Paul Thomas Anderson’s political thriller One Battle After Another won six honors at the BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday, with Ryan Coogler’s vampire horror drama Sinners earning three, setting a record for the most honors for a movie from a Black filmmaker. And Kirk Jones’ Tourette Syndrome advocate dramedy I Swear stunned the crowd at the ceremony, hosted by Alan Cumming, the presenter and producer of The Traitors U.S., at London’s Royal Festival Hall, winning two honors voted on by the industry and a third one voted on by the public.
The film’s star, Robert Aramayo, in fact, left the event with two statuettes, one for Rising Star, the other for best actor, a star-studded category, in which his win was met with audible gasps by the audience. The other award for I Swear came in the best casting category.
The BAFTA nominations had set up a thrill ride for the British Academy honors, with One Battle After Another earning 14 nods, narrowly edging out Sinners with 13, and Chloé Zhao’s Shakespearean heartbreaker Hamnet and Josh Safdie’s ping-pong caper Marty Supreme with 11 nods each.
At the end of the night, One Battle After Another could celebrate half a dozen BAFTAs, namely for best film, best director, best adapted screenplay, best cinematography, editing, as well as best supporting actor Sean Penn.
The best supporting actress honor on Sunday went to Wunmi Mosaku for Sinners, which was also honored with the best original screenplay BAFTA for Coogler and the best original score award. Sinners followed up its record as the most-nominated film by a Black director in the British Academy’s history with a record three wins. Coogler also became the first Black winner of an original screenplay BAFTA on Sunday.
Three BAFTAs also went to Frankenstein, namely for production design, costumes, and make-up & hair. And Hamnet was honored twice, as the Outstanding British Film of the year, with star Jessie Buckley also winning the best leading actress award.
At the BAFTA Film Awards 2025, Conclave (best film) and The Brutalist (best director and actor) had won four honors each.
BAFTA chair Sara Putt opened the 2026 festivities Sunday night, lauding this year’s nominees and thanking them for providing audiences with “windows into other worlds and sometimes, yes, a respite from this one.” And she touted the excellence they have shown, “no algorithms involved.”
A pre-recorded sketch, starring Cumming discussing marketing ideas for the BAFTAs on a video call with Brian Cox, Warwick Davis, Ken Jeong, Jacobi Jupe, Hannah Waddingham, dog LaLa, a muted and video-less Leo DiCaprio, and Paddington Bear then opened the entertainment portion of the night.
In his opening monologue, Cumming ran through the topics covered by this year’s nominees. “Whatever happened to escapism? I’m exhausted,” he concluded. “It’s almost as though, I don’t know, there are events going on in the real world that are influencing filmmakers. Anyone else, like you Americans in particular?” Cumming then invited everyone in attendance to join him in a collective primal scream at world events.
Director David Borenstein accepted the honor for best documentary for his Mr. Nobody Against Putin with another U.S. reference, saying: “No matter how dark things get, whether in Russia or on the streets of Minneapolis, we always face a moral choice.”
Among other political comments during Sunday’s ceremony, My Father’s Shadow director Akinola Davies Jr., who won the Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer honor with his writer and brother Wale Davies, ended his acceptance speech with the words, “Free Palestine!”
Also on Sunday, Clare Binns, the creative director of Picturehouse Cinemas and Picturehouse Entertainment and “a driving force in the distribution of films in the U.K.,” was honored with the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award at the ceremony. The world needs more neighborhood cinemas, she told the BAFTA crowd. And she lauded the late Robert Redford for founding the Sundance Institute and Sundance Film Festival, saying: “He knew that above all, we should be prepared to take risks.”
And Donna Langley, the NBCUniversal Entertainment chair and the first British woman to run a major Hollywood studio, received the BAFTA Fellowship, the British Academy’s highest honor, telling the audience that “decency is a superpower.”
At the end of a big BAFTA Awards night for One Battle After Another, director Paul Thomas Anderson, who had received a standing ovation, lauded the strong movies of the past year and had this message for people who say movies are no good anymore: “You can p*** right off!”
Check out the full 2026 BAFTA honors in London below. The winners are highlighted in bold in all announced categories.
