BAFTA Awards 2026: The 2026 BAFTA Awards lit up London on February 22, with Alan Cumming hosting the ceremony for the first time. The evening belonged to One Battle After Another, which dominated the night with six major wins, including the coveted Best Film trophy.
The Paul Thomas Anderson directorial not only secured Best Film but also picked up awards for Best Director and Adapted Screenplay. The film’s strong showing confirmed its status as this awards season’s critical favourite. Close behind were Frankenstein and Sinners, each taking home three trophies.
BAFTA Awards 2026 winners list
Meanwhile, India celebrated a proud moment as Boong won Best Children’s & Family Film, marking a significant global recognition for regional storytelling. Here is the full list of BAFTA 2026 winners:
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 (Winner)
- Sentimental Value — Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
- Sinners — Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler
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 Spielberg, Sam Mendes, Maggie O’Farrell (Winner)
- 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
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)
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 (Winner)
- Sirāt — Oliver Laxe, Domingo Corral
- The Voice Of Hind Rajab — Kaouther Ben Hania, Nadim Cheikhrouha
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 (Winner)
- The Perfect Neighbor — Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu, Sam Bisbee
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 (Zootopia 2) — Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino (Winner)
Children’s & family film
- Arco — Ugo Bienvenu, Félix De Givry, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman
- Boong — Lakshmipriya Devi, Ritesh Sidhwani (Winner)
- Lilo & Stitch — Dean Fleischer Camp, Jonathan Eirich
- Zootropolis 2 — Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino
Director
- Bugonia — Yorgos Lanthimos
- Hamnet — Chloé Zhao
- Marty Supreme — Josh Safdie
- One Battle After Another — Paul Thomas Anderson (Winner)
- Sentimental Value — Joachim Trier
- Sinners — Ryan Coogler
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)
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
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
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
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
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