Papal thriller “ Conclave,” which stars Ralph Fiennes as a cardinal overseeing the election of a new pope, leads the race — just — for the British Academy Film Awards, with nominations in 12 categories,

Ralph Fiennes’s papal thriller leads the pack at this year’s awards, with 12 nominations. But could Netflix’s trans musical steal the votes?

Papal thriller " Conclave," which stars Ralph Fiennes as a cardinal overseeing ... Will Sharpe said before he and fellow actor Mia McKenna-Bruce announced the nominations.BAFTA chair Sara Putt ...

(Focus Features via AP) This image released by Focus Features shows Ralph Fiennes in a scene from "Conclave." (Focus Features via AP) From left, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Sara Putt, Anna Higgs ...

Papal thriller “Conclave” leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, with nominations in 12 categories, just ahead of the genre-busting musical “Emilia Perez" with 11.

Conclave and Emilia Perez top BAFTA nominations - while The Brutalist gets nine nods - all winners will be announced on 16 February 2025

The Vatican City- set thriller received 12 BAFTA nominations, including Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Best Actor for Ralph Fiennes, Best Director for Edward Berger and Best Supporting Actress for Isabella Rossellini.

Conclave, Emilia Pérez and The Brutalist led the list of 2025 BAFTA nominations, which also included nods for Timothée Chalamet, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande and Hugh Grant.

“Conclave” leads the pack of 2025 BAFTA Film Awards nominees with 12 nods, one more than “Emilia Pérez,” which had appeared on the most longlists (15) when they were announced on Jan. 3. Mia McKenna-Bruce and Will Sharpe announced the 2025 nominees live on Wednesday in London.

Nominations for UK’s most prestigious film awards, the Baftas, have been announced with Conclave leading the way. The papal thriller, based on a novel by Robert Harris, has 12 nominations including best film,

The Ralph Fiennes- and Stanley Tucci-starring film, based on the novel by Robert Harris, leads the way with 12 BAFTA nominations — ahead of Emilia Pérez ‘s 11 and The Brutalist ‘s nine, as unveiled by actors Will Sharpe and Mia McKenna-Bruce from the British Academy’s headquarters in London mid-day on Wednesday.