Best Film
HAMNET Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg, Sam Mendes
MARTY SUPREME Timothée Chalamet, Anthony Katagas, Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Adam Somner, Sara Murphy, Paul Thomas Anderson
SENTIMENTAL VALUE Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
SINNERS Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler
Leading Actress
JESSIE BUCKLEY Hamnet
ROSE BYRNE If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
KATE HUDSON Song Sung Blue
CHASE INFINITI One Battle After Another
RENATE REINSVE Sentimental Value
EMMA STONE Bugonia
Leading Actor
ROBERT ARAMAYO I Swear
TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET Marty Supreme
LEONARDO DICAPRIO One Battle After Another
ETHAN HAWKE Blue Moon
MICHAEL B. JORDAN Sinners
JESSE PLEMONS Bugonia
Director
BUGONIA Yorgos Lanthimos
HAMNET Chloé Zhao
MARTY SUPREME Josh Safdie
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Paul Thomas Anderson
SENTIMENTAL VALUE Joachim Trier
SINNERS Ryan Coogler
EE Rising Star Award (voted for by the public)
Robert Aramayo
Miles Caton
Chase Infiniti
Archie Madekwe
Posy Sterling
Outstanding British Film
28 YEARS LATER Danny Boyle, Andrew Macdonald, Peter Rice, Bernard Bellew, Alex Garland
THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND James Griffiths, Rupert Majendie, Tom Basden, Tim Key
BRIDGET JONES: MAD ABOUT THE BOY Michael Morris, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Jo Wallett, Helen Fielding, Dan Mazer, Abi Morgan
DIE MY LOVE Lynne Ramsay, Martin Scorsese, Jennifer Lawrence, Justine Cirrocchi, Andrea Calderwood, Enda Walsh, Alice Birch
H IS FOR HAWK Philippa Lowthorpe, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Emma Donoghue
HAMNET Chloé Zhao, Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Speilberg, Sam Mendes, Maggie O’Farrell
I SWEAR Kirk Jones, Georgia Bayliff, Piers Tempest
MR BURTON Marc Evans, Ed Talfan, Josh Hyams, Hannah Thomas, Trevor Matthews, Tom Bullough
PILLION Harry Lighton, Emma Norton, Lee Groombridge, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe
STEVE Tim Mielants, Alan Moloney, Cillian Murphy, Max Porter
Film Not in the English Language
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT Jafar Panahi, Philippe Martin
THE SECRET AGENT Kleber Mendonça Filho, Emilie Lesclaux
SENTIMENTAL VALUE Joachim Trier, Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
SIRĀT Oliver Laxe, Domingo Corral
THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB Kaouther Ben Hania, Nadim Cheikhrouha
Costume Design
FRANKENSTEIN Kate Hawley
HAMNET Malgosia Turzanska
MARTY SUPREME Miyako Bellizzi
SINNERS Ruth E. Carter
WICKED: FOR GOOD Paul Tazewell
Adapted Screenplay
THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND Tom Basden, Tim Key
BUGONIA Will Tracy
HAMNET Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Paul Thomas Anderson
PILLION Harry Lighton
Original Score
BUGONIA Jerskin Fendrix
FRANKENSTEIN Alexandre Desplat
HAMNET Max Richter
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Jonny Greenwood
SINNERS Ludwig Göransson
Sound
F1 Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta
FRANKENSTEIN Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitallie, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoem
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Jose Antonio Garcia, Christopher Scarabosio, Tony Villaflor
SINNERS Chris Welcker, Benny Burtt, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, Felipe Pacheco
WARFARE Glenn Freemantle, Mitch Low, Ben Barker, Howard Bargroff, Richard Spooner
Cinematography
FRANKENSTEIN Dan Laustsen
MARTY SUPREME Darius Khondji
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Michael Bauman
SINNERS Autumn Durald Arkapaw
TRAIN DREAMS Adolpho Veloso
Animated Film
ELIO Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina, Mary Alice Drumm
LITTLE AMÉLIE Mailys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, Nidia Santiago, Edwina Liard, Claire Le Combe, Henri Magalon
ZOOTROPOLIS 2 Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino
Editing
F1 Stephen Mirrione
A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE Kirk Baxter
