2026 BAFTA Award Winners

Update February 22nd. Last night the organization had their awards ceremony and there was one truly surprising award winner! This award winner beat Leonardo DiCaprio, Timothée Chalamet, Michael B. Jordan, Ethan Hawke and Jesse Plemons!

Yes, the best Leading Actor award went to a fairly unknown newcomer, so new that also won the voted by the public Rising Star Award, Robert Aramayo! He no longer is unknown and will always be remembered for winning a BAFTA but mainly for who he beat! Great.

Media coverage can't help themselves and lost many words to discuss the swearing of John Davidson that could be heard in the two hour delay broadcast; but, he was an invited guest as he is the real man with Tourette Syndrome that Robert Aramayo portraits in I Swear by Kirk Jones. No doubt show and broadcast audiences had to become more aware of the uncontrollable illness. Sigh.

One Battle After Another leads with 6 awards followed by Frankenstein and Sinners with 3 each. Hamnet won two awards, British Film and Leading Actress for Jessie Buckley that becomes almost certain Oscar winner. Most notable Sentimental Value wins Film not in the English language and becomes the first Norwegian film to win a BAFTA.

I know I'm not with the majority but I believe that from those nominated here and at the Oscars, the most outstanding performance in the Supporting Actor category undoubtedly belongs to Sean Penn in One Battle After Another with his disgusting character that's totally believable, so much that I forgot it was Sean Penn and only saw his character. Yes, he won the BAFTA for supporting actor.

The 2026 Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema went to Clare Binns and the Fellowship to Dame Donna Langley.

Last but not least, a very elegant In Memoriam that even do was very edited, presented so many great performers and directors that not longer are with us; but, there was one very visible omission, Béla Tarr.

To check award winners at official site go here.  Winners are below in *BLUE. 

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January 9, 2026

A few minutes ago actors Aimee Lou Wood and David Jonsson announced the nominations via a live broadcast from Bafta 195 Piccadilly and One Battle After Another leads with 14 nominations followed closely by Sinners with 13, Hamnet and Marty Supreme with 11, and with 8 nominations Frankenstein and Sentimental Value.

First time nominees in the performance categories who have received their first Bafta Film nomination are; Robert Aramayo, Odessa A’zion, Rose Byrne, Chase Infiniti, Michael B. Jordan, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Stellan Skarsgård, and Teyana Taylor. Six former and current EE Rising Stars are nominated – Robert Aramayo, Jessie Buckley, Timothée Chalamet, Jacob Elordi, Chase Infiniti and Carey Mulligan.

In the Best Director category, two of the six directors are first-time nominees – Ryan Coogler and Josh Safdie. Three Bafta Breakthroughs are nominated: Jessie Buckley, Akinola Davies Jr. and Chase Infiniti. Last but not least, Hament directed by Chloe Zhao, has broken the record for the most nominations for a female-directed film in Bafta history, with 11.

Bafta represents one of the world’s largest film industry voting bodies, comprising 8,300 creative practitioners from all corners of the UK and global film industry.

Round Three voting opens on Wednesday 28 January until Tuesday 17 February 2026, and will determine the Winners, to be announced at the EE Bafta Films Awards on Sunday 22 February on BBC One and iPlayer and @BAFTA. Unfortunately televised show has 1 hour delay; so, thanks to social media will know winners before watching the show.  Sigh!

The Nominations

Best Film
Affeksjonsverdi (Sentimental Value), Joachim Trier, Norway, Germany, Denmark, France Sweden, UK and Turkey
Hamnet, Chloé Zhao, UK and USA
Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie, USA and Finland
*One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson, USA - WINNER
Sinners, Ryan Coogler, USA

Outstanding British Film
28 Years Later, Danny Boyle, UK, USA and Canada
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Michael Morris, UK, USA and France 
Die My Love, Lynne Ramsay, UK, Canada and USA
H is for Hawk, Philippa Lowthorpe,  UK, USA and Singapore 
*Hamnet, Chloé Zhao, UK and USA - WINNER
I Swear, Kirk Jones, UK
Mr. Burton, Marc Evans, UK, Canada, USA, and Ireland 
Pillion, Harry Lighton, UK and Ireland
Steve, Tim Mielants, UK and Ireland
The Ballad of Wallis Island, James Griffiths, UK 

Best Film not in the English-Language
*Affeksjonsverdi (Sentimental Value), Joachim Trier, Norway, Germany, Denmark, France Sweden, UK and Turkey - WINNER 
O Agente Secreto (The Secret Agent), Kleber Mendonça Filho, France, Netherlands, Germany and Brazil
Sirât, Oliver Laxe, Spain and France
The Voice of Hind Rajab, Kaouther Ben Hania, France and Tunisia
Un Simple Accident (It Was Just an Accident), Jafar Panahi, Iran, Luxembourg and France

