One Battle After Another leads Bafta winners

One Battle After Another also won awards for cinematography and editing, as well as for Sean Penn’s supporting performance as an obsessed military officer.

Vampire tale Sinners and gothic horror Frankenstein each won three awards.

Sinners took home trophies for Director Ryan Coogler’s original screenplay, the film’s musical score, and for Wunmi Mosaku’s supporting actress performance.

Frankenstein’s three wins were for costume, makeup hair, and production design.

Meanwhile, Shakespearean family tragedy Hamnet won two prizes, including best British film and best actress for Jessie Buckley.

In a major upset, Robert Aramayo won the best actor award for his role in I Swear, about a campaigner for people with Tourette syndrome, beating Hollywood stars Ethan Hawke, Michael B. Jordan, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Timothée Chalamet. I Swear also won in the casting category.

One Battle After Another went into the Bafta ceremony with 14 nominations. Sinners was just behind with 13, while Hamnet had 11. Table tennis drama Marty Supreme also had 11 nominations but went home empty-handed.

Additionally, Sentimental Value won Best Film not in the English Language, while F1 won sound, and Avatar: Fire and Ash won the award for special visual effects.

The Baftas were hosted by Alan Cumming at The Royal Festival Hall in London.

 

Bafta winners 2026

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, Creative Director of Picturehouse Cinemas and Picturehouse Entertainment

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 Bafta Rising Star Award (voted for by the public)

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

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