The winners of the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards were announced last night in a ceremony hosted by David Tennant at The Royal Festival Hall in London.
Leading the wins of the night were Conclave and The Brutalist – who went home with four awards each.
The movie Kneecap was heading into the night with six nominations for Outstanding Debut, Original Screenplay, Casting, Film Not In The English Language, Editing and Outstanding British Film.
The semi-autobiographical film is set is West Belfast in 2019 and stars the members of Kneecap (Móglaí Bap, Mo Chara and DJ Próvaí). It follows a schoolteacher whose chance encounter with two aspiring rappers sparks the rise of a groundbreaking Irish-language hip-hop act.
Director Rich Peppiatt picked up the award for Outstanding Debut for a director.
Accepting the award, the director said:
“Fifteen years ago today, I actually met my wife – and a decade later she convinced me to move to Belfast.”
“And within two weeks of moving to Belfast, I met Kneecap – and now I’m standing here! And it’s weird how life works like that.”
“I mean, Kneecap are… It’s more than a film, it’s a movement. And it’s about how everyone should have their language respected; they should have their culture respected, and they should have their homeland respected.”
"And so, this award is dedicated to everyone who’s out there fighting that fight. Thank you very much.”
