The Brutalist and Conclave share main spoils at Baftas

Emilia Perez controversy fails to overshadow the event

- LOUIS CHILTON

Spoils were shared at the 2025 Bafta Film Awards last night in a ceremony that saw The Brutalist and Conclave win big, and Emilia Perez sidestep its recent controversy.

Conclave, a political thriller surrounding the choosing of a new pope, won the top prize, Best Film, as well as Best British Film, while The Brutalist, Brady Corbet’s three-and-a-half-hour epic about a Hungarian architect (played by Adrien Brody) who immigrates to the US, won in directing and acting categories.

London’s Royal Festival Hall played host to the UK’s biggest film awards night, with A-list stars including Brody, Timothée Chalamet, and Ariana Grande in attendance. Former Doctor Who star David Tennant served as host for the evening, cracking wise about US president Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

Over the past month, much has been made of the fluctuating awards season prospects of Emilia Perez, the Spanish-language musical released by Netflix. Once considered a frontrunner for many of the biggest awards going, the film has been embroiled in a controversy surrounding resurfaced racist tweets shared by its star, Spanish actor Karla Sofía Gascón. While