The 2026 BAFTA Film Awards delivered a night dominated by “One Battle After Another,” which claimed six awards including Best Film and Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson. The film strengthened its awards-season momentum with additional wins for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Sean Penn.
One of the evening’s biggest surprises came in the Leading Actor category, where Robert Aramayo won for “I Swear,” beating Leonardo DiCaprio, Timothée Chalamet, and Michael B. Jordan. Jessie Buckley took Leading Actress for “Hamnet,” while Wunmi Mosaku earned Supporting Actress for “Sinners.” Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” also secured Best Original Screenplay and Best Original Score.
Elsewhere, “Hamnet” was named Outstanding British Film, “Sentimental Value” won Film Not in the English Language, and “Zootropolis 2” claimed Animated Film. Technical categories saw strong showings from “Frankenstein,” “F1,” and “Avatar: Fire and Ash.”
Below is the full list of winners from the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards.
Best Film – One Battle After Another
Outstanding British Film – Hamnet
Leading Actress – Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Leading Actor – Robert Aramayo, I Swear
Supporting Actress – Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Supporting Actor – Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Director – Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer – My Father’s Shadow
Film Not in the English Language – Sentimental Value
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema – Clare Binns
Documentary – Mr Nobody Against Putin
Animated Film – Zootropolis 2
Children’s and Family Film – Boong
Original Screenplay – Sinners
Adapted Screenplay – One Battle After Another
EE Rising Star Award – Robert Aramayo
Original Score – Sinners, Ludwig Göransson
Casting – I Swear
Cinematography – One Battle After Another
Costume Design – Frankenstein
Editing – One Battle After Another
Production Design – Frankenstein
Make-up and Hair – Frankenstein
Sound – F1
Special Visual Effects – Avatar: Fire and Ash
British Short Film – This Is Endometriosis
British Short Animation – Two Black Boys in Paradise