Conclave wins best film at the BAFTAs - as Ralph Fiennes loses out to Adrien Brody for best actor

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78th BAFTAs have just finished in London - scroll back below to see who took prizes home and who narrowly missed out
Conclave takes biggest award of the night
Adrien Brody wins best actor|Mikey Madison wins best actress
Best looks from the BAFTAs red carpet
Live reporting by Katie Spencer and Brad Young at the awards, plus updates fromLauren Russell

Who led the BAFTAs?

It's been an exciting night here at Royal Festival Hall, London.

Conclave has come out on top, winning the coveted awards for best film and outstanding British film among a total of four BAFTAs.

The Brutalist won the same number of prizes, including cinematography and best director.

There were two awards for Dune: Part Two, Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Wicked, Emilia Perez, A Real Pain and Anora.

Picking up one BAFTA each were Kneecap, Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, The Substance, Wander To Wonder, and Rock, Paper, Scissors.

Despite the buzz surrounding the Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, and the Chalamet factor, it didn't pick up any trophies tonight.

The same can't be said for Mikey Madison, who missed out in the rising star category only to win the BAFTA for leading actress despite stiff competition from the likes of Demi Moore.

Adrien Brody took home the BAFTA for leading actor after his role in The Brutalist, thanking "the British public for embracing me".

And Warwick Davis was honoured with a BAFTA Fellowship, which he accepted in a both emotional and humorous speech.

Best looks from the BAFTAs red carpet

If you missed the BAFTAs red carpet but love to know what the celebrities wore this year, you're in luck.

Our culture and entertainment reporter Gemma Peplow has got all the best looks from the nominees and guests below:

BAFTAs ceremony wraps up

That concludes all the awards for the 2025 BAFTAs.

The Brutalist and Conclave ended up with four awards each, with each of the top three awards - best actor, best actress and best film - going to separate pictures.

Stay with us as we give you a rundown of all that happened during this year's red carpet and ceremony.

Conclave wins best film

The biggest award of the night has gone to papal drama Conclave.

Director Edward Berger takes to the stage to collect the BAFTA and begins by thanking his cast.

"What you did to me on set when I watched you was pure magic, it was beyond my grasp or understanding," he says.

"I am so grateful I was able to witness it."

He continues: "We are deeply humbled. This is such a big, big honour."

Conclave has seen off stiff competition from the likes of Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown and Emilia Perez.

The result means Conclave has won four BAFTAs, coming joint first tonight alongside The Brutalist.

Up next... best film

It's the big one. Mark Hamill is introducing the nominees for best film.

They are:

Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Emilia Perez

Mikey Madison wins best actress

Next up in the big three is leading actress - and the BAFTA goes to Mikey Madison for her performance in Anora.

It's a huge result for the 25-year-old, who has never been to the BAFTAs before. She was also nominated in the rising star category.

Taking to the stage, she says she should have listened to her publicist and "written a speech or something".

Madison then takes a moment to "recognise the sex worker community".

She says: "I see you. You deserve respect and human decency. I will always be a friend and an ally."

She adds that the highlight of the awards was getting to know the other nominees - which were:

Cynthia Erivo - Wicked
Karla Sofia Gascon - Emilia Perez
Marianne Jean-Baptiste - Hard Truths
Demi Moore - The Substance
Saoirse Ronan - The Outrun

Adrien Brody says 'England feels like home' as he wins best actor

We're now moving into the third act of the ceremony, with the biggest awards coming up.

First is best leading actor, which goes to Adrien Brody for his role in The Brutalist.

"I am so grateful," he begins, as he accepts the award.

"I want to thank the British public for embracing me and my creative endeavours."

He says it is "incredibly meaningful as England has felt quite a bit like home lately".

"I will cherish this, thank you all."

Just missing out on the award are:

Timothee Chalamet - A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo - Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes - Conclave
Hugh Grant - Heretic
Sebastian Stan - The Apprentice

Laughs and tears in Warwick Davis' emotional acceptance speech

Warwick Davis is being honoured with a BAFTA Fellowship, which recognises those who have made an "outstanding and exceptional" contribution to the screen.

We're watching a film of his greatest moments, with the likes of Mark Hamill and George Lucas singing his praises.

Davis got his first break playing an Ewok in Star Wars Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi at the age of just 11.

He starred alongside the late David Bowie in Labyrinth, was cast as the eponymous hero of Ron Howard's 1988 fantasy adventure Willow, and played Professor Filius Flitwick in the Harry Potter film franchise.

Now on stage at the BAFTA's receiving his award, he says it is "possibly the best thing that has ever happened to me".

"I'm going to keep this short, it's been a long night... short, yes you can laugh."

He thanks his mother, agent and his team and dedicates his award to them.

But then he adds: "Sod that. I've done all the work, it's for me! This is all mine."

He then fights back tears as he speaks about the support of his wife, Samantha Davis, who passed away last year - and those who have helped him cope since.

The best picture nominees - as rated by viewers

By Gemma Peplow, culture and entertainment reporter

As we near the award for best film, we've taken a look at the ratings on review websites for the five movies up for the night's big prize.

Here's how they rank with audiences, listed from top to bottom for each set of ratings.