The winners of the 79th EE British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA), representing the best in film for 2025, will be announced on Sunday, February 22nd, from the Royal Festival Hall in London. Please take a look at some members of Next Best Picture’s predictions and stay tuned for the show on Sunday!
Predictions are provided by: Alyssa Christian, Amy Kim, Cody Dericks, Dan Bayer, Daniel Howat, Ema Sasic, Josh Parham, Matt Neglia, Megan Lachinski, Nadia Dalimonte, Tom O’Brien & Will Mavity
BEST FILM
“Hamnet”
“Marty Supreme”
“One Battle After Another” (ALL)
“Sentimental Value”
“Sinners”
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
“28 Years Later”
“The Ballad of Wallis Island”
“Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy”
“Die My Love”
“H Is for Hawk”
“Hamnet” (Alyssa, Amy, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Josh, Matt, Megan, Nadia & Tom)
“I Swear” (Will)
“Mr. Burton”
“Pillion”
“Steve”
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
“The Ceremony”
“My Father’s Shadow” (Cody, Tom & Will)
“Pillion” (Alyssa, Amy, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Josh, Matt, Megan & Nadia)
“A Want in Her”
“Wasteman”
CHILDREN’S & FAMILY FILM
“Arco” (Daniel & Will)
“Boong”
“Lilo & Stitch”
“Zootopia 2” (Alyssa, Amy, Cody, Dan, Ema, Josh, Matt, Megan, Nadia & Tom)
FILM NOT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
“It Was Just an Accident”
“The Secret Agent” (Tom)
“Sentimental Value” (Alyssa, Amy, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Josh, Matt, Megan, Nadia & Will)
“Sirāt”
“The Voice of Hind Rajab”
DOCUMENTARY
“2000 Meters to Andriivka” (Dan, Josh, Megan & Will)
“Apocalypse in the Tropics”
“Cover-Up”
“Mr. Nobody Against Putin” (Daniel)
“The Perfect Neighbor” (Alyssa, Amy, Cody, Ema, Matt, Nadia & Tom)
ANIMATED FILM
“Elio”
“Little Amélie or the Character of Rain” (Cody, Daniel, Matt & Will)
“Zootopia 2” (Alyssa, Amy, Dan, Ema, Josh, Megan, Nadia & Tom)
DIRECTOR
“Bugonia,” Yorgos Lanthimos
“Hamnet,” Chloé Zhao
“Marty Supreme,” Josh Safdie
“One Battle After Another,” Paul Thomas Anderson (ALL)
“Sentimental Value,” Joachim Trier
“Sinners,” Ryan Coogler
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“I Swear”
“Marty Supreme”
“The Secret Agent”
“Sentimental Value” (Alyssa, Amy, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Josh, Matt & Megan)
“Sinners” (Ema, Nadia, Tom & Will)
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“The Ballad of Wallis Island”
“Bugonia”
“Hamnet” (Daniel, Megan & Tom)
“One Battle After Another” (Alyssa, Amy, Cody, Dan, Ema, Josh, Matt, Nadia & Will)
“Pillion”
LEADING ACTRESS
Jessie Buckley, “Hamnet” (ALL)
Rose Byrne, “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”
Kate Hudson, “Song Sung Blue”
Chase Infiniti, “One Battle After Another”
Renate Reinsve, “Sentimental Value”
Emma Stone, “Bugonia”
LEADING ACTOR
Robert Aramayo, “I Swear” (Dan)
Timothée Chalamet, “Marty Supreme” (Alyssa, Amy, Cody, Daniel, Ema, Josh, Matt, Megan, Nadia, Tom & Will)
Leonardo DiCaprio, “One Battle After Another”
Ethan Hawke, “Blue Moon”
Michael B. Jordan, “Sinners”
Jesse Plemons, “Bugonia”
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Odessa A’zion, “Marty Supreme”
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, “Sentimental Value” (Alyssa & Ema)
Wunmi Mosaku, “Sinners” (Megan & Will)
Carey Mulligan, “The Ballad of Wallis Island”
Teyana Taylor, “One Battle After Another” (Amy, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Josh, Matt, Nadia & Tom)
Emily Watson, “Hamnet”
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Benicio Del Toro, “One Battle After Another”
Jacob Elordi, “Frankenstein”
Paul Mescal, “Hamnet”
Peter Mullan, “I Swear”
Sean Penn, “One Battle After Another”
Stellan Skarsgård, “Sentimental Value” (ALL)
CASTING
“I Swear”
“Marty Supreme” (Josh, Matt & Megan)
“One Battle After Another” (Amy, Dan, Daniel & Tom)
“Sentimental Value” (Cody, Nadia & Will)
“Sinners” (Alyssa & Ema)
CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Frankenstein”
“Marty Supreme”
“One Battle After Another” (Amy, Daniel, Ema, Megan & Will)
“Sinners” (Matt, Nadia & Tom)
“Train Dreams” (Alyssa, Cody, Dan & Josh)
COSTUME DESIGN
“Frankenstein” (ALL)
“Hamnet”
“Marty Supreme”
“Sinners”
“Wicked: For Good”
EDITING
“F1” (Alyssa, Amy, Cody, Dan, Josh, Matt & Megan)
“A House of Dynamite”
“Marty Supreme”
“One Battle After Another” (Daniel, Ema, Nadia, Tom & Will)
“Sinners”
MAKE UP & HAIR
“Frankenstein” (ALL)
“Hamnet”
“Marty Supreme”
“Sinners”
“Wicked: For Good”
ORIGINAL SCORE
“Bugonia”
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“One Battle After Another” (Tom)
“Sinners” (Alyssa, Amy, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Josh, Matt, Megan, Nadia & Will)
PRODUCTION DESIGN
“Frankenstein” (Alyssa, Amy, Cody, Daniel, Ema, Josh, Matt, Megan, Nadia, Tom & Will)
“Hamnet” (Dan)
“Marty Supreme”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” (ALL)
“F1”
“Frankenstein”
“How to Train Your Dragon”
“The Lost Bus”
SOUND
“F1” (ALL)
“Frankenstein”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
“Warfare”
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
“Cardboard” (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Matt, Megan & Will)
“Solstice” (Ema)
“Two Black Boys in Paradise” (Amy, Josh, Nadia & Tom)
BRITISH SHORT FILM
“Magid / Zafar” (Josh)
“Nostalgie” (Cody, Daniel, Ema, Matt, Megan, Nadia, Tom & Will)
“Terence” (Alyssa)
“This Is Endometriosis”
“Welcome Home Freckles” (Amy & Dan)
EE BAFTA RISING STAR AWARD
Robert Aramayo (Alyssa, Amy, Daniel, Ema, Megan, Nadia, Tom & Will)
Miles Caton
Chase Infiniti (Matt)
Archie Madekwe (Cody, Dan & Josh)
Posy Sterling
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