| BAFTA Award for Best Film | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The 2025 recipient:Edward Berger forConclave | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in cinema |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
| Currently held by | Conclave (2024) |
| Website | bafta.org |
TheBAFTA Award for Best Film is afilm award given annually by theBritish Academy of Film and Television Arts and presented at theBritish Academy Film Awards. It has been given since the1st BAFTA Awards, representing the best films of 1947, but until 1969 it was called theBAFTA Award for Best Film From Any Source. It is possible for films from any country to be nominated, although British films are also recognised in the categoryBAFTA Award for Best British Film and (since 1983) foreign-language films inBAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language. As such, there have been multiple occasions of a film being nominated in two of these categories (and even winning both, for exampleConclave).
There has been one tie for the Best Film Award when, in 1962,Ballad of a Soldier tied withThe Hustler for Best Film From Any Source. Throughout the history of the category, the award has been given to the director(s), the producer(s) or both.
In the following lists, the titles and names inbold with a gold background are the winners and recipients respectively; those not in bold are the nominees. The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released, not the year of the ceremony, which always takes place the following year.
As of the 77th ceremony, the finalists are selected by the voting members during the first round. The Round Two voting determine the nominations.[34] These are the additional films that appeared in the longlist.
| Year | Finalists | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | [35] | |
| 2021 | [36] | |
| 2022 | [37] | |
| 2023 | [38] | |
| 2024 | [39] |