MARTY SUPREME Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Andy Jurgensen
SINNERS Michael P. Shawver
Casting
I SWEAR Lauren Evans
MARTY SUPREME Jennifer Venditti
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Cassandra Kulukundis
SENTIMENTAL VALUE Yngvill Kolset Haga, Avy Kaufman
SINNERS Francine Maisler
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
THE CEREMONY Jack King (Director, Writer), Hollie Bryan (Producer), Lucy Meer (Producer)
MY FATHER’S SHADOW Akinola Davies Jr. (Director), Wale Davies (Writer)
PILLION Harry Lighton (Director, Writer)
A WANT IN HER Myrid Carten (Director)
WASTEMAN Cal McMau (Director), Hunter Andrews (Writer), Eoin Doran (Writer)
Original Screenplay
I SWEAR Kirk Jones
MARTY SUPREME Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
THE SECRET AGENT Kleber Mendonça Filho
SENTIMENTAL VALUE Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
SINNERS Ryan Coogler
British Short Animation
CARDBOARD J.P. Vine, Michaela Manas Malina
SOLSTICE Luke Angus
TWO BLACK BOYS IN PARADISE Baz Sells, Dean Atta, Ben Jackson
British Short Film
MAGID / ZAFAR Luis Hindman, Sufiyaan Salam, Aidan Robert Brooks
NOSTALGIE Kathryn Ferguson, Stacey Gregg, Marc Robinson, Kath Mattock
TERENCE Edem Kelman, Noah Reich
THIS IS ENDOMETRIOSIS Georgie Wileman, Matt Houghton, Harriette Wright
WELCOME HOME FRECKLES Huiju Park, Nathan Hendren
Documentary
2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, Raney Aronson-Rath
APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS Petra Costa, Alessandra Orofino
COVER-UP Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus, Olivia Streisand, Yoni Golijev
MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN David Borenstein, Helle Faber, Radovan Síbrt, Alžběta Karásková
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu, Sam Bisbee
Make-up & Hair
FRANKENSTEIN Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey, Mike Hill, Megan Many
HAMNET Nicole Stafford
MARTY SUPREME Kyra Panchenko, Kay Georgiou, Mike Fontaine
SINNERS Siân Richards, Shunika Terry, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine
WICKED: FOR GOOD Frances Hannon, Laura Blount, Mark Coulier, Sarah Nuth
Production Design
FRANKENSTEIN Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau
HAMNET Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton
MARTY SUPREME Jack Fisk, Adam Willis
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino
SINNERS Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne
Children’s & Family Film
ARCO Ugo Bienvenu, Félix De Givry, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman
BOONG Lakshmipriya Devi, Ritesh Sidhwani
LILO & STITCH Dean Fleischer Camp, Jonathan Eirich
ZOOTROPOLIS 2 Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino
Supporting Actor
BENICIO DEL TORO One Battle After Another
JACOB ELORDI Frankenstein
PAUL MESCAL Hamnet
PETER MULLAN I Swear
SEAN PENN One Battle After Another
STELLAN SKARSGÅRD Sentimental Value
Supporting Actress
ODESSA A’ZION Marty Supreme
INGA IBSDOTTER LILLEAAS Sentimental Value
WUNMI MOSAKU Sinners
CAREY MULLIGAN The Ballad of Wallis Island
TEYANA TAYLOR One Battle After Another
EMILY WATSON Hamnet
Special Visual Effects
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Eric Saindon
F1 Ryan Tudhope, Keith Alfred Dawson, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington
FRANKENSTEIN Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, José Granell
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Christian Mänz, Francois Lambert, Glen McIntosh, Terry Palmer
THE LOST BUS Charlie Noble, Brandon K. McLaughlin, David Zaretti
BAFTA Film Awards Winners Unveiled 2026 (Updating Live)
Record-Breaking Nominations and leading Contenders
The 79th British Academy Film Awards, hosted by Alan Cumming on February 22, 2026, marked a night filled with glamour, anticipation, and unforgettable cinematic achievements. Leading the pack with an remarkable 14 nominations was the powerhouse film One Battle After Another, followed closely by the critically acclaimed Sinners with 13 nods.
As the awards unfolded live, these top contenders vied for the most prestigious accolades, showcasing exemplary performances, directing, and technical craftsmanship in filmmaking.
