BAFTA has announced the nominations for its 2025 BAFTA Cymru Awards, with Lost Boys and Fairies and Until I Kill You among those boasting the most nods.
The Awards are dedicated to “honouring excellence and celebrating talent across film and television in Wales”, and winners will be revealed during a ceremony in Newport at the ICC Wales on Sunday 5 October.
Welsh TV presenter Owain Wyn Evans returns to host the ceremony, which features 17 categories spanning craft, performance and production.
Alongside BBC drama Lost Boys and Fairies (seven nominations) and ITV true story Until I Kill You (five nominations), other productions up for several awards are Toby Jones film Mr Burton and S4C’s Cleddau (four each).
Other highlights include:
- Three nominations for documentary Helmand: Tour of Duty
- Two nominations for Ar Y Ffin, Brianna: A Mother’s Story, The Golden Cobra, Hunting Mr Nice: The Cannabis Kingpin, Marw gyda Kris and Strictly Amy: Cancer and Me
On the nominations, Lee Walters, BAFTA Cymru chair, said: “Congratulations to this year’s BAFTA Cymru nominees, whose outstanding talent and creativity have delivered an incredible line-up of must-watch films, television and performances.
“These nominations celebrate the strength of Welsh storytelling and our fast-growing screen industries.
“Through the BAFTA Cymru Awards and our year-round learning programmes and events, we’re proud to champion Welsh talent and can’t wait to honour their achievements next month.”
The Presenter category features several first-time BAFTA nominees, including Amy Dowden (Strictly Amy: Cancer and Me), Bethan Rhys Roberts (Etholiad 2024), and Kristoffer Hughes (Marw gyda Kris), alongside Chris Roberts (Chris Cooks Cymru).
The writers nominated in the Writer category are all first-time BAFTA Cymru nominees–Abi Morgan (Eric), Daf James (Lost Boys and Fairies) and Nick Stevens (Until I Kill You).
Further first-time BAFTA nominees include Elen Rhys for Actress in Cleddau, Harry Lawtey nominated for Actor in Mr Burton and Joshua Trigg for Director: Fiction for feature film Sat: Year of the Rabbit.
The full list of nominations is now available on the BAFTA Cymru Awards website.
