Papal thriller “ Conclave,” which stars Ralph Fiennes as a cardinal overseeing the election of a new pope, leads the race — just — for the British Academy Film Awards, with nominations in 12 categories,

The Vatican City- set thriller received 12 BAFTA nominations, including Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Best Actor for Ralph Fiennes, Best Director for Edward Berger and Best Supporting Actress for Isabella Rossellini.

The nominations for film awards across all categories are: Rich Peppiat, Naoise O’Caireallain, Liam OG O Hannadiah, JJ O Dochartaigh – Kneecap Sing Sing – Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence ‘Divine Eye’ Maclin, John ‘Diving G’ Whitfield Emilia Pérez – Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier, Jean-Christophe Spadaccini, Romain Marietti

The Ralph Fiennes- and Stanley Tucci-starring film, based on the novel by Robert Harris, leads the way with 12 BAFTA nominations — ahead of Emilia Pérez ‘s 11 and The Brutalist ‘s nine, as unveiled by actors Will Sharpe and Mia McKenna-Bruce from the British Academy’s headquarters in London mid-day on Wednesday.

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The film’s star Fiennes is nominated in the leading actor category, where he will go head to head with Adrien Brody for immigrant tale The Brutalist, Timothee Chalamet for Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown and Colman Domingo for Sing Sing, about prisoners becoming part of a theatre group.

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The BAFTA 2025 nominations surprise with a diverse mix of genres and emerging talent. 'Conclave' and 'Emilia Pérez' lead the pack, while stars like Ralph Fiennes and Timothée Chalamet compete for the coveted awards.

(Ian West/PA via AP) This image released by Focus Features shows Ralph Fiennes in a scene from “Conclave.” (Focus Features via AP) Will Sharpe attends the BAFTA Film Awards 2025 nominations announcement, at BAFTA, in central London, Wednesday ...

British frontrunners include Daniel Craig (Queer), who plays a gay man who ventures into the jungle in search of a plant with telepathic qualities, and Ralph Fiennes (Conclave), for his role as a ...

Ralph Fiennes’s papal thriller leads the pack at this year’s awards, with 12 nominations. But could Netflix’s trans musical steal the votes?

Conclave, Emilia Pérez and The Brutalist led the list of 2025 BAFTA nominations, which also included nods for Timothée Chalamet, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande and Hugh Grant.