Ralph Fiennes has beaten box office giants Gladiator 2 and Wicked to earn 12 BAFTA nominations, including best actor and best film for his film Conclave.
The British actor, 62, won his first and only BAFTA 32 years ago for his hit Holocaust film, Schindler’s List, and is expected to win again for his role in the thriller about the search for a new Pope with base in Vatican City.
Back home, Conclave has been nominated for twice as many awards at the BAFTAs as it was earlier this month at the Golden Globes in Los Angeles.
The hit thriller starring Fiennes, Stanley Tucci and Isabella Rossellini is about a secret, high-stakes election for a new Pope, where power, ambition and personal secrets collide between warring cardinals.
It has surpassed the big winner of the Golden Globes, the Spanish drama Emilia Pérez, which is in second place in number of nominations with 11 BAFTA nominations after sweeping 10 gongs at the American awards ceremony.
Gladiator 2 has been snubbed once again by the award judges after it was snubbed for Best Picture and its lead, Irish star Paul Mescal, 28, failed to make the BAFTA longlist for Best Actor.
Ralph Fiennes has beaten box office giants Gladiator 2 and Wicked to earn 12 BAFTA nominations, including best actor and best film for his film Conclave.
Emilia Pérez is second in number of nominations with 11 BAFTA nominations after sweeping 10 gongs at the US awards ceremony.
Gladiator 2 has been snubbed once again by award judges after it was snubbed for Best Picture and its lead, Irish star Paul Mescal, failed to make the BAFTA longlist for Best Actor.
It comes after Ridley Scott’s epic was snubbed at the Golden Globes in the US earlier this month after it was nominated for just two awards and failed to take home any.
Denzel Washington, 70, who reprized his role as Macrinus from the 2000 original, was on the supporting actor list for a long time, but was removed from the nomination list by BAFTA judges.
British actress Kate Winslet, 49, also dropped out of the BAFTA race for her role as Lee Miller in the war photographer’s biopic after being longlisted last month.
Demi Moore, 62, who won her first acting award at the Globes for her role in Substance, has been nominated for Leading Actress alongside Wicked’s Cynthia Erivo, 38, and Saoirse Ronan, 30, for Outrun.
Film industry insiders believe the Ghost star’s admission to the BAFTA shortlist will boost his hopes of landing his first Oscar.
During her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes, the mother of four said: “Thirty years ago, a producer told me that I was a popcorn actress and that I could make movies that were successful but couldn’t be recognized.” . . But tonight I learned that I belong.
In other BAFTA nominations, Succession brothers Jeremy Strong and Keiran Culkin will compete for the Supporting Actor award for their performances in A Real Pain and the Trump biopic The Apprentice.
Strong, 46, is known for being difficult to work with on set because of his ‘fucking annoying’ acting methods, according to Brian Cox, with whom he starred alongside younger brother Culkin, 42, in the hit HBO series .
Conclave has been nominated for twice as many gongs at the BAFTAs as it did earlier this month at the Golden Globes in Los Angeles.
Emilia Pérez, starring Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldana and Selena Gómez in its female-led cast, is making significant strides this awards season.
BAFTA President Sara Putt (left) and BAFTA Film President Anna Higgs (right) attend the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2025 nominations on Wednesday.
Presenters Will Sharpe and Mia McKenna-Bruce speak on stage during the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2025 nominations announcement at the BAFTAs on Wednesday.
British actress Kate Winslet has dropped out of the BAFTA race for her role as Lee Miller in the war photographer’s biopic after being longlisted last month.
Meanwhile, Adrien Brody’s film The Brutalist has received nine BAFTA nominations, followed by Dune 2 and Wicked, both with seven nominations.
Pamela Anderson’s latest film, The Last Showgirl, is shaping up to be her glorious return to the big screen and has only managed to secure one nomination.
American singer and actress Ariana Grande (right) earns a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her starring role in Wicked.
Meanwhile, Adrien Brody’s film The Brutalist received nine BAFTA nominations, followed by Dune 2 and Wicked, both with seven nominations.
Pamela Anderson’s latest film, The Last Showgirl, considered her glorious return to the big screen, has only managed to secure a nomination for Jamie Lee Curtis in the Best Supporting Actress category.
In the same category, The Brutalist star Felicity Jones is the only British actress nominated this year, while American actresses Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez are nominated for Emilia Perez.
Also nominated for this award are American singer and actress Ariana Grande for Wicked and Italian-born American star Isabella Rossellini.
American stars lead the supporting actor category: Kieran Culkin is up for the award for A Real Pain, Edward Norton for A Complete Unknown and Jeremy Strong for The Apprentice.
The other nominees in this section are Russian actor Yuriy Borisov for Anora, American star Clarence Maclin for Sing Sing and American actor Guy Pearce for The Brutalist.
American stars lead the Best Supporting Actor category, with Kieran Culkin (left) up for the award for A Real Pain
Timothee Chalamet is nominated for lead actor for his role as Bob Dylan in the biopic A Complete Unknown, which celebrated its London premiere Tuesday night.
Timothee Chalamet, 29, is nominated for the lead actor award for his role as Bob Dylan in the biopic A Complete Unknown, which celebrated its London premiere Tuesday night.
His girlfriend, beauty mogul Kylie Jenner, a constant at his side at awards ceremonies, is expected to take the transatlantic flight to London in February to support her new boyfriend.
The lead actress category includes British star Cynthia Erivo for Wicked and Marianne Jean-Baptiste for Hard Truths among the nominees, along with American actress Demi Moore for The Substance.
Also getting a nod in this category are American-born Irish actress Saoirse Ronan for The Outrun, American actress Mikey Madison for Añora and Spanish actress Karla Sofia Gascón for Emilia Pérez.