79th British Academy Film Awards

  • 04 Apr - 10 Apr, 2026
  • Mag The Weekly
  • Awards

Some of Hollywood’s biggest names – Monica Bellucci, Emma Stone, Odessa A’zion, Timothée Chalamet, Jessie Buckley, Chase Infiniti, Teyana Taylor, Patrick Dempsey, Gillian Anderson, Kate Hudson, Glenn Close and Jacob Elordi – descended on the Royal Festival Hall for British film’s biggest night out.

While many of the nominees for the 79th British Academy Film Awards are also up for Oscars, the BAFTAs’ voting body – which overlaps with the Academy’s to a certain degree – often charts a singular path, especially when it comes to honoring British projects and artists.

On Sunday, the British Academy balanced those two interests. Going into the ceremony, the top nominee was One Battle After Another, which had 14 nods. It ultimately took home six awards, winning director and adapted screenplay, cinematography, editing, supporting actor, and the big one: best film. It was a good night for the horror genre as well (and we’re not talking about One Battle After Another’s view of American society). Frankenstein cleaned up in the costume, makeup and hair, and production-design categories, proving that the famously ugly monster had some beauty within. Vampire (and more) movie Sinners, which came into the night with 13 nominations, picked up some notable wins as well. Writer-director Ryan Coogler won for his original screenplay, while Wunmi Mosaku emerged victorious in supporting actress. Composer Ludwig Göransson also took home a trophy for the movie’s score.

The film might have come away with fewer awards than its many passionate supporters had hoped for. But Sinners’ haul was still less stinging than Marty Supreme’s rebuke: As Variety noted, Josh Safdie’s period-set table tennis epic tied the all-time BAFTA record for most losses in a single night. Marty began the evening full of promise, with 11 nominations. But it didn’t win in a single category. Even Timothée Chalamet was shut out, as Robert Aramayo, the star of the biographical drama I Swear, beat him out for the lead-actor win. If I Swear is unfamiliar to you, you’re not alone; it doesn’t hit theaters until April 24.

Winners’ List
Best special visual effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash 

Best supporting actress
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners

Best supporting actor
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another

Best children’s and family film
Boong

Best production design
Frankenstein

Best make up & hair
Frankenstein

Best documentary
Mr Nobody Against Putin 

Best British short film
This Is Endometriosis

Best British short animation
Two Black Boys in Paradise

Best original screenplay
Sinners – Ryan Coogler

Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer
My Father’s Shadow – Akinola Davies Jr (director), Wale Davies (writer)

Best casting
I Swear

Best editing
One Battle After Another

Best animated film
Zootropolis 2 

Best cinematography
One Battle After Another

Best sound
F1

Best original score
Sinners

Best adapted screenplay
One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson

Best costume design
Frankenstein

Best film not in the English language
Sentimental Value

Outstanding British film
Hamnet 

EE Rising Star award (voted for by the public)
Robert Aramayo

Best director
One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson

Best leading actor
Robert Aramayo – I Swear

Best leading actress
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet

Best film
One Battle After Another 

Outstanding British contribution to cinema award
Clare Binns

Bafta fellowship
Donna Langley

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