Awards Season › 2026 › BAFTA
BAFTA Film Awards
79th British Academy Film Awards
Longlists: January 9, 2026
Nominations: January 27, 2026
Ceremony: February 22, 2026
And the Winner Goes To…
My Take
Paul Thomas Anderson’s sprawling comedy One Battle After Another dominated the 2026 BAFTAs, taking home four major awards including Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Cinematography. The film’s sweep confirmed its status as the season’s most awarded picture, building on its record-breaking 16 longlist mentions. Sean Penn added Best Supporting Actor to the film’s haul, while Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet took Outstanding British Film and delivered Jessie Buckley her first BAFTA for Leading Actress. Ryan Coogler’s Sinners won Best Original Screenplay and Best Original Score, cementing Coogler’s reputation as a director who delivers both commercially and critically.
Robert Aramayo emerged as the night’s breakout star, winning both Best Leading Actor for I Swear and the EE Rising Star Award—a rare double that speaks to his sudden industry prominence. Wunmi Mosaku’s Supporting Actress win for Sinners continued her impressive streak of scene-stealing performances. Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein dominated the craft categories with wins for Costume Design, Makeup & Hair, and Production Design. Sentimental Value took Best Film Not in the English Language, while Zootopia 2 won Best Animated Film and Avatar: Fire and Ash predictably claimed Best Special Visual Effects.
The Full Ballot
Film
Best Film
One Battle After Another WINNER
Outstanding British Film
Hamnet WINNER
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
I Swear
Mr. Burton
Steve
Best Leading Actress
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet WINNER
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
Best Leading Actor
Robert Aramayo, I Swear WINNER
Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Jesse Plemons, Bugonia
Best Supporting Actress
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners WINNER
Odessa A’Zion, Marty Supreme
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
Carey Mulligan, The Ballad of Wallis Island
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
Emily Watson, Hamnet
Best Supporting Actor
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another WINNER
Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Paul Mescal, Hamnet
Peter Mullan, I Swear
Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another WINNER
Yorgos Lanthimos, Bugonia
Chloé Zhao, Hamnet
Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Best Original Screenplay
Sinners, Ryan Coogler WINNER
I Swear, Kirk Jones
Marty Supreme, Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
The Secret Agent, Kleber Mendonça Filho
Sentimental Value, Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier
Best Adapted Screenplay
One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson WINNER
The Ballad of Wallis Island, Tom Basden and Tim Key
Bugonia, Will Tracy
Hamnet, Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell
Pillion, Harry Lighton
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
My Father’s Shadow WINNER
The Ceremony
A Want In Her
Wasteman
Best Film Not in the English Language
Sentimental Value WINNER
It Was Just An Accident
The Secret Agent
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Best Documentary
Mr. Nobody Against Putin WINNER
2000 Meters to Adraiivka
Apocalypse in the Tropics
Cover-Up
The Perfect Neighbor
Best Animated Film
Zootropolis 2 (Zootopia 2 in North America) WINNER
Little Amélie
Best Children’s & Family Film
Boong WINNER
Arco
Zootropolis 2 (Zootopia 2 in North America)
Craft
Best Casting
I Swear WINNER
Best Cinematography
One Battle After Another WINNER
Best Editing
One Battle After Another WINNER
Best Costume Design
Frankenstein WINNER
Best Makeup & Hair
Frankenstein WINNER
Best Original Score
Sinners WINNER
Best Production Design
Frankenstein WINNER
Best Sound
F1 WINNER
Warfare
Best Special Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash WINNER
Shorts
Best British Short Animation
Two Black Boys in Paradise WINNER
Cardboard
Solstice
Best British Short Film
This Is Endometriosis WINNER
Magid/Zafar
Nostalgie
Terence
Welcome Home Freckles
Special Award
EE Rising Star Award
Robert Aramayo WINNER
Miles Caton
Chase Infiniti
Archie Madekwe
Posy Sterling