BAFTA Cymru Awards 2025 Nominations Announced

• BAFTA has today announced the nominations for the BAFTA Cymru Awards, honouring excellence and celebrating talent across film and television in Wales
• The BAFTA Cymru Awards will be held in Newport at the ICC Wales on Sunday 5 October.
• Welsh TV presenter Owain Wyn Evans returns to host the ceremony with 17 categories spanning craft, performance and production.
• Owain will be joined by a plethora of stars on the night to announce the winners

• Seven nominations for Lost Boys and Fairies
• Five nominations for Until I Kill You
• Four nominations for Mr Burton and Cleddau

BAFTA Cymru, today announces the nominations for the annual BAFTA Cymru Awards, honouring excellence in broadcasting and production across film and television in Wales. The winners will be unveiled at a star-studded ceremony hosted by Owain Wyn Evans, at the ICC Wales in Newport on Sunday 5 October.

• Seven nominations for Lost Boys and Fairies
• Five nominations for Until I Kill You
• Four nominations for Mr Burton and Cleddau
• 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

The Presenter category features three first-time BAFTA nominees including Amy Dowden (Strictly Amy: Cancer and Me), Bethan Rhys Roberts (Etholiad 2024), and Kristoffer Hughes (Marw gyda Kris).

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 nominated for Actress in Cleddau, Harry Lawtey nominated for Actor in Mr Burton and Joshua Trigg for Director: Fiction for feature film Satu Year of the Rabbit.

Owain Wyn Evans, acclaimed television and radio presenter, currently waking up the nation with his Early Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Two, is returning to host the BAFTA Cymru Awards.

Owain is well known for his record-breaking 24 hour Drumathon for BBC Children In Need and has recently started bringing his sartorial elegance and camp humour to the presenting line up on BBC One’s Homes Under the Hammer. Passionate about interior design and home renovation, Owain also hosts Wales’ Home of the Year on BBC One  and is a regular face on BBC One’s The One Show.

“I am absolutely thrilled to be hosting the 2025 BAFTA Cymru Awards. Last year’s ceremony was pure glitz and glamour, and I can’t wait to once again celebrate the incredible creative talent we have here in Wales. It’s been inspiring to see the amazing productions that have taken place over the past year, and it feels so special to be part of it all. And of course, I’m very much looking forward to the stunning, glamorous looks on the red carpet too. I’m just overjoyed to be presenting it again”.

Award presenters representing the best of the sector’s creative talent will join Owain Wyn Evans to announce the winners on the night.

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.”

Event sponsors and partners have been confirmed as BBC Cymru Wales, bottlegreen, Casillero del Diablo, Champagne Taittinger, Creative Wales, Deloitte, EE, Executive Cars Wales, Gorilla, Hildon, Lancôme, Samsung and S4C.

• For the full list of nominations go to the BAFTA Cymru Awards page

Notes to Editors

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2 September 2025

Nominations are correct at the time of going to print. BAFTA reserves the right to make changes to the names listed at any time up until 5 October 2025.

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BAFTA’s mission as a charity is to champion the creative and cultural importance of the screen arts across film, games and television. Through its Awards ceremonies and year-round programme of talent initiatives and learning events that include masterclasses, lectures, scholarships, bursaries and mentoring schemes in the UK and North America, BAFTA identifies and celebrates excellence, discovers, inspires and nurtures new screen talent, and enables learning and creative collaboration. For more, visit www.bafta.org. BAFTA is a registered charity (no. 216726).

BAFTA Cymru extends BAFTA’s charitable mission across the UK in support of Wales’ creative communities by highlighting the breadth and success of the production industry in Wales, identifying and supporting the next generation of talent, and bringing the very best work in Welsh film, games and television to public attention globally. The highlight of BAFTA’s events calendar in Wales is the annual BAFTA Cymru Awards, showcasing work that truly reflects the best of the country across film and television, making a difference to those producing creative work as well as those watching it.

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Full list of Nominees for the 2025 BAFTA Cymru Awards