Bafta Film Awards 2026: ‘One Battle After Another’, ‘Sinners’, Robert Aramayo lead winners

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Robert Aramayo at the 2026 Baftas

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Robert Aramayo at the 2026 Baftas

One Battle After Another, Sinners and a shocked Robert Aramayo were the big winners at the 2026 Bafta Film Awards.

One Battle After Another won six awards, including best film, best director and adapted screenplay for Paul Thomas Anderson, and best supporting actor for Sean Penn (who was unable to attend). It also won for Michael Bauman’s cinematography and Andy Jurgensen’s editing.

Whilst on stage, Anderson said: “Anybody who says movies aren’t good anymore can piss right off because this was a good fucking year.” He also paid tribute to UK-born producer/assistant director Adam Somner, who died of cancer during production.

Ryan Coogler made Bafta history for Sinners by becoming the first Black winner of the original screenplay award. Wunmi Mosaku also won the supporting actress award. In her speech, she thanked her mother and mother-in-law for helping out with her daughter during the shoot. Ludwig Göransson won best score but was unable attend because he is working on The Odyssey, according to Coogler, who collected his award on his behalf.

Robert Aramayo won two awards on the night; best actor and the rising star award. He was clearly shocked when he won the former, and praised fellow nominee Ethan Hawke for a talk he gave at Juilliard about longevity in the industry when Aramayo studied there. I Swear, about the life of John Davidson, who has severe Tourette’s syndrome, also won for casting.

Hamnet won outstanding British film and the leading actress award for Jessie Buckley, who said in a somewhat flustered speech that she dreamed of being “a little bit like Judi Dench” at the start of her career.

Sentimental Value converted one of its eight nominations, winning film not in the English language. Director Joachim Trier said: “This is the first time a Norwegian film has won a Bafta, we’re normally better at Skiing.”

Akinola Davies Jr. and Wale Davies won the outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer for My Father’s Shadow.

First-time host

Alan Cumming was hosting for the first time and he performed a skit where he handed out classic British snacks to the stars in the audience, including Hula Hoops to Emma Stone.

On a few occasions, Davidson’s tics could be heard during the ceremony, with Cumming apologising for any bad language on stage. Bafta told Screen that the UK broadcast of the ceremony would comply with its pre-watershed slot.

Donna Langley, awarded the Bafta Fellowship, spoke of the film industry facing “moments of change and disruption” on stage.

She said: “As we move forward, let’s remember the future of this business is not something that happens to us. It’s something we shape…by the risks we take and the people we back. So, let us continue to adapt, be resilient, and make room for new voices.”

Winners in bold, below.

Full list of nominations

Best Film

Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners

Director

Yorgos Lanthimos - Bugonia
Chloé Zhao - Hamnet
Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme
Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another
Joachim Trier - Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler - Sinners

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
I Swear
Mr Burton
Pillion
Steve

Leading Actress

Jessie Buckley - Hamnet
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
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
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
Stellan Skarsgård - Sentimental Value

Film Not In The English Language

It Was Just An Accident
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sirāt
The Voice Of Hind Rajab

Animated Film

Elio
Little Amélie
Zootropolis 2

Children’s & Family Film

Arco
Boong
Lilo & Stitch
Zootropolis 2

Adapted Screenplay

The Ballad Of Wallis Island - Tom Basden, Tim Key
Bugonia - Will Tracy
Hamnet - Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell
One Battle After Another - Paul Thomas Anderson
Pillion - Harry Lighton

Original Screenplay

I Swear - Kirk Jones
Marty Supreme - Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
The Secret Agent - Kleber Mendonça Filho
Sentimental Value - Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
Sinners - Ryan Coogler

Documentary

2000 Meters To Andriivka
Apocalypse In The Tropics
Cover-Up
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
The Perfect Neighbor

Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer

The Ceremony - Jack King (director, writer), Hollie Bryan (producer), Lucy Meer (producer)
My Father’s Shadow - Akinola Davies Jr. (director), Wale Davies (writer)
Pillion - Harry Lighton (director, writer)
A Want In Her - Myrid Carten (director)
Wasteman - Cal Mcmau (director), Hunter Andrews (writer), Eoin Doran (writer)

Ee Rising Star Award (Voted For By The Public)

Robert Aramayo
Miles Caton
Chase Infiniti
Archie Madekwe
Posy Sterling

Original Score

Bugonia - Jerskin Fendrix
Frankenstein - Alexandre Desplat
Hamnet - Max Richter
One Battle After Another - Jonny Greenwood
Sinners - Ludwig Göransson

Sound

F1 - Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta
Frankenstein - Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitallie, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoem
One Battle After Another - Jose Antonio Garcia, Christopher Scarabosio, Tony Villaflor
Sinners - Chris Welcker, Benny Burtt, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, Felipe Pacheco
Warfare - Mitch Low, Ben Barker, Howard Bargroff, Richard Spooner

Cinematography

Frankenstein - Dan Laustsen
Marty Supreme - Darius Khondji
One Battle After Another - Michael Bauman
Sinners - Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Train Dreams - Adolpho Veloso

Costume Design

Frankenstein - Kate Hawley
Hamnet - Malgosia Turzanska
Marty Supreme - Miyako Bellizzi
Sinners - Ruth E. Carter
Wicked: For Good - Paul Tazewell

Editing

F1 - Stephen Mirrione
A House Of Dynamite - Kirk Baxter
Marty Supreme - Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
One Battle After Another - Andy Jurgensen
Sinners - Michael P. Shawver

Casting

I Swear - Lauren Evans
Marty Supreme - Jennifer Venditti
One Battle After Another - Cassandra Kulukundis
Sentimental Value - Yngvill Kolset Haga, Avy Kaufman
Sinners - Francine Maisler

Make Up & Hair

Frankenstein - Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey, Mike Hill, Megan Many
Hamnet - Nicole Stafford
Marty Supreme - Kyra Panchenko, Kay Georgiou, Mike Fontaine
Sinners - Siân Richards, Shunika Terry, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine
Wicked: For Good - Frances Hannon, Laura Blount, Mark Coulier, Sarah Nuth

Production Design

Frankenstein - Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau
Hamnet - Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton
Marty Supreme - Jack Fisk, Adam Willis
One Battle After Another - Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino
Sinners - Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne

Special Visual Effects

Avatar: Fire And Ash - Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Eric Saindon
F1 - Ryan Tudhope, Keith Alfred Dawson, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington
Frankenstein - Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, José Granell
How To Train Your Dragon - Christian Mänz, Francois Lambert, Glen Mcintosh, Terry Palmer
The Lost Bus - Charlie Noble, Brandon K. Mclaughlin, David Zaretti

British Short Film