2026 BAFTA Film Awards: All The Winners

Awards season is in full swing, and last night we were back on home turf celebrating the return of the BAFTA Film Awards. These are the most prestigious film awards in the UK, and while they are international in scope, there are plenty of categories that seek to reward British talent in particular.

After the nominees were revealed by by Aimee Lou Wood and 2025’s EE Rising Star David Jonsson on 27 January, we’ve been scrambling to watch every film up for a prize – especially the five commended in the prestigious Best Film category.

And now the winners are finally here, following a glitzy central London ceremony attended by everyone from Kate Hudson to Munroe Bergdorf, Warwick Davis to Timothée Chalamet. After the awards were announced at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, the celebrants went on to the official afterparty hosted just across the river at the National Portrait Gallery.

Keep reading for the headlines and the winners in full.

2026 BAFTA Film Awards: Headlines & Winners In Full

The Headlines

A total of 46 films were nominated at the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards, which BAFTA CEO Jane Millichip described as ‘[showcasing] the very best of storytelling and its ability to engage, entertain and provoke debate’. But of course everyone can’t go home with a trophy, and a total of 12 films triumphed over the rest.

That includes six wins for Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another from 14 nominations, including Best Picture, the evening’s best performance. PTA’s acclaimed film, which also has 13 nominations at the Oscars, takes the director’s personal BAFTA wins from one to four.

Speaking of the BAFTA’s stateside counterpart, while Sinners has the most Oscar nominations not just in 2026 but of all time, the film converted 13 nominations (the highest for a Black director in BAFTA history) into just three wins, including Original Screenplay for director Ryan Coogler and Best Supporting Actress for Nigerian-British star Wunmi Mosaku.

Another leading film in 2026 was Frankenstein: while it didn’t make any headline wins, Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Gothic classic novel bagged three wins for behind-the-scenes work.

In British news, Chloé Zhao’s moving adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling novel Hamnet walked away with Outstanding British Film, while Irish star Jessie Buckley took home the Leading Actress trophy for her part as Agnes. Meanwhile it was a big evening for Hull’s Robert Aramayo who took home both the EE Rising Star Award and the Leading Actor award for his starring role in I Swear, beating out heavyweights like Leonardo DiCaprio and Timotheé Chalamet for the latter and becoming the first person to win the duo of prizes since Billy Elliot star Jamie Bell in 2001.

Elsewhere Norwegian flick Sentimental Value bagged Best Film Not in the English Language (against Brazil’s popular The Secret Agent) while Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme, starring Chalamet, didn’t win a jot from its 11 nominations.

So what does this mean looking ahead to the Oscars? One Battle After Another seems a shoe-in for Best Picture, while Aramayo’s win could spell success at 2027’s Oscars, where it will qualify thanks to a 2026 US release. In 2026, Chalamet is the frontrunner for Best Actor at the Oscars, where he won’t have to trump Aramayo but counts competition in Leonardo DiCaprio, Ethan Hawke, Michael B Jordan and Wagner Moura.

And where Brazil’s The Secret Agent was considered a frontrunner for Best International Feature at the Oscars, Norway’s BAFTA win for Sentimental Value proves that isn’t a done deal.

Meanwhile Sean Penn’s Supporting Actor win throws more confusion into the season, with Stellan Skarsgard, Jacob Elordi and Benicio del Toro all winning gongs in equivalent categories across other ceremonies. Mosaku’s win was similarly unforetold – but gives the Brit strong momentum going into the Oscars, where she is up for the same prize.

If you would like more of an insight into the judging and voting process, we have a nitty gritty guide to the BAFTA Film Awards here.

The Nominees & Winners In Full

Best Film

• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another – WINNER
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners

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

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 Director

• Yorgos Lanthimos, Bugonia
• Chloé Zhao, Hamnet
• Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
• Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another – WINNER
• Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
• Ryan Coogler, Sinners

Best Supporting Actress

• Odessa A’zion, Marty Supreme
• Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
• Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners – WINNER
• Carey Mulligan, The Ballad of Wallis Island
• Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
• Emily Watson, Hamnet

Best 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 – WINNER
• Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value

EE Rising Star

• Robert Aramayo – WINNER
• Miles Caton
• Chase Infiniti
• Archie Madekwe
• Posy Sterling

This is the only BAFTA Film Award determined by the public.