Best Documentary
2000 Meters to Andriivika, Mstyslav Chernov, Ukraine and USA
Apocalypse in the Tropics, Petra Costa, USA, UK and Brazil
Cover-up, Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus, USA
*Mr. Nobody Against Putin, David Borenstein and Pavel Talankin, Denmark, Czech Republic, and Germany - WINNER 
The Perfect Neighbor, Geeta Gandbhir, USA

Best Animated Film
Amélie et la métaphysique des tubes (Little Amélie or the Character of Rain), Liane-Cho Han Jin Kuang and Maïlys Vallade, France and Belgium
Elio, Adrian Molina, Madeline Sharafian, and Domee Shi, USA
*Zootropolis 2, Jared Bush and Byron Howard, USA - WINNER

Best Children's and Family Film
Arco, Ugo Bienvenu, France
*Boong, Lakshmipriya Devi, India - WINNER
Lilo and Stitch, Dean Fleischer Camp, USA, Canada and Australia 
Zootopia 2, Jared Bush and Byron Howard, USA

Best Director
Joachim Trier for Affeksjonsverdi (Sentimental Value), Joachim Trier, Norway, Germany, Denmark, France Sweden, UK and Turkey
Yorgos Lanthimos for Bugonia, Yorgos Lanthimos, Ireland, UK, Canada, South Korea and USA 
Chloé Zhao for Hamnet, Chloé Zhao, UK and USA
Josh Safdie for Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie, USA and Finland
*Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson, USA - WINNER
Ryan Coogler for Sinners, Ryan Coogler, USA

Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer
Myrid Carten (Director) for A Want in Her, Myrid Carten, Ireland, UK and Netherlands
*Akinola Davies Jr. (Director), Wale Davies (Writer) for My Father's Shadow, Akinola Davies Jr., UK, Nigeria and Ireland - WINNER
Harry Lighton (Director, Writer) for Pillion, Harry Lighton, UK and Ireland
Jack King (Director, Writer), Hollie Bryan (Producer), Lucy Meer (Producer) for The Ceremony, Jack King, UK 
Cal McMau (Director), Hunter Andrews (Writer), Eoin Doran (Writer) for Wasteman, Cal McMau, UK

Best Original Screenplay
Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier for Affeksjonsverdi (Sentimental Value), Joachim Trier, Norway, Germany, Denmark, France Sweden, UK and Turkey
Kirk Jones for I Swear, Kirk Jones, UK  
Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie for Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie, USA and Finland
Kleber Mendonça Filho for O Agente Secreto (The Secret Agent), Kleber Mendonça Filho, France, Netherlands, Germany and Brazil
*Ryan Coogler for Sinners, Ryan Coogler, USA - WINNER

Best Adapted Screenplay
Will Tracy for Bugonia, Yorgos Lanthimos, Ireland, UK, Canada, South Korea and USA 
Chloé Zhao, Maggie O'Farrell for Hamnet, Chloé Zhao, UK and USA
*Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson, USA - WINNER
Harry Lighton for Pillion, Harry Lighton, UK and Ireland
Tom Basden and Tim Key for The Ballad of Wallis Island, James Griffiths, UK

Best Leading Actress
Renate Reinsve in Affeksjonsverdi (Sentimental Value), Joachim Trier, Norway, Germany, Denmark, France Sweden, UK and Turkey
Emma Stone in Bugonia, Yorgos Lanthimos, Ireland, UK, Canada, South Korea and USA 
*Jessie Buckley in Hamnet, Chloé Zhao, UK and USA - WINNER
Rose Byrne in If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, Mary Bronstein, USA
Chase Infiniti in One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson, USA
Kate Hudson in Song Sung Blue, Craig Brewer, USA

Best Supporting Actress
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas in Affeksjonsverdi (Sentimental Value), Joachim Trier, Norway, Germany, Denmark, France Sweden, UK and Turkey
Emily Watson in Hamnet, Chloé Zhao, UK and USA
Odessa A'Zion in Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie, USA and Finland
Teyaana Taylor in One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson, USA
*Wunmi Mosaku in Sinners, Ryan Coogler, USA - WINNER
Carey Mulligan in The Ballad of Wallis Island, James Griffiths, UK

Best Leading Actor
Ethan Hawke in Blue Moon, Richard Linklater, Ireland and USA
Jesse Plemons in Bugonia, Yorgos Lanthimos, Ireland, UK, Canada, South Korea and USA 
*Robert Aramayo in I Swear, Kirk Jones, UK - WINNER
Timothée Chalamet in Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie, USA and Finland
Leonardo DiCaprio in One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson, USA
Michael B. Jordan in Sinners, Ryan Coogler, USA

