BAFTA sets date for 2025 Film Awards
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has officially declared February 16, 2025 (Sunday) as the date for its prestigious Film Awards next year. This event is one of the most significant film awards globally. The announcement places the BAFTA Awards two weeks ahead of the Oscars, which are scheduled for March 2, 2025.
BAFTA 2025 awards coincide with Berlin Film Festival
The timing of the 2025 BAFTA Awards coincides with the Berlin Film Festival, also known as Berlinale, which is set to run from February 13-23. This overlap may result in a rush of industry professionals returning to London on February 16. The venue for the awards ceremony, however, remains unconfirmed at this time.
BAFTA's selection process and previous winners
The selection process for the BAFTA Awards will be conducted in three stages: longlisting, nominations, and final winners. These decisions will be made by BAFTA's global voting film membership, a group of over 7,800 industry creatives. In the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards, Oppenheimer was a standout winner with victories for best film, director, and actor.
BAFTA Awards 2024 were quite successful
Held in February this year, the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards attracted an average of three million viewers on BBC One and reached a peak of 3.8M viewers, the highest since 2020. Additionally, there were over 20M views of ceremony highlights on BAFTA's social media platforms. Several firsts were seen this time, including Da'Vine Joy Randolph becoming the sole non-white winner. Further details regarding the timeline and eligibility for the 2025 BAFTA Film Awards will be released in due course.
