Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light loses international feature film BAFTA to Emilia Perez
Hollywood | Entertainment - The 78th edition of the BAFTA took place in London. Kapadia's Indo-French production had earned a nomination but award-season favourite Emilia Perez took home the award.
Payal Kapadia's critically acclaimed film All We Imagine As Light may have fetched a BAFTA nomination earlier this year but on Sunday (Feb 16) the film lost out to France's Emilia Perez in the 'Best Film Not In the English Language' category.
The 78th edition of the BAFTA took place in London. Kapadia's film, an Indo-French production, had earned a nomination but award-season favourite Emilia Perez took home the award.
Third major upset for Kapadia's film
The BAFTA snub was the third major upset forAll We Imagine As Light. The film had failed to win any award at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards earlier this year.
Despite the loss, All We Imagine As Light has garnered significant global recognition, making waves in the international film circuit. It became the first Indian film to win the prestigious Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival in 2024.
Critics Choice Awards: All We Imagine As Light loses to Emilia Perez in Best Foreign Language category
The film stars Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, and Chhaya Kadam and tells the poignant tale of a troubled nurse and her young roommate confronting their desires during a trip to a beach town.
Conclave, The Brutalist win major awards
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The Brutalist and Conclave each won four awards at the BAFTA, including for Outstanding British Film, Best Film and Editing for Conclave.
The Brutalist took home the Best Director award for Brady Corbet.Adrien Brody and Mikey Madison got their due with acting honours. Brody won the Best Actor award for his role as a Hungarian-Jewish architect. Mikey Madison won Best Actress for her role inAnora. The film was about a sex worker who falls in love with a Russian oligarch.
BAFTA Awards were streamed in India on Lionsgate Play.
Also see: BAFTA Film Awards 2025 Full List of Winners: Conclave, Anora, The Brutalist pick big wins
(With inputs from agencies)