How to watch the BAFTAs

Once again with David Tennant at the helm, the EE BAFTAs returns on Sunday for another star-studded ceremony. 

The Royal Albert Hall was home to the star-studded ceremony for six years before its 2023 relocation. 

And the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall is where it will once again take place and host an array of famous faces.

The EE BAFTA Film Awards encompᴀss 25 compeтιтive categories which are decided by BAFTA members – and Ralph Fiennes’ Conclave is leading this year’s nods. 

The show will feature some exciting new updates this year, including a new Children’s & Family Film category which will celebrate the very best films appealing to inter-generational audiences.

But how can fans catch a glimpse of the action? And what time does it kick off?

Once again with David Tennant (Seen in 2024) at the helm, the EE BAFTAs returns on Sunday for another star-studded ceremony – but how can fans catch a glimpse of the action? And what time does it kick off?

The EE BAFTA Film Awards encompᴀss 25 compeтιтive categories which are decided by BAFTA members – and Ralph Fiennes’ Conclave is leading this year’s nods

How to watch the BAFTAs

The EE BAFTAs 2025 kick off at 5pm but viewers in the UK won’t be able to catch the action until 7pm when it’s broadcast. 

The ceremony will be shown on BBC One on Sunday, with the coverage beginning at 7pm and running through until 9pm.

If fans miss out on the action however they will be able to stream it via BBC iPlayer.

But it’s not just people in the UK able to get their movie fix, as viewers in Australia, the US, South Africa and Scandinavia can watch it on BritBox International.

As the ceremony actually kicks off at 5pm, the broadcast is not live – with viewers only able to watch an edited version.

Dedicated film fans can however follow along as it happens by watching the red carpet pre-show on BAFTA’s social media channels on X, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok.

The EE BAFTAs 2025 kick off at 5pm but viewers in the UK won’t be able to catch the action until 7pm when it’s broadcast

The ceremony will be shown on BBC One on Sunday, with the coverage beginning at 7pm and running through until 9pm

Who is nominated?

With the most nominations, thriller The Conclave is expected to triumph in multiple categories, including the coveted Best Film, where it is up against The Brutalist, Anora, A Complete Unknown and Emilia Perez.

The hit thriller starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci and Isabella Rossellini is about a secretive and high-stakes election of a new Pope, where power, ambition, and personal secrets collide among the warring cardinals.

It has beaten the Golden Globes’ big winner, the Spanish drama Emilia Perez, which has come in second in the number of nominations with 11 BAFTA nods after sweeping up 10 gongs at the Golden Globes last month.

However, as one of the big winners at multiple ceremonies across the pond, The Brutalist is also considered a favourite to win.

If Conclave were to miss out on Best Film, it’s a ᴅᴇᴀᴅ set to scoop the award for Outstanding British Film, where it’s nominated against a hugely varied list of pictures.

The shortlist inclues Bird, Blitz, Gladiator II, Hard Truths, Kneecap, Lee, Love Lies Bleeding, The Outrun and Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl.

As a British star Ralph is also one of the favourites to win Best Actor, and is expected to head-to-head with Adrien Brody for the top honour.

Other Best Actor nominees are Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown), Colman Domingo (Sing Sing), Hugh Grant (Heretic) and Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice).

Demi Moore is the H๏τ favourite to win Best Actress for her critically-acclaimed performance in The Substance, however veteran British star Marianne Jean-Baptiste could also triumph for her role in Hard Truths.

Conclave is one of the big films expected to triumph at Sunday’s British Academy Film Awards, with Ralph Fiennes a H๏τ favourite to win Best Leading Actor

Demi Moore is the H๏τ favourite to win Best Actress for her critically-acclaimed performance in The Substance

Fans are hoping that Ariana Grande could be awarded Supporting Actress for her performance in Wicked, though Zoe Saldana is the favourite ahead of the ceremony

Karla Sofía Gascón was once considered the top pick for Emilia Pérez, however the actress has been embroiled in controversy in recent months after her historic tweets resurfaced, bringing an end to her awards momentum.

The pair will battle it out with Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Mikey Madison (Anora) and Saoirse Ronan (The Outrun).

Having scooped every major honour this awards season, Kieran Culkin is expected to win the Supporting Actress gong for A Real Pain, though it’s been predicted that Guy Pearce could provide an upset for his role in The Brutalist. 

Other nominations include Yura Borisov (Anora), Clarence Maclin (Sing Sing), Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown) and Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice). 

Zoe Saldana has been the top pick for Supporting Actress for her role in Emilia Perez, though many fans are hoping that Ariana Grande could triumph for her performance as Glinda in Wicked.  

The pair will battle it out with Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez), Felicity Jones (The Brutalist), Jamie Lee Curtis (The Last Showgirl), and Isabella Rossellini (Conclave). 

Marisa Abela leads the nominees for the EE BAFTA Rising Star Award for her portrayal as Amy Winehouse in the 2024 film Back To Black. 

The Industry star is the most popular pick for the award, which is the only one voted for by the general public. 

The shortlist, is made up of Marisa, Jharrel Jerome (Unstoppable), David Jonsson (Alien: Romulus), Mikey Madison (Anora) and Nabhaan Rizwan (In Camera).