How to Watch BAFTA Awards 2025 Live in New Zealand?

Wondering how to watch BAFTA Awards 2025 livestream in New Zealand? BAFTA Awards 2025 available to stream on BBC One, iPlayer and BritBox exclusively.

The BAFTA Awards 2025 will air on February 17th at 8 AM NZDT.

Kiwis can watch the BAFTA awards ceremony live on BBC iPlayer for free.

However, since BBC iPlayer is geo-restricted and unavailable in NZ due to content licensing, a VPN is required to stream the event.

In this guide, I will provide you with easy steps to watch BAFTA Awards 2025 in New Zealand.

So without any further delay, let’s dive in.

How to watch BAFTA Awards 2025 live stream in New Zealand for free?

Here’s how you can watch BAFTA Awards 2025 live stream for free New Zealand:

1. Download and Subscribe to a reliable VPN – I highly recommend NordVPN (Get up to 72% off + 6 months free with a 30-day money-back guarantee).
2. Connect to a UK server from the VPN app.
3. Visit BBC iPlayer, sign up for a free account (use a UK postal code during registration) and stream the BAFTA Awards 2025 live online in NZ.

Who will host BAFTA Awards 2025?

David Tennat will host the BAFTA Awards 2025 this year at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall.

BAFTA Awards 2025 Release Date?

The 78th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) are scheduled for Sunday, February 16, 2025, at 7:00 PM GMT. In New Zealand, which is 13 hours ahead of GMT, this corresponds to 8:00 AM NZDT on Monday, February 17, 2025.

BAFTA Awards 2025 Nominations

Best film

• Anora
• The Brutalist
• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Emilia Pérez

Outstanding British film

• Bird
• Blitz
• Conclave
• Gladiator II
• Hard Truths
• Kneecap
• Lee
• Love Lies Bleeding
• The Outrun
• Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Leading actress

• Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
• Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
• Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths
• Mikey Madison – Anora
• Demi Moore – The Substance
• Saoirse Ronan – The Outrun

Leading actor

• Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
• Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
• Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
• Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
• Hugh Grant – Heretic
• Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice

Supporting actress

• Selena Gomez – Emilia Pérez
• Ariana Grande – Wicked
• Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
• Jamie Lee Curtis – The Last Showgirl
• Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
• Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez

Supporting actor

• 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

Director

• Anora – Sean Baker
• The Brutalist – Brady Corbet
• Conclave – Edward Berger
• Dune: Part Two – Denis Villeneuve
• Emilia Pérez – Jacques Audiard
• The Substance – Coralie Fargeat

Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer

• Hoard
• Kneecap
• Monkey Man
• Santosh
• Sister Midnight

Film not in the English language

• All We Imagine As Light
• Emilia Pérez
• I’m Still Here
• Kneecap
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Documentary

• Black Box Diaries
• Daughters
• No Other Land
• Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
• Will & Harper

Animated film

• Flow
• Inside Out 2
• Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
• The Wild Robot

Children’s and family film

• Flow
• Kensuke’s Kingdom
• Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
• The Wild Robot

Original screenplay

• Anora
• The Brutalist
• Kneecap
• A Real Pain
• The Substance

Adapted screenplay

• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Emilia Pérez
• Nickel Boys
• Sing Sing

EE Bafta rising star award (voted for by the public)

• Marisa Abela
• Jharrel Jerome
• David Jonsson
• Mikey Madison
• Nabhaan Rizwan

Original score

• The Brutalist – Daniel Blumberg
• Conclave – Volker Bertelmann
• Emilia Pérez – Camille, Clément Ducol
• Nosferatu – Robin Carolan
• The Wild Robot – Kris Bowers

Casting

• Anora
• The Apprentice
• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Kneecap

Cinematography

• The Brutalist
• Conclave
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• Nosferatu

Costume design

• Blitz
• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Nosferatu
• Wicked

Editing

• Anora
• Conclave
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• Kneecap

Production design

• The Brutalist
• Conclave
• Dune: Part Two
• Nosferatu
• Wicked

Make-up and hair

• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• Nosferatu
• The Substance
• Wicked

Sound

• Blitz
• Dune: Part Two
• Gladiator II
• The Substance
• Wicked

Special visual effects

• Better Man
• Dune: Part Two
• Gladiator II
• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
• Wicked

British short film

• The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing
• Marion
• Milk
• Rock, Paper, Scissors
• Stomach Bug

British short animation

• Adiós
• Mog’s Christmas
• Wander to Wonder

The top nominees

• 12 nominations – Conclave
• 11 – Emilia Pérez
• 9 – The Brutalist
• 7 – Anora, Dune: Part Two and Wicked
• 6 – A Complete Unknown and Kneecap
• 5 – Nosferatu and The Substance

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