‘One Battle After Another’, ‘I Swear’, Robert Aramayo and Jessie Buckley among big winners of the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2026.
The winners of the 79th EE BAFTA Film Awards have been announced at a ceremony hosted by Alan Cumming, which took place at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall.
The frontrunner of the night was Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, which had six impressive wins. These included the awards for Best Film, Supporting Actor, Director and Adapted Screenplay.
However, the Leading Actress and Actor awards evaded the main cast, going to Hamnet’s Jessie Buckley and I Swear’s Robert Aramayo – both of who are Spotlight members. Robert Aramayo was also awarded the EE BAFTA Rising Star Award, leading to a successful night for the proud Hull-born actor.
I Swear, Sinners, and Frankenstein also performed well, each receiving three awards. Other highlights include British casting director Lauren Evans winning the Casting award for her excellent work on I Swear, and Spotlight member Wunmi Mosaku being presented with the Supporting Actress award for the role of ‘Annie’ in Sinners.
Full List of EE BAFTA Film Awards 2026 Winners:
* indicates when the nominee is a Spotlight member
EE BAFTA Rising Star Award
- Robert Aramayo* (I Swear, The Rings of Power) – WINNER
- Miles Caton (Sinners, Miles Caton: Somethin)
- Chase Infiniti (One Battle After Another, The Testaments)
- Archie Madekwe* (Saltburn, Steal)
- Posy Sterling* (Trigger Point, Lollipop)
Best Film
- One Battle After Another – WINNER
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
Outstanding British Film
- Hamnet – WINNER
- 28 Years Later
- The Ballad of Wallis Island
- Bridget Jones: Mad about the Boy
- Die My Love
- H Is For Hawk
- I Swear
- Mr Burton
- Pillion
- Steve
Leading Actress
- Jessie Buckley* – Hamnet – WINNER
- 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 – WINNER
- Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
- Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
- Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
- Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
- Jesse Plemons – Bugonia
Supporting Actress
- Wunmi Mosaku* – Sinners – WINNER
- Odessa A’zion – Marty Supreme
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
- Carey Mulligan* – The Ballad of Wallis Island
- Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
- Emily Watson* – Hamnet
Supporting Actor
- Sean Penn – One Battle After Another – WINNER
- Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
- Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
- Paul Mescal – Hamnet
- Peter Mullan* – I Swear
- Stellan Skarsgård* – Sentimental Value
Casting
- Lauren Evans – I Swear – WINNER
- Jennifer Venditti – Marty Supreme
- Cassandra Kulukundis – One Battle After Another
- Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman – Sentimental Value
- Francine Maisler – Sinners
Director
- Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another – WINNER
- Yorgos Lanthimos – Bugonia
- Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
- Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
- Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
- Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
- My Father’s Shadow – Akinola Davies Jr. & Wale Davies – WINNER
- The Ceremony – Jack King, Hollie Bryan & Lucy Meer
- Pillion – Harry Lighton
- A Want In Her – Myriad Carten
- Wasteman – Cal McMau, Hunter Andrews & Eoin Doran
Film Not in the English Language
- Sentimental Value – WINNER
- It Was Just An Accident
- The Secret Agent
- Sirât
- The Voice of Hind Rajab
Documentary
- Mr Nobody Against Putin – WINNER
- 2000 Meters to Andriivka
- Apocalypse in the Tropics
- Cover-Up
- The Perfect Neighbor
Animated Film
- Zootropolis 2 – WINNER
- Elio
- Little Amélie
Children’s and Family Film
- Boong – WINNER
- Arco
- Lilo & Stitch
- Zootropolis 2
Original Screenplay
- Sinners – