The 79th BAFTA Film Awards turned into a defining night for bold cinema, unexpected victories, and historic firsts. While several films entered the ceremony with double-digit nominations, it was One Battle After Another that ultimately ruled the evening, taking home six awards including Best Film and Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson.

Hosted by Alan Cumming, the ceremony balanced prestige with personality. From playful crowd moments to emotional speeches, the night delivered both spectacle and substance — and reshaped the awards-season narrative in the process.

Below is the complete winners list from the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards.

🏆 2026 BAFTA Film Awards — Full Winners List

Best Film

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

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

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

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

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer

• The Ceremony
• My Father’s Shadow (WINNER)
• Pillion
• A Want in Her
• Wasteman

Adapted Screenplay

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

Original Screenplay

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

Children’s & Family Film

• Arco
• Boong (WINNER)
• Lilo & Stitch
• Zootropolis 2

Film Not in the English Language

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

Costume Design

• Frankenstein (WINNER)
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• Sinners
• Wicked: For Good

Special Visual Effects

• Avatar: Fire and Ash (WINNER)
• F1
• Frankenstein
• How to Train Your Dragon
• The Lost Bus

Documentary

• 2,000 Meters to Andriivka
• Apocalypse in the Tropics
• Cover-Up
• Mr. Nobody Against Putin (WINNER)
• The Perfect Neighbor

Animated Film

• Elio
• Little Amélie
• Zootropolis 2 (WINNER)

Casting

• I Swear (WINNER)
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners

Cinematography

• Frankenstein
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another (WINNER)
• Sinners
• Train Dreams

Editing

• F1
• A House of Dynamite
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another (WINNER)
• Sinners

Make-Up & Hair

• Frankenstein (WINNER)
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• Sinners
• Wicked: For Good

Original Score

• Bugonia
• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners (WINNER)

Production Design

• Frankenstein (WINNER)
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners

Sound

• F1 (WINNER)
• Frankenstein
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners
• Warfare

British Short Animation

• Cardboard
• Solstice
• Two Black Boys in Paradise (WINNER)

British Short Film

• Magid/Zafar
• Nostalgie
• Terence
• This Is Endometriosis (WINNER)
• Welcome Home Freckles

EE Rising Star Award (Public Vote)

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

Final Words

The 2026 BAFTAs weren’t just about one dominant film — they were about momentum shifts.

“One Battle After Another” solidified itself as a serious global contender. “Sinners” made history. “Hamnet” delivered a strong British showing. And Robert Aramayo’s breakthrough moment may have changed the shape of this awards season entirely.

If Sunday night proved anything, it’s this: the Oscars race just got a lot more unpredictable.