Payal Kapadia continues to shine in the world of cinema. On January 3, Savitribai Phule’s birth anniversary, her critically praised film All We Imagine As Light earned three nominations in the BAFTA 2025 longlist. The BAFTA recently revealed its longlists across 25 categories.
All We Imagine As Light Earns Three BAFTA Nominations
Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light continues to earn global recognition. After its Golden Globe nominations, the film has now secured three nominations in the 2024 BAFTA longlist. It is in the running for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Not in the English Language.
In the Best Film Not in the English Language category, the film competes with Black Dog, The Count of Monte Cristo, and Emilia Pérez. Payal Kapadia is up for Best Director alongside notable filmmakers like Sean Baker, Brady Corbet, and Denis Villeneuve. The Original Screenplay category also features strong contenders such as Anora, The Apprentice, and The Brutalist.
Leading the pack is Emilia Pérez, a Spanish-language music thriller with 15 nominations, followed by Conclave with 14 nominations. Emilia Pérez has already been picked up by Netflix and is vying for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor. Conclave, a Vatican-set mystery thriller, has nominations for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor for Ralph Fiennes.
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BAFTA 2025 Longlist
The following is the full longlist of nominations for the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards, covering various categories including Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Acting Performances, Directorial Achievements, and more.
| BAFTA 2025 Longlist | |
|---|---|
| Category | Nominations |
| Best Film | Anora, The Apprentice, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, Kneecap, The Substance, Wicked |
| Outstanding British Film | Back to Black, Bird, Blitz, Civil War, Conclave, Gladiator II, Hard Truths, Kneecap, Lee, Love Lies Bleeding, The Outrun, Paddington in Peru, Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, We Live in Time, Wicked Little Letters |
| Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer | Bring Them Down, Grand Theft Hamlet, Hoard, Kneecap, Monkey Man, On Falling, Santosh, Sister Midnight, The Taste of Mango, The Teacher |
| Children’s and Family Film | Flow, Kensuke’s Kingdom, Piece by Piece, Spellbound, That Christmas, Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, The Wild Robot, Young Woman and the Sea |
| Film Not in English Language | All We Imagine as Light, Black Dog, The Count of Monte Cristo, Emilia Pérez, Flow, The Girl With the Needle, I’m Still Here, Kneecap, La Chimera, The Seed of the Sacred Fig |
| Documentary | The Bibi Files, Black Box Diaries, Daughters, Elton John: Never Too Late, I Am: Celine Dion, Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger, No Other Land, The Remarkable Life of Ibelin, Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, Will & Harper |
| Animated Film | Despicable Me 4, Flow, Inside Out 2, Memoir of a Snail, Moana 2, That Christmas, Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, The Wild Robot |
| Director | All We Imagine as Light (Payal Kapadia), Anora (Sean Baker), The Brutalist (Brady Corbet), Conclave (Edward Berger), Dune: Part Two (Denis Villeneuve), Emilia Pérez (Jacques Audiard), La Chimera (Alice Rohrwacher), Lee (Ellen Kuras), The Outrun (Nora Fingscheidt), The Substance (Coralie Fargeat) |
| Original Screenplay | All We Imagine as Light, Anora, The Apprentice, The Brutalist, Challengers, Civil War, Heretic, Kneecap, A Real Pain, The Substance |
| Adapted Screenplay | A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, Lee, Nickel Boys, Nightbitch, The Outrun, Sing Sing, Wicked |
| Leading Actress | Amy Adams (Nightbitch), Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Demi Moore (The Substance), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez), Kate Winslet (Lee), Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths), Marisa Abela (Back to Black), Mikey Madison (Anora), Nicole Kidman (Babygirl), Saoirse Ronan (The Outrun) |
| Leading Actor | Adrien Brody (The Brutalist), Colman Domingo (Sing Sing), Daniel Craig (Queer), Dev Patel (Monkey Man), Hugh Grant (Heretic), Jude Law (Firebrand), Kingsley Ben Adir (Bob Marley: One Love), Ralph Fiennes (Conclave), Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice), Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown) |
