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BAFTA Film Awards Winners Unveiled (Updating Live)

February 22, 2026 at 04:59 PM
By Georg Szalai
The British Academy's ceremony in London, hosted by Scottish actor Alan Cumming, attracted a star-studded crowd.

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The British Academy's ceremony in London, hosted by Scottish actor Alan Cumming, attracted a star-st

The British Academy's ceremony in London, hosted by Scottish actor Alan Cumming, attracted a star-studded crowd. BAFTA Awards statuettes Courtesy of BAFTA / Marc Hoberman Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment And the BAFTA goes to… Those words are once again the focus in London Sunday night at the 79th BAFTA Film Awards ceremony, hosted by Alan Cumming, the presenter and producer of The Traitors U.S., at London’s Royal Festival Hall. The BAFTA nominations set up a thrill ride for the British Academy honors, with Paul Thomas Anderson’s political thriller One Battle After Another earning 14 nods, narrowly edging out Ryan Coogler’s vampire film Sinners with 13, and Chloé Zhao’s Shakespearean heartbreaker Hamnet and Josh Safdie’s ping-pong caper Marty Supreme getting 11 nods each. Related Stories Movies Ilker Çatak's 'Yellow Letters' Wins Berlinale Golden Bear Movies Ilker Çatak's 'Yellow Letters' Wins Berlin Golden Bear in Politically-Charged Ceremony Other top BAFTA nominees include Joachim Trier’s drama Sentimental Value and Guillermo del Toro’s gothic epic Frankenstein, which earned eight BAFTA noms each, and Yorgos Lanthimos’ black comedy Bugonia and Kirk Jones’ Tourette Syndrome advocate dramedy I Swear with five each. First-time BAFTA nominees in the performance categories include Robert Aramayo, Odessa A’zion, Rose Byrne, Chase Infiniti, Michael B. Jordan, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Stellan Skarsgård, and Teyana Taylor. Among BAFTA nomination records are Zhao’s Hamnet as the most-nominated film by a female director ever, and Coogler’s Sinners as the most-nominated film by a Black director in the British Academy’s history. At the BAFTA Film Awards 2025, Conclave (best film) and The Brutalist (best director and actor) won four honors each. Follow who wins the 2026 BAFTA honors in London as THR is continuously updating the winners throughout the U.K. evening. The winners are highlighted in bold in all announced categories. Best FilmHAMNET Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg, Sam Mendes MARTY SUPREME Timothée Chalamet, Anthony Katagas, Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Adam Somner, Sara Murphy, Paul Thomas Anderson SENTIMENTAL VALUE Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar SINNERS Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler Outstanding British Film28 YEARS LATER Danny Boyle, Andrew Macdonald, Peter Rice, Bernard Bellew, Alex Garland THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND James Griffiths, Rupert Majendie, Tom Basden, Tim Key BRIDGET JONES: MAD ABOUT THE BOY Michael Morris, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Jo Wallett, Helen Fielding, Dan Mazer, Abi Morgan DIE MY LOVE Lynne Ramsay, Martin Scorsese, Jennifer Lawrence, Justine Cirrocchi, Andrea Calderwood, Enda Walsh, Alice Birch H IS FOR HAWK Philippa Lowthorpe, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Emma Donoghue HAMNET Chloé Zhao, Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Speilberg, Sam Mendes, Maggie O’Farrell I SWEAR Kirk Jones, Georgia Bayliff, Piers Tempest MR BURTON Marc Evans, Ed Talfan, Josh Hyams, Hannah Thomas, Trevor Matthews, Tom Bullough PILLION Harry Lighton, Emma Norton, Lee Groombridge, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe STEVE Tim Mielants, Alan Moloney, Cillian Murphy, Max Porter 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) Film Not in the English Language IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT Jafar Panahi, Philippe Martin THE SECRET AGENT Kleber Mendonça Filho, Emilie Lesclaux SENTIMENTAL VALUE Joachim Trier, Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar SIRĀT Oliver Laxe, Domingo Corral THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB Kaouther Ben Hania, Nadim Cheikhrouha Documentary2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, Raney Aronson-Rath APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS Petra Costa, Alessandra Orofino COVER-UP Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus, Olivia Streisand, Yoni Golijev MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN David Borenstein, Helle Faber, Radovan Síbrt, Alžběta Karásková THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu, Sam Bisbee Animated FilmELIO Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina, Mary Alice Drumm LITTLE AMÉLIE Mailys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, Nidia Santiago, Edwina Liard, Claire Le Combe, Henri Magalon ZOOTROPOLIS 2 Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino Children’s & Family Film ARCO Ugo Bienvenu, Félix De Givry, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman BOONG Lakshmipriya Devi, Ritesh Sidhwani LILO & STITCH Dean Fleischer Camp, Jonathan Ei
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