Warwick Davis Receives BAFTA Fellowship

Actor and TV presenter Warwick Davis has been awarded the BAFTA Fellowship this year, which is the British Academy’s highest honor. He spoke with the BBC’s Lizo Mzimba on the red carpet before the ceremony about receiving the news.

The BAFTA Fellowship is the highest accolade presented by BAFTA. It recognizes an individual’s outstanding contribution to film, games, or television throughout their career.

Recognition of Warwick Davis’s Contributions

The Fellowship honors Warwick Davis for his acting career and his advocacy. He uses his platform to challenge societal prejudice and champion self-empowerment. He advocates for people with dwarfism to live full and meaningful lives.

BAFTA Film Awards 2025 Highlights

The 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards took place at The Royal Festival Hall in London. David Tennant hosted the ceremony, which was broadcast on BBC One and iPlayer. The awards celebrated the best in film from the past year.

Key winners included:

• Conclave: Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Adapted Screenplay, Editing
• The Brutalist: Director (Brady Corbet), Leading Actor (Adrien Brody), Cinematography, Original Score
• Anora: Leading Actress (Mikey Madison), Casting
• Emilia Pérez: Supporting Actress (Zoe Saldaña), Film Not in the English Language
• A Real Pain: Supporting Actor (Kieran Culkin), Original Screenplay (Jesse Eisenberg)
• Kneecap: Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer (Rich Peppiett)

Other notable awards:

• EE Rising Star Award: David Jonsson
• Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award: MediCinema

First-time BAFTA Film Awards wins were celebrated by Adrien Brody, Mikey Madison, Zoe Saldaña, and Kieran Culkin. Brady Corbet also received his first BAFTA Film Awards nomination and win for Director.

The ceremony featured a performance by Take That, who sang ‘Greatest Day’ from the film ‘Anora’. Jeff Goldblum played ‘As Time Goes By’ on the piano during the In Memoriam section, honoring those who passed away in the film industry over the last year.