Robbie Williams’ biopic Better Man suffers devastating Bafta nominations snub-Laura Harman-Entertainment – Metro

Better Man has been snubbed by BAFTA (Picture: AP)

The Bafta 2025 award nominees have been announced and Robbie Williams’ biopic Better Man has been snubbed.

The Bafta nominations have been announced and some of the best films of the year are now officially contenders for the prestigious award show.

On a live stream on January 15, Mia McKenna-Bruce and Will Sharpe announced the nominees for 2025.

Wicked, Anora, The Brutalist, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Better Man, and Kneecap were all strong contenders going into the announcement but unfortunately for Robbie, his film was completely snubbed.

Better Man didn’t receive any nominations across the major categories, despite being one of the most high-profile British films released in the year.

The film did however receive one nomination for special visual effects.

Better Man was snubbed by the awards show (Picture: AP)

Better Man wasn’t the only film to receive a snub as Wicked was not nominated for best film, nor was Wicked’s director Jon M. Chu nominated for best director.

Zendaya’s film Challengers was also left out of the nominations completely.

In a surprising move, Hugh Grant was nominated for best actor for Heretic, and Gladiator II was nominated for outstanding British film.

Sebastian Stan was also nominated for his first ever Bafta for his performance as Donald Trump in the biopic The Apprentice.

Best film

Anora

The Brutalist

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

The Bafta Award nominees for 2025 have been announced (Picture: PA)

Best director

Anora, Sean Baker

The Brutalist, Brady Corbet

Conclave, Edward Berger

Dune: Part Two, Denis Villeneuve

Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard

The Substance, Coralie Fargeat

Leading actress

Cynthia Erivo, Wicked

Demi Moore, The Substance

Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths

Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez

Mikey Madison, Anora

Saoirse Ronan, The Outrun

Wicked was a huge hit in 2024 (Picture: Alamy Stock Photo)

Leading actor

Adrien Brody, The Brutalist

Colman Domingo, Sing Sing

Hugh Grant, Heretic

Ralph Fiennes, Conclave

Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice

Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown

Supporting actress

Ariana Grande, Wicked

Felicity Jones, The Brutalist

Isabella Rossellini, Conclave

Jamie Lee Curtis, The Last Showgirl

Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez

Supporting actor

Adrien Brody, The Brutalist

Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown

Colman Domingo, Sing Sing

Ralph Fiennes, Conclave

Hugh Grant, Heretic

Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice

With 11 nominations, Emilia Pérez is a Spanish-language musical starring Karla Sofia Gascon, Zoe Saldaña, and Selena Gomez.

The film follows a Mexican cartel leader who leaves their life of crime behind to live life as a trans woman.

Wicked received seven nominations and stars Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey. The film was directed by Chu and a sequel is expected to be released later this year.

Conclave, which received 12 nominations, stars Ralph Fiennes and is a drama that delves deep into the intrigue of the Vatican.

With nine nominations, The Brutalist is a four-hour flick from Brady Corbet that has received a huge amount of Oscar buzz as it’s been praised by film aficionados.

Receiving six nominations is Kneecap, an Irish rap film set in the late 2010s. The comedy-drama follows a Belfast-based hip-hop trio Kneecap, who play themselves in the movie.

Receiving just five nominations, The Substance is a body horror flick that has delighted and disgusted fans since it was released in September 2024. The film stars Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley and has received many other nominations at international award shows.

This year the awards ceremony has announced a new category, Children’s and Family Film. This is the first new film category at the Baftas in five years since the Casting Award was created in 2020.

The film award ceremony is set to take place on February 16 at London’s Royal Festival Hall and voting is now open to decide who should be EE’s Rising Star.

David Tennant will be returning as host for the awards and a number of celebrities are expected to appear to present awards.

The Bafta award ceremony will take place on February 16 and air on BBC One and iPlayer.

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