The Royal Festival Hall in London played host to the prestigious 2026 BAFTA Awards, bringing together the brightest stars and most influential figures in the film industry for a night celebrating cinematic excellence. The glamorous event, held on Sunday, February 22nd, saw luminaries like Timothée Chalamet, Paul Mescal, Michael B. Jordan, Jessie Buckley, and Emma Stone grace the red carpet, all in anticipation of honoring the best in British and international cinema.
This year’s ceremony was dominated by Paul Thomas Anderson’s dark comedy, One Battle After Another. The film emerged as the night’s biggest winner, securing an impressive six awards from its fourteen nominations, including the coveted Best Film award.
Despite the film’s success, its star, Leonardo DiCaprio, was notably absent from the Best Actor winner’s circle. The surprise win in that category went to Robert Aramayo for his role in I Swear, a moment that proved to be one of the evening’s biggest upsets. Aramayo, visibly stunned, expressed his disbelief during his acceptance speech, stating, “I absolutely can’t believe this. I can’t believe I’m here looking at people like you, in the same category as you. Never mind being stood up here.”
Adding to the night’s accolades, Irish actress Jessie Buckley clinched the Best Actress award for her powerful and emotionally resonant portrayal of Anne Hathaway in Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet. The film also received the award for Outstanding British Film, further solidifying its critical success.
2026 BAFTA Award Winners
Here is a comprehensive list of the winners across the various categories:
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Best Film:
- Bugonia
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another – WINNER
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
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Director:
- Yorgos Lanthimos for Bugonia
- Chloé Zhao for Hamnet
- Josh Safdie for Marty Supreme
- Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another – WINNER
- Joachim Trier for Sentimental Value
- Ryan Coogler for Sinners
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Leading Actress:
- Jessie Buckley for Hamnet – WINNER
- Rose Byrne for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
- Kate Hudson for Song Sung Blue
- Chase Infiniti for One Battle After Another
- Renate Reinsve for Sentimental Value
- Emma Stone for Bugonia
- Leading Actor:
- Robert Aramayo for I Swear – WINNER
- Timothée Chalamet for Marty Supreme
- Leonardo DiCaprio for One Battle After Another
- Ethan Hawke for Blue Moon
- Michael B. Jordan for Sinners
- Jesse Plemons for Bugonia
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Supporting Actress:
- Odessa A’Zion for Marty Supreme
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas for Sentimental Value
- Wunmi Mosaku for Sinners – WINNER
- Carey Mulligan for The Ballad of Wallis Island
- Teyana Taylor for One Battle After Another
- Emily Watson for Hamnet
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Supporting Actor:
- Benicio Del Toro for One Battle After Another
- Jacob Elordi for Frankenstein
- Paul Mescal for Hamnet
- Peter Mullan for I Swear
- Sean Penn for One Battle After Another
- Stellan Skarsgård for Sentimental Value – WINNER
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Casting:
- Lauren Evans for I Swear – WINNER
- Jennifer Venditti for Marty Supreme
- Cassandra Kulukundis for One Battle After Another
- Yngvill Kolset Haga, Avy Kaufman for Sentimental Value
- Francine Maisler for Sinners
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Outstanding British Film:
- 28 Years Later
- The Ballad of Wallis Island
- Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
- Die My Love
- H Is For Hawk
- Hamnet – WINNER
- I Swear
- Mr Burton
- Pillion
- Steve
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Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer:
- The Ceremony (Jack King, Hollie Bryan, Lucy Meer)
- My Father’s Shadow (Akinola Davies Jr., Wale Davies) – WINNER
- Pillion (Harry Lighton)
- A Want in Her (Myrid Carten)
- Wasteman (Cal McMau, Hunter Andrews, Eoin Doran)
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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) – WINNER
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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) – WINNER
- Pillion (Harry Lighton)
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Film Not in the English Language:
- It Was Just An Accident
- The Secret Agent
- Sentimental Value – WINNER
- Sirāṭ
- The Voice of Hind Rajab
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Documentary:
- 2000 Meters to Andriivka
- Apocalypse in the Tropics
- Cover-Up
- Mr. Nobody Against Putin – WINNER
- The Perfect Neighbor
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Animated Film:
- Elio
- Little Amélie
- Zootropolis 2 – WINNER
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Children’s & Family Film:
- Arco
- Boong – WINNER
- Lilo & Stitch
- Zootropolis 2
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Editing:
- F1 (Stephen Mirrione)
- A House of Dynamite (Kirk Baxter)
- Marty Supreme (Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie)
- One Battle After Another (Andy Jurgensen) – WINNER
- Sinners (Michael P. Shawver)
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Cinematography:
- Frankenstein (Dan Laustsen)
- Marty Supreme (Darius Khondji)
- One Battle After Another (Michael Bauman) – WINNER
- Sinners (Autumn Durald Arkapaw)
- Train Dreams (Adolpho Veloso)
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Production Design:
- Frankenstein (Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau) – WINNER
- Hamnet (Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton)
- Marty Supreme (Jack Fisk, Adam Willis)
- One Battle After Another (Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino)
- Sinners (Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne)
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Costume Design:
- Frankenstein (Kate Hawley) – WINNER
- Hamnet (Malgosia Turzanska)
- Marty Supreme (Miyako Bellizzi)
- Sinners (Ruth E. Carter)
- Wicked: For Good (Paul Tazewell)
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Make Up and Hair:
- Frankenstein (Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey, Mike Hill, Megan Many) – WINNER
- 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)
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Original Score:
- Bugonia (Jerskin Fendrix)
- Frankenstein (Alexandre Desplat)
- Hamnet (Max Richter)
- One Battle After Another (Jonny Greenwood)
- Sinners (Ludwig Göransson) – WINNER
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Sound:
- F1 (Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta) – WINNER
- 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 (Mitch Low, Ben Barker, Howard Bargroff, Richard Spooner)
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Special Visual Effects:
- Avatar: Fire and Ash (Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Eric Saindon) – WINNER
- 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)
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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) – WINNER
- Welcome Home Freckles (Huiju Park, Nathan Hendren)
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British Short Animation:
- Cardboard J (J.P. Vine, Michaela Manas Malina)
- Solstice (Luke Angus)
- Two Black Boys in Paradise (Baz Sells, Dean Atta, Ben Jackson) – WINNER
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EE Rising Star Award:
- Robert Aramayo – WINNER
- Miles Caton
- Chase Infiniti
- Archie Madekwe
- Posy Sterling
