The 79th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA 2026), organized by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, were held on February 22 at London’s Royal Festival Hall, hosted by Alan Cumming. The night belonged to One Battle After Another, which led with six awards including Best Film. India celebrated a historic win as Boong clinched Best Children’s & Family Film, while Robert Aramayo took home both Best Actor and the BAFTA Rising Star Award.
One Battle After Another Dominates BAFTA Winners 2026
One Battle After Another emerged as the top film at the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards, winning six categories.
Awards Won In,
- Best Film
- Director – Paul Thomas Anderson
- Adapted Screenplay
- Supporting Actor – Sean Penn
- Cinematography
- Editing
This marked Paul Thomas Anderson’s first Best Director BAFTA win.
Sinners and Hamnet Shine at BAFTA 2026
Sinners Wins Three Awards
- Original Screenplay – Ryan Coogler
- Supporting Actress – Wunmi Mosaku
- Original Score
Hamnet Wins Two Awards
- Outstanding British Film
- Leading Actress – Jessie Buckley
Both films played a significant role in shaping the BAFTA winners 2026 list.
BAFTA Film Awards 2026 – Winners List
Major Awards
- Best Film – One Battle After Another
- Outstanding British Film – Hamnet
- Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer – My Father’s Shadow
- Film Not in the English Language – Sentimental Value
- Documentary – Mr. Nobody Against Putin
- Animated Film – Zootropolis 2 (Zootopia 2)
- Children’s & Family Film – Boong
Direction & Writing
- Director – Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)
- Original Screenplay – Ryan Coogler (Sinners)
- Adapted Screenplay – Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)
Acting Awards
- Leading Actress – Jessie Buckley (Hamnet)
- Leading Actor – Robert Aramayo (I Swear)
- Supporting Actress – Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners)
- Supporting Actor – Sean Penn (One Battle After Another)
- EE Rising Star Award – Robert Aramayo
Technical Awards
- Casting – I Swear (Lauren Evans)
- Cinematography – One Battle After Another (Michael Bauman)
- Editing – One Battle After Another (Andy Jurgensen)
- Costume Design – Frankenstein (Kate Hawley)
- Make Up & Hair – Frankenstein
- Original Score – Sinners (Ludwig Göransson)
- Production Design – Frankenstein
- Sound – F1
- Special Visual Effects – Avatar: Fire And Ash
Short Films
- British Short Animation – Two Black Boys In Paradise
- British Short Film – This Is Endometriosis
Special Honours
- BAFTA Fellowship: Donna Langley
- Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema: Clare Binns
About BAFTA
- The British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) is an annual award ceremony honoring excellence in British and international films.
- Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).
- First held on 29 May 1949 in the United Kingdom.
- Officially known as the EE British Academy Film Awards since 2013.
- Broadcast by the BBC since 1956.
Question
Q. Which film won Best Film at BAFTA 2026?
A) Sinners
B) Hamnet
C) One Battle After Another
D) Marty Supreme
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