BAFTA 2024: ‘Conclave’ And ‘The Brutalist’ Dominate, But What Does It Mean For The Oscars?

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

February 17, 2025

Two films stole the show at this year’s BAFTA Awards—Conclave and The Brutalist, each securing four wins in major categories. While their triumphs set the stage for the Oscars, history suggests that BAFTA victories don’t always translate into Academy gold.

A Night Of Big Wins And Surprises

Leading the nominations race, Conclave, starring Ralph Fiennes, entered the night with 12 nods, followed by Emilia Perez with 11 and The Brutalist with 9. Ultimately, Conclave and The Brutalist walked away as the biggest winners, signaling their industry impact.

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One of the evening’s biggest upsets? Mikey Madison clinching Best Actress for Anora, shaking up predictions for the Oscars. Hosted by David Tennant, the ceremony kept audiences on edge, adding more uncertainty to an already unpredictable awards season.

Oscars Still Up For Grabs

If recent awards are any indication, the race for Best Picture remains wide open. The Critics Choice Awards and Producers Guild Awards both crowned Anora as the top film of 2024, while the Golden Globes split their honors, naming The Brutalist Best Drama and Emilia Perez Best Comedy. Now, with Conclave taking BAFTA’s top prize, the Oscar race is more unpredictable than ever.

Statistically speaking, a BAFTA win isn’t a guaranteed ticket to Oscar glory. Over the last decade, only two BAFTA Best Picture winners—Nomadland (2020) and Oppenheimer (2023)—went on to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards. So while Conclave may have momentum, history warns against betting on a sure thing.

Key BAFTA Winners

Best Film: Conclave
Best British Film: Conclave
Best Actor: Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)
Best Actress: Mikey Madison (Anora)
Best Supporting Actor: Kieran Culkin (True Pain)
Best Supporting Actress: Zoe Saldana (Emilia Perez)
Best Director: Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)
Best Foreign Language Film: Emilia Perez
Best Original Screenplay: True Pain
Best Adapted Screenplay: Conclave
Best Cinematography: The Brutalist
Best Editing: Conclave
Best Score: The Brutalist
Best Visual Effects: Dune: Part II
Best Documentary: Superman: The Christopher Reeve Story
Best Animated Film: Wallace and Gromit: The Feathered Revenge
BAFTA Rising Star Award: David Johnson
BAFTA Fellowship: Warwick Davis

With just weeks to go before the Oscars, Hollywood remains on edge. Will BAFTA’s influence hold, or will the Academy take a different path? One thing’s for sure: this year’s race is far from decided.

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Apple Ties Its Mac Strategy To The AI Boom With New Mac Mini And Mac Studio Models

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

August 25, 2026

Apple has updated its Mac Mini and Mac Studio desktops with new processors and higher AI performance as developers increasingly use Macs for local AI workloads. The new models are scheduled to ship on Sept. 22, weeks before the company is expected to introduce its next iPhone generation.

Macs Target Local AI Development

Developers and researchers are increasingly using Apple computers to run AI models locally, reducing reliance on cloud infrastructure. Mac Mini systems can support AI agent software, while Mac Studio machines are designed for more demanding model training and deployment workloads.

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Apple said its processors combine Neural Engines for machine learning with unified memory architecture designed to reduce performance bottlenecks. The company says the combination allows users to run and fine-tune larger AI models directly on their devices.

Mac Mini Gets First M6 Generation Chip

The updated Mac Mini can be configured with Apple’s M6 and M5 Pro processors, making it the company’s first computer with an M6-generation chip. The M6 is manufactured by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) using a 2-nanometer process.

The previous Mac Mini lineup offered M4, M4 Pro and M4 Max processors. Apple said the M5 Pro version of the new model can process large language model prompts 8.5 times faster than earlier Mac Mini Pro configurations.

Pricing has also increased. The new Mac Mini starts at $899, $100 more than the previous model, after Apple raised the price from $599 earlier this summer, citing higher memory costs.

Mac Studio Targets Larger AI Workloads

Mac Studio remains Apple’s highest-performance desktop without an integrated display, following the discontinuation of the Mac Pro earlier this year. New configurations include the M5 Max, which Apple says can run large language models nearly four times faster than the previous generation.

The M5 Ultra is available for users with heavier computing requirements. Apple says multiple Mac Studio systems using the Ultra chip can be connected to pool memory and run models with up to a trillion parameters.

Mac Studio with the M5 Max starts at $2,499, unchanged from the previous generation. The M5 Ultra configuration starts at $5,499, compared with at least $5,299 for the previous model using the M3 Ultra.

Apple Expands Its Local AI Hardware

The new desktops give developers and researchers more computing capacity for running AI models locally. Apple is also increasing the role of its custom processors and unified memory architecture in handling AI workloads without relying entirely on cloud-based computing.

Both Mac Mini and Mac Studio models are available for presale and are scheduled to begin shipping on Sept. 22.

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