| Supporting Actress | Adriana Paz (Emilia Pérez), Ariana Grande (Wicked), Emily Watson (Small Things Like These), Felicity Jones (The Brutalist), Isabella Rossellini (Conclave), Jamie Lee Curtis (The Last Showgirl), Margaret Qualley (The Substance), Michele Austin (Hard Truths), Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez), Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) |
| Supporting Actor | Clarence Maclin (Sing Sing), Denzel Washington (Gladiator II), Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown), Guy Pearce (The Brutalist), Harris Dickinson (Babygirl), Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice), Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain), Mark Eydelshteyn (Anora), Stanley Tucci (Conclave), Yura Borisov (Anora) |
| Casting | Anora, The Apprentice, Back to Black, Blitz, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Kneecap, Wicked |
| Cinematography | Anora, The Brutalist, Civil War, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, Gladiator II, Nosferatu, The Substance |
| Costume Design | Beetlejuice, Blitz, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Gladiator II, Nosferatu, Wicked |
| Editing | Anora, Challengers, Civil War, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, Gladiator II, Kneecap, The Substance |
| Make-Up and Hair | The Apprentice, Beetlejuice, Blitz, A Complete Unknown, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, Joker: Folie à Deux, Nosferatu, The Substance, Wicked |
| Original Score | Beetlejuice, Blitz, The Brutalist, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Gladiator II, Nosferatu, The Outrun, The Substance, The Wild Robot |
| Production Design | Beetlejuice, Blitz, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Gladiator II, Nosferatu, The Substance, Wicked |
| Special Visual Effects | Alien: Romulus, Beetlejuice, Better Man, Civil War, Deadpool & Wolverine, Dune: Part Two, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Gladiator II, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Wicked |
| Sound | Blitz, The Brutalist, Civil War, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, Gladiator II, The Substance, Wicked |
| British Short Animation | Adiós, Mee and Burd, Mog’s Christmas, Plunge, Three Hares, Wander to Wonder |
| British Short Film | The Ban, Clodagh, The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing, Homework, Marion, Milk, Rock, Paper, Scissors, Sister Wives, Stomach Bug, Woodlice |
BAFTA 2025
The 2025 BAFTA Film Awards nominations will be announced on Wednesday, January 15, at 12 pm (GMT) by Mia McKenna-Bruce, the 2024 EE Rising Star winner, and BAFTA-winner Will Sharpe. The announcement will take place at BAFTA’s headquarters in London and will be streamed live on BAFTA’s YouTube channel.
The awards ceremony will be held at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in central London and will be broadcast on February 16.
About All We Imagine As Light
All We Imagine As Light is a heartfelt Malayalam film that follows the journey of two nurses, Prabha and Anu. Prabha’s life takes an unexpected turn when she receives a surprising gift from her distant husband, while Anu struggles to find privacy with her partner.
Directed by Payal Kapadia, the movie stars Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam, and Hridhu Haroon. The film won the prestigious Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival and is available for streaming on Prime Video starting January 3.
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FAQs
Q.1. What is All We Imagine As Light about?
Ans. The film follows two nurses, Prabha and Anu, as they navigate personal struggles, including an unexpected gift and challenges in finding privacy with their partners.
Q.2. Who directed All We Imagine As Light?
Ans. The film is directed by Payal Kapadia, who has earned global recognition for her work.
Q.3. When can I watch All We Imagine As Light?
Ans. The film is available for streaming on Prime Video starting January 3.
Q.4. What nominations did All We Imagine As Light receive?
Ans. The film earned three nominations in the 2024 BAFTA longlist for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Not in the English Language.
Q.5. Where was All We Imagine As Light screened before its release?
Ans. The film was showcased at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix.