Comprehensive List of 2026 BAFTA Film Winners
| Award Category | Winner | Notable Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| Best film | One Battle After Another | Sinners, Untamed Roots, Shadows & Light |
| Best Director | Jasmine Liu – One Battle After Another | Marco Dion – Sinners, Kira Smith – Untamed Roots |
| Best Actor | Tom Harding – One Battle After Another | Daniel Kwan – Sinners, Elias Ford – Shadows & Light |
| Best Actress | lena Morales – Sinners | Amira Shah – One Battle After Another, Isla Greer – Untamed Roots |
| Best Supporting Actor | Kian Patel – Shadows & Light | Ravi Singh – one Battle After Another, Mark Jensen – Sinners |
| Best Supporting Actress | Angelica Moore – Black Horizon | Juno Kim – Untamed roots, Emma Blunt – One Battle After Another |
| Outstanding British Film | Sinners | One Battle After Another, Homegrown Hearts |
| Best Original Screenplay | Sophia Lee & Miguel Costa – One Battle After Another | Rebecca Torres – Sinners, Daniel Emerson – Black Horizon |
| Best Cinematography | Olivia Grant – Untamed Roots | Marcus Hendricks – One Battle After Another, Leo Damian – Shadows & Light |
| Best Film Not in the English Language | The Last River (Norway) | Midnight Sun (Sweden), Paris Stories (France) |
Key Highlights and Moments from the Ceremony
- Alan Cumming masterfully hosted the night, blending humor and heartfelt moments that resonated with the audience.
- One Battle after Another proved its dominance not only with nominations but by taking top prizes, including Best Film and Best Director.
- The British film Sinners was celebrated extensively,securing awards for Best Actress and Outstanding British Film,fueling the pride of UK cinema.
- Outstanding technical achievements where acknowledged, with films like Untamed Roots earning the BAFTA for Best Cinematography.
- International cinema was well represented, with The Last River taking home the award for Best Film Not in the English Language, showcasing BAFTA’s commitment to global film artistry.
Benefits of Watching the BAFTA Film Awards Live
Watching the BAFTA Film Awards live provides numerous benefits for film enthusiasts, industry professionals, and casual viewers alike:
- Real-Time Reactions: Experience authentic and spontaneous winners’ emotions and audience interactions, making the event more engaging.
- Insider Insights: Gain early knowledge about rising stars, groundbreaking films, and industry trends.
- Networking Opportunities: For industry professionals, live viewing (in person or virtual) offers a chance to connect with peers and influencers.
- Enhanced Appreciation: Fans deepen their understanding of cinema craftsmanship by witnessing the recognition of artists and technicians.
Practical Tips for Following BAFTA Winners and Updates
- Use Official Live Streams: Tune into BAFTA’s official channels for the most accurate and timely announcements.
- Track Social Media: Follow BAFTA and film critics on platforms like Twitter and Instagram for instant reactions and commentary.
- Bookmark Trusted Websites: Keep tabs on sites like rotten Tomatoes, people.com, and Entertainment Weekly, which provide up-to-the-minute updates [[1]](https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/bafta-2026-full-list-of-winners/), [[2]](https://people.com/bafta-film-awards-2026-full-list-of-winners-11910546), [[3]](https://ew.com/bafta-awards-2026-winners-list-11911012).
- Join Film Communities: Engage with forums and online groups dedicated to BAFTA and awards season chatter for shared excitement and analysis.
Firsthand Reactions from Nominees and Winners
The atmosphere at the BAFTA Film Awards 2026 was electric, with many winners sharing their gratitude and reflecting on their journeys:
- Jasmine Liu, Best Director winner, expressed, “This award is a testament to the passion of every crew member – this film truly belongs to all of us.”
- lena Morales, Best Actress, highlighted the importance of diverse storytelling, stating, “Sinners challenged me to tap into raw emotions, and I’m proud our story has been recognized.”
- Tom Harding, who took home Best Actor, said, “To be honored in such a prestigious forum motivates me to keep pushing boundaries.”
BAFTA Winners and Their Impact on the Film Industry
the 2026 BAFTA winners signal key trends and shifts within the global film industry:
- emergence of New Voices: Films like One Battle After Another underline the rise of innovative filmmakers and fresh narratives with universal appeal.
- Focus on Social and Political Themes: Many recognized films address contemporary issues, reflecting cinema’s role in shaping public discourse.
- Technical Excellence: Increased acknowledgment of cinematography, screenwriting, and music scores illustrates BAFTA’s holistic appreciation of filmmaking craft.
- Diversity and Inclusion: The recognition of international films and diverse actors highlights the evolving landscape of depiction in cinema.
