia, Sara & Tom
“Challengers” – Alyssa & Giovanni
“The Apprentice” – NONE
“Civil War” – NONE
“Heretic” – NONE
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“Conclave” – ALL
“Emilia Pérez” – ALL
“A Complete Unknown” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia & Tom
“Dune: Part Two” – Alyssa, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt Nadia, Sara & Tom
“Nickel Boys” – Cody, Dan, Daniel, Giovanni, Josh, Matt & Sara
“Sing Sing” – Cody, Daniel & Ema
“The Outrun” – Dan & Tom
“Wicked” – Alyssa & Nadia
“Lee” – Sara
“Nightbitch” – NONE
LEADING ACTRESS
Demi Moore, “The Substance” – ALL
Karla Sofía Gascón, “Emilia Pérez” – ALL
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, “Hard Truths” – ALL
Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Sara & Tom
Mikey Madison, “Anora” – Alyssa, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Sara & Tom
Kate Winslet, “Lee” – Daniel, Ema, Matt, Sara & Tom
Nicole Kidman, “Babygirl” – Alyssa, Cody, Giovanni & Josh
Saoirse Ronan, “The Outrun” – Cody, Dan & Giovanni
Marisa Abela, “Back to Black” – NONE
Amy Adams, “Nightbitch” – NONE
LEADING ACTOR
Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist” – ALL
Daniel Craig, “Queer” – ALL
Sebastian Stan, “The Apprentice” – ALL
Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown” – ALL
Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave” – Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Sara & Tom
Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Nadia & Tom
Hugh Grant, “Heretic” – Alyssa, Josh, Matt & Sara
Kingsley Ben Adir, “Bob Marley: One Love” – NONE
Jude Law, “Firebrand” – NONE
Dev Patel, “Monkey Man” – NONE
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ariana Grande, “Wicked” – ALL
Felicity Jones, “The Brutalist” – ALL
Isabella Rossellini, “Conclave” – ALL
Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Pérez” – ALL
Michele Austin, “Hard Truths” – Cody, Dan, Daniel, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Sara & Tom
Margaret Qualley, “The Substance” – Alyssa, Cody, Daniel, Ema, Josh, Nadia & Tom
Emily Watson, “Small Things Like These” – Dan, Giovanni & Sara
Selena Gomez, “Emilia Pérez” – Alyssa & Ema
Jamie Lee Curtis, “The Last Showgirl” – Matt
Adriana Paz, “Emilia Pérez” – NONE
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Yura Borisov, “Anora” – ALL
Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain” – ALL
Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist” – ALL
Jeremy Strong, “The Apprentice” – ALL
Edward Norton, “A Complete Unknown” – Alyssa, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Sara & Tom
Stanley Tucci, “Conclave” – Cody, Daniel, Giovanni, Matt, Nadia & Tom
Harris Dickinson, “Babygirl” – Alyssa, Cody & Josh
Denzel Washington, “Gladiator II” – Ema & Sara
Mark Eydelshteyn, “Anora” – Dan
Clarence Maclin, “Sing Sing” – NONE
CASTING
“Conclave” – ALL
“Anora” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia & Tom
“A Complete Unknown” – Alyssa, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Sara & Tom
“Emilia Pérez” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Ema, Giovanni, Nadia & Tom
“Wicked” – Alyssa, Dan, Ema, Josh & Sara
“The Apprentice” – Cody, Matt, Nadia & Sara
“The Brutalist” – Daniel, Nadia & Tom
“Kneecap” – Cody, Giovanni & Josh
“Blitz” – Daniel & Matt
“Back to Black” – Sara
CINEMATOGRAPHY
“The Brutalist” – ALL
“Emilia Pérez” – ALL
“Nosferatu” – ALL
“Conclave” – Alyssa, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Sara & Tom
“Dune: Part Two” – Alyssa, Cody, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Sara & Tom
“Anora” – Dan
“The Substance” – Cody
“Civil War” – NONE
“A Complete Unknown” – NONE
“Gladiator II” – NONE
COSTUME DESIGN
“Wicked” – ALL
“Dune: Part Two” – Alyssa, Cody, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia & Tom
“Conclave” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Ema, Josh, Nadia, Sara & Tom
“Nosferatu” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Sara & Tom
“Blitz” – Dan, Daniel, Ema, Josh, Matt, Nadia & Sara
“Gladiator II” – Cody, Daniel, Giovanni, Matt, Nadia, Sara & Tom
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” – Alyssa & Giovanni
“A Complete Unknown” – Dan & Ema
“Emilia Pérez” – Daniel
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” – NONE
