‘All We Imagine As Light’, ‘Santosh’ in running for BAFTAs

Payal Kapadia-directed Golden Globe Awards contender ‘All We Imagine As Light’ on Wednesday bagged another nomination, this time in the ‘Film Not the English Language’ category for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards 2025.

The Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix 2024 winning profound tale of urban migration and dislocation will compete against Mexican thriller ‘Emilia Perez’, Portuguese drama ‘Ainda Estou Aqui’ (I’m Still Here), Irish comedy-drama ‘Kneecap’ and Iranian crime-drama ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’.

Meanwhile, London-based filmmaker Sandhya Suri has been nominated for a BAFTA in the ‘Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer’ for her Uttar Pradesh-set police thriller ‘Santosh’ – which is also in the running for an Oscar nomination as the UK’s entry to the Academy Awards.

Suri goes head-to-head with fellow British Indian filmmaker, Dev Patel, for his directorial debut ‘Monkey Man’ in the same category.

Another London-based Indian-origin filmmaker Karan Kandhari is competing in the same category for his dark comedy ‘Sister Midnight’, starring Radhika Apte.

British actor David Tennant is due to host the annual awards ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall on February 16. Papal thriller ‘Conclave’ leads this year’s race, in the running for 12 awards – including best film, best director, best actor for Ralph Fiennes, and best supporting actress for Isabella Rossellini.