The Winners of This Year’s BAFTA Film Awards

The 2026 BAFTA Film Awards took place this Sunday, February 22, celebrating outstanding
achievements in British and international filmmaking. Hosted by the British Academy of Film
and Television Arts, the ceremony highlights the year’s most acclaimed movies, performances,
and creative contributions across major categories. With the outstanding results out now, here
are the winners of each category of the BAFTA Film Awards 2026.

Best Film
WINNER: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER

Director
WINNER: HAMNET Chloé Zhao

Leading Actress
WINNER: JESSIE BUCKLEY Hamnet


Leading Actor
WINNER: ROBERT ARAMAYO I Swear

Supporting Actress
WINNER: WUNMI MOSAKU Sinners

Supporting Actor
WINNER: BENICIO DEL TORO One Battle After Another

Casting
WINNER: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Cassandra Kulukundis

Outstanding British FilmWINNER: HAMNET

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
WINNER: MY FATHER’S SHADOW Akinola Davies Jr. (Director), Wale Davies (Writer)

Original Screenplay
WINNER: SINNERS Ryan Coogler

Adapted Screenplay
WINNER: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Paul Thomas Anderson

Film Not in the English Language
WINNER: SENTIMENTAL VALUE

Documentary
WINNER: MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN

Animated Film
WINNER: ZOOTOPIA 2

Children’s & Family Film
WINNER: BOONG

Editing
WINNER: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Andy Jurgensen

Cinematography
WINNER: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Michael Bauman

Production Design
WINNER: FRANKENSTEIN Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau

Costume Design
WINNER: FRANKENSTEIN Kate Hawley

Makeup and Hair
WINNER: FRANKENSTEIN Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey, Mike Hill, Megan Many

Original Score
WINNER: SINNERS Ludwig Göransson

Sound
WINNER: F1 Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta

Special Visual Effects

WINNER: AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Eric Saindon
F1 Ryan Tudhope, Keith Alfred Dawson, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington

British Short Film
WINNER: THIS IS ENDOMETRIOSIS Georgie Wileman, Matt Houghton, Harriette Wright

British Short Animation
WINNER: TWO BLACK BOYS IN PARADISE Baz Sells, Dean Atta, Ben Jackson

EE Rising Star Award
WINNER: ROBERT ARAMAYO