EDITING
“Anora” – Alyssa, Cody, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Sara & Tom
“Conclave” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia & Tom
“Emilia Pérez” – Alyssa, Cody, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Matt, Nadia & Tom
“The Substance” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Matt Nadia & Sara
“Dune: Part Two” – Alyssa, Daniel, Ema, Josh, Matt, Nadia & Tom
“Challengers” – Cody, Giovanni, Sara & Tom
“Kneecap” – Dan, Giovanni & Sara
“Civil War” – Dan & Josh
“A Complete Unknown” – Dan & Josh
“Gladiator II” – Sara
MAKE-UP AND HAIR
“Nosferatu” – ALL
“The Substance” – ALL
“Wicked” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Matt, Nadia, Sara & Tom
“Emilia Pérez” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt & Tom
“The Apprentice” – Cody, Josh, Matt, Nadia & Sara
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” – Alyssa, Dan, Giovanni, Josh & Tom
“Dune: Part Two” – Daniel, Ema & Nadia
“Blitz” – Sara
“A Complete Unknown” – NONE
“Joker: Folie À Deux” – NONE
ORIGINAL SCORE
“The Brutalist” – ALL
“Conclave” – ALL
“The Wild Robot” – ALL
“Emilia Pérez” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia & Tom
“Nosferatu” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Ema, Giovanni, Sara & Tom
“Blitz” – Daniel, Josh, Matt, Nadia & Sara
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” – NONE
“Gladiator II” – NONE
“The Outrun” – NONE
“The Substance” – NONE
PRODUCTION DESIGN
“The Brutalist” – ALL
“Wicked” – ALL
“Dune: Part Two” – Alyssa, Cody, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia & Tom
“Nosferatu” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Ema, Giovanni, Matt & Tom
“Gladiator II” – Cody, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Nadia & Tom
“Blitz” – Dan, Daniel, Josh, Matt & Sara
“Conclave” – Alyssa, Daniel, Nadia & Sara
“The Substance” – Dan & Sara
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” – NONE
“A Complete Unknown” – NONE
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
“Better Man” – ALL
“Dune: Part Two” – ALL
“Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia & Tom
“Civil War” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Giovanni, Josh, Matt & Nadia
“Alien: Romulus” – Alyssa, Cody, Giovanni, Josh, Matt & Sara
“Gladiator II” – Daniel, Ema, Matt, Nadia & Tom
“Wicked” – Dan, Daniel, Ema, Sara & Tom
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” – Sara
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” – NONE
“Deadpool & Wolverine” – NONE
SOUND
“Dune: Part Two” – ALL
“Emilia Pérez” – Alyssa, Cody, Daniel, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Sara & Tom
“A Complete Unknown” – Cody, Dan, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia & Tom
“Civil War” – Alyssa, Cody, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt & Sara
“Blitz” – Dan, Daniel, Ema, Matt & Sara
“The Substance” – Alyssa, Dan, Daniel, Giovanni & Josh
“Wicked” – Cody, Dan, Nadia, Sara & Tom
“Gladiator II” – Daniel, Ema, Nadia & Tom
“The Brutalist” – Alyssa
“Conclave” – NONE
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
“Three Hares” – Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Nadia & Tom
“Wander to Wonder” – Alyssa, Cody, Daniel, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Sara & Tom
“Adiós” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Ema, Giovanni & Matt
“Mog’s Christmas” – Alyssa, Dan, Daniel, Josh, Matt & Sara
“Mee and Burd” – Giovanni, Nadia, Sara & Tom
“Plunge” – Ema
BRITISH SHORT FILM
“Clodagh” – ALL
“Sister Wives” – Alyssa, Cody, Ema, Giovanni, Matt, Nadia, Sara & Tom
“The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni & Josh
“Marion” – Alyssa, Dan, Ema, Matt, Nadia & Sara
“The Ban” – Cody, Dan, Giovanni, Nadia & Tom
“Homework” – Dan, Daniel, Giovanni, Josh & Tom
“Stomach Bug” – Alyssa, Daniel, Matt, Josh & Sara
“Rock, Paper, Scissors” – Josh, Matt, Nadia & Tom
“Milk” – Cody, Giovanni & Sara
“Woodlice” – Daniel & Ema
The EE British Academy Film Awards nominations will be announced on January 15th th 7am EST. The EE British Academy Film Awards ceremony takes place on February 16th. What do you think of our predictions? Please let us know your thoughts in the comments section below or on our X account.
