BAFTA Film Awards 2025: Emilia Perez, Conclave, The Brutalist Dominate-See The Full Winners List

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Spanish-language "Emilia Perez", period drama "The Brutalist" and papal selection thriller "Conclave" were among the winners at the BAFTAs, Britain's top movie honours, on Sunday where the race remains open for the night's top prize, best film.

At a glitzy ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall overlooking the River Thames, "Emilia Perez", which mixes the diverse genres of musical and crime, triumphed in the film not in the English language category.

"This is too nice, you shouldn't have done that," director Jacques Audiard said in his acceptance speech. "This award is not just for me but everyone who worked tirelessly on this film."

He thanked the film's BAFTA best supporting actress nominees Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez as well as their absent co-star Karla Sofia Gascon, who is in the running for leading actress.

Saldana later won supporting actress for her portrayal of a lawyer who helps a Mexican cartel leader, played by Gascon, fake his death and transition from a man to a woman.

She called the role "the creative challenge of a lifetime".

"Emilia Perez", had been an early awards frontrunner but its campaign lost steam following controversy surrounding Gascon, who has apologised for past social media posts denigrating Muslims and other groups and said she would go silent to help the movie ahead of the Oscars.

It is up for the night's top prize, best film, alongside "Conclave", Bob Dylan biopic "A Complete Unknown" and "The Brutalist", a three-and-a-half hour tale about a Hungarian immigrant architect trying to rebuild his life in the United States post-World War Two.

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