How to watch the BAFTAs 2025 online: live stream film awards ceremony from anywhere today, replay, full highlights, on-demand

David Tennant on stage hosting the 2024 BAFTA film awards
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Watch BAFTAs 2025 online

The biggest night on the UK film calendar has been and gone, with the 2025 BAFTA film awards seeing popes, gangsters, sex workers, architects and Bob Dylan all going head-to-head for the biggest awards. You can watch BAFTAs 2025 online – replay and highlights – from anywhere with a VPN.

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Date and time: Sunday, February 16 at 7pm GMT / 2pm ET / 11am PT

TV channel: BBC One

FREE stream: BBC iPlayer (UK)

Global streams: BritBox

Download a VPN to watch from abroad

With the popular David Tennant (Doctor Who) back on hosting duties, this year's awards saw the Vatican-based Conclave lead the 2025 BAFTA nominees list with 12, closely followed by Emilia Pérez – a film that has been dogged by controversy over the course of this awards season. Anora, The Brutalist and A Complete Unknown joined them as contenders for the most coveted award of the night: Best Film.

The likes of Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez), Ariana Grande (Wicked), Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown) and Hugh Grant (Heretic) were all nominated for acting awards, so the stars were out in London on Sunday. Plus, BAFTA welcomed a new category celebrating the Best Children's & Family Film.

Read on as we explain how to watch the BAFTAs 2025 full replay from anywhere in the world. We've also listed the key nominees further down the page.

Can I watch BAFTAs 2025 for free?

As ever, the BBC hosted two hours of coverage of 2025 British Academy Film Awards on its flagship BBC One channel.

That means you'll also be able to watch the ceremony online on catch up on the BBC iPlayer streaming service – completely free to watch on laptops, mobile and TV streaming devices for anybody with a valid TV license.

If you're traveling away from home, you can use a VPN to watch the stream for free from abroad on your usual streaming service – more details below.

Alternatively, viewers in North America and Australia can watch with a free trial to the BritBox streaming service.

How to watch BAFTAs 2025 online from anywhere

If you’re traveling abroad when the BAFTA film awards airs, you’ll be unable to watch it like you normally would due to annoying regional restrictions. Luckily, there’s an easy solution.

Downloading a VPN will allow you to stream online, no matter where you are. It's a simple bit of software that changes your IP address, meaning that you can access on-demand content or live TV just as if you were at home.

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How to watch BAFTAs 2025 live stream in the UK

BBC One

The 78th BAFTA film awards ceremony was shown free-to-air on BBC One in the UK at 7pm GMT on Sunday, February 16.

For those wanting to watch the two-hour BAFTAs presentation online, it's available to watch on demand on BBC iPlayer. It’s a FREE service, though you should be in possession of a valid UK TV license.

Traveling abroad? Try using a VPN to unblock iPlayer – details above.

How to watch BAFTAs 2025 live stream around the world

How to watch BAFTAs 2025 in US, Canada & Australia

BritBox

BritBox – the streaming service specalizing in UK television – has the rights to show the 2025 BAFTA awards in many countries around the world, including the US, Canada, Australia and Scandinavia.

Monthly subscriptions to BritBox cost $8.99 / CA$10.99 / AU$9.99, or save money with an annual plan for $89.99 / CA$109.99 / AU$99.99. And wherever you are, you can give it a try before you buy with the BritBox 7-day free trial.

Its list of supported devices differs in country to country, but is available everywhere on web browsers and via apps for smartphones and selected streaming devices and Smart TVs.

Visiting from the UK and don't want to pay? You can use a VPN to access your usual free stream – we recommend NordVPN.

BAFTA film award nominations 2025

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Best Film

Anora

The Brutalist

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Best Director

Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez

Sean Baker – Anora

Edward Berger – Conclave

Brady Corbet – The Brutalist

Coralie Fargeat – The Substance

Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Adrien Brody – The Brutalist

Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown

Colman Domingo – Sing Sing

Ralph Fiennes – Conclave

Hugh Grant – Heretic

Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Cynthia Erivo – Wicked

Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez

Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths

Mikey Madison – Anora

Demi Moore – The Substance

Saoirse Ronan – The Outrun

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Yura Borisov – Anora

Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain

Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing

Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown

Guy Pearce – The Brutalist

Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Selena Gomez – Emilia Pérez

Ariana Grande – Wicked

Felicity Jones – The Brutalist

Jamie Lee Curtis – The Last Showgirl

Isabella Rossellini – Conclave

Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez

Outstanding British Film

Bird

Blitz

Conclave

Gladiator II

Hard Truths

Kneecap

Lee

Love Lies Bleeding

The Outrun

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

EE Rising Star Award

Marisa Abela

Jharrel Jerome

David Jonsson

Mikey Madison

Nabhaan Rizwan

For the full list of the 2025 nominations, head to the BAFTA website

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