BAFTA 2026: One Battle After Another, Hamnet and Boong Win Top Honours

The 79th BAFTA Film Awards took place on February 22, 2026 at the Royal Festival Hall at London’s Southbank Centre. It was being hosted by Alan Cumming. It witnessed exceptional actors and movies being awarded in different categories. The winners include Jessie Buckley (Hamnet) as the Leading Actress and Robert Aramayo (I Swear) as the Leading Actor. Paul Thomas Anderson won the Best Director award for One Battle After Another. Sean Penn won in the Supporting Actor category for One Battle After Another, Wunmi Mosaku in the Supporting Actress category for Sinners, Boong in the Children’s & Family Film category and more.

This year, the nominations were led by One Battle After Another. It had received 14 nominations. Ryan Coogler’s Sinners received 13 nominations. Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet and Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme had received 11 nominations each.

The event was attended by Hollywood’s favourite stars, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Timothee Chalamet, Emma Stone, Michael B Jordan and more. From Bollywood, Alia Bhatt, Farhan Akhtar and Shibani Akhtar were seen attending the prestigious gathering.

Here are the winners of BAFTA 2026.

Best Film
One Battle After Another

Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another

Leading Actress
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet

Leading Actor
Robert Aramayo – I Swear

Outstanding British Film
Hamnet – Chloé Zhao, Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Speilberg, Sam Mendes, Maggie O’Farrell

Best Supporting Actor
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another

Best Supporting Actress
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners

British Short Film
This Is Endometriosis – Georgie Wileman, Matt Houghton, Harriette Wright

British Short Animation
Two Black Boys in Paradise – Baz Sells, Dean Atta, Ben Jackson

Production Design
Frankenstein – Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau

Make-Up & Hair
Frankenstein – Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey, Mike Hill, Megan Many

Documentary
Mr. Nobody Against Putin – David Borenstein, Helle Faber, Radovan Síbrt, Alžběta Karásková

Special Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash – Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Eric Saindon

Children’s & Family Film
Boong – Lakshmipriya Devi, Ritesh Sidhwani

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
My Father’s Shadow – Akinola Davies Jr. (Director), Wale Davies (Writer)

Original Screenplay
Sinners – Ryan Coogler

Adapted Screenplay
One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson

Film Not in the English Language
Sentimental Value – Joachim Trier, Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar

Costume Design
Frankenstein – Kate Hawley

Original Score
Sinners – Ludwig Göransso

Special Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash – Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Eric Saindon

Casting
I Swear – Lauren Evans

Editing
One Battle After Another – Andy Jurgensen

Cinematography
One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman

Sound
F1 – Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta

EE Rising Star Award
Robert Aramayo

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