Best Supporting Actor
Stellan Skarsgård in Affeksjonsverdi (Sentimental Value), Joachim Trier, Norway, Germany, Denmark, France Sweden, UK and Turkey
Jacob Elordi in Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro, Mexico and USA
Paul Mescal in Hamnet, Chloé Zhao, UK and USA
Peter Mullan in I Swear, Kirk Jones, UK
Benicio Del Toro in One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson, USA
*Sean Penn in One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson, USA - WINNER

Best Casting
Yngvill Kolset Haga and Avy Kaufman for Affeksjonsverdi (Sentimental Value), Joachim Trier, Norway, Germany, Denmark, France Sweden, UK and Turkey
*Lauren Evans for I Swear, Kirk Jones, UK - WINNER 
Jennifer Venditti for Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie, USA and Finland
Cassandra Kulukundis for One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson, USA
Francine Maisler for Sinners, Ryan Coogler, USA

Best Cinematography
Dan Laustsen for Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro, Mexico and USA
Darius Khondji for Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie, USA and Finland
*Michael Bauman for One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson, USA - WINNER
Autum Durald Arkapaw for Sinners, Ryan Coogler, USA
Adolpho Veloso for Train Dreams, Clint Bentley, USA

Best Costume Design
*Kate Hawley for Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro, Mexico and USA - WINNER
Malgosia Turzanska for Hamnet, Chloé Zhao, UK and USA
Miyako Bellizzi for Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie, USA and Finland
Ruth E. Carger for Sinners, Ryan Coogler, USA
Paul Tazewell for Wicked: For Good,  Jon M. Chu, USA, Canada and Australia

Best Editing
Kirk Baxter for A House of Dynamite, Kathryn Bigelow, USA
Stephen Mirrione for F1, Joseph Kosinski, USA
Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie for Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie, USA and Finland
*Andy Jurgensen for One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson, USA  - WINNER
Michael P. Shawver for Sinners, Ryan Coogler, USA

Best Make Up and Hair
*Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Megan Many and Cliona Furey for Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro, Mexico and USA - WINNER
Nicole Staffor for Hamnet, Chloé Zhao, UK and USA
Kyra Panchenko, Kay Georgiou, and Mike Fontaine for Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie, USA and Finland
Siân Richards, Shunika Terry, Ken Diaz, andMike Fontaine for Sinners, Ryan Coogler, USA
Frances Hannon, Laura Blount, Mark Coulier, and Sarah Nuth for Wicked: For Good,  Jon M. Chu, USA, Canada and Australia

Best Original Score
Jerskin Fendrix for Bugonia, Yorgos Lanthimos, Ireland, UK, Canada, South Korea and USA
Alexandre Desplat for Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro, Mexico and USA
Max Richter for Hamnet, Chloé Zhao, UK and USA
Jonny Greenwood for One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson, USA
*Ludwig Göransson for Sinners, Ryan Coogler, USA - WINNER

Best Production Design
*Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau for Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro, Mexico and USA - WINNER
Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton for Hamnet, Chloé Zhao, UK and USA
Jack Fisk and Adam Willis for Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie, USA and Finland
Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino for One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson, USA
Hannah Beachler and Monique Champagne for Sinners, Ryan Coogler, USA

Best Sound
*Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo and Juan Peralta for F1, Joseph Kosinski, USA - WINNER
Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern for Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro, Mexico and USA
José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio and Tony Villaflor for One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson, USA
Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor and Steve Boeddeker for Sinners, Ryan Coogler, USA
Mitch Low, Ben Barker, Howard Bargroff, and Richard Spooner for Warfare, Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza, USA and UK

Best Special Visual Effects
*Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett for Avatar: Fire and Ash, James Cameron, USA and Canada - WINNER
Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington and Keith Alfred Dawson for F1, Joseph Kosinski, USA
Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, and José Granell for Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro, Mexico and USA
Christian Mänz, Francois Lambert, Glen McIntosh, Terry Palmer for How To Train Your Dragon, Dean De Blois, USA, UK, Ireland, Iceland, and Canada 
Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen and Brandon K. McLaughlin for The Lost Bus, Paul Greengrass, USA

Short Films

Best British Short Animation
Cardboard, J.P. Vine, UK 10'
Solstice, Luke Angus, UK 11'
*Two Black Boys in Paradise, Baz Sells, UK 9' - WINNER

Best British Short Film
Magid/Zafar, Luis HIndman, UK 18'
Nostalgie, Kathryn Ferguson, UK 19'
Terence, Edem Kelman, UK
*This is Endometriosis, Matt Houghton and George Wileman, UK 19' - WINNER
Welcome Home Freckles, Huiji Park, UK and South Korea 26'

EE Rising Star Award (voted by the public)
*Robert Aramayo - WINNER
Miles Caton
Chase Infiniti
Archie Madekwe
Posy Sterling



To check the nominations at official site go here, is a pdf file.

The Nominations Video