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) – WINNER
• Pillion – Harry Lighton (Director, Writer)
• A Want in Her – Myrid Carten (Director)
• Wasteman – Cal McMau (Director), Hunter Andrews (Writer), Eoin Doran (Writer)

Best Film Not In English Language

• It Was Just an Accident
• The Secret Agent
• Sentimental Value – WINNER
• Sirât
• The Voice of Hind Rajab

Best Original Screenplay

• I Swear
• Marty Supreme
• The Secret Agent
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners – WINNER

Best Adapted Screenplay

• The Ballad of Wallis Island
• Bugonia
• Hamnet
• One Battle After Another – WINNER
• Pillion

Animated Film

• Elio
• Little Amélie
• Zootropolis 2 – WINNER

Best Children’s & Family Film

• Arco
• Boong – WINNER
• Lilo & Stitch
• Zootropolis 2

Best Documentary

• 2,000 Meters to Andriivka by Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner & Raney Aronson-Rath
• Apocalypse in the Tropics by Petra Costa & Alessandra Orofino
• Cover-Up by Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus, Olivia Streisand & Yoni Golijev
• Mr. Nobody Against Putin by David Borenstein, Helle Faber, Radovan Síbrt & Alžběta Karásková – WINNER
• The Perfect Neighbor by Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu & Sam Bisbee

Best Casting

• Lauren Evans, I Swear – WINNER
• Jennifer Venditti, Marty Supreme
• Cassandra Kulukundis, One Battle After Another
• Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman, Sentimental Value
• Francine Maisler, Sinners

Best Cinematography

• Dan Laustsen, Frankenstein
• Darius Khondji, Marty Supreme
• Michael Bauman, One Battle After Another – WINNER
• Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Sinners
• Adolpho Veloso, Train Dreams

Best Costume Design

• Kate Hawley, Frankenstein – WINNER
• Malgosia Turzanska, Hamnet
• Miyako Bellizzi, Marty Supreme
• Ruth E. Carter, Sinners
• Paul Tazewell, Wicked: For Good

Best Editing

• Stephen Mirrione, F1
• Kirk Baxter, A House of Dynamite
• Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
• Andy Jurgensen, One Battle After Another – WINNER
• Michael P. Shawver, Sinners

Best Make Up & 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

Best Original Score

• Jerskin Fendrix, Bugonia
• Alexandre Desplat, Frankenstein
• Max Richter, Hamnet
• Jonny Greenwood, One Battle After Another
• Ludwig Göransson, Sinners – WINNER

Best Production Design

• Tamara Deverell & Shane Vieau, Frankenstein – WINNER
• Fiona Crombie & Alice Felton, Hamnet
• Jack Fisk & Adam Willis, Marty Supreme
• Florencia Martin & Anthony Carlino, One Battle After Another
• Hannah Beachler & Monique Champagne, Sinners

Best 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

Best 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

British Short Animation

• Cardboard by J.P. Vine & Michaela Manas Malina
• Solstice by Luke Angus
• Two Black Boys in Paradise by Baz Sells, Dean Atta & Ben Jackson – WINNER

British Short Film

• Magid/Zafar by Luis Hindman, Sufiyaan Salam & Aidan Robert Brooks
• Nostalgie by Kathryn Ferguson, Stacey Gregg, Marc Robinson & Kath Mattock
• Terence by Edem Kelman & Noah Reich
• This Is Endometriosis by Georgie Wileman, Matt Houghton & Harriette Wright – WINNER
• Welcome Home Freckles by Huiju Park & Nathan Hendren

When Were The 2026 BAFTA Film Awards?

The 79th BAFTA Film Awards ceremony took place on Sunday 22 February 2026 at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London, hosted by Scottish actor, writer, producer and presenter Alan Cumming. Having previously presented the BAFTA TV Awards, Cumming takes over from fellow Scot David Tennant who presented the Film Awards in 2024 and 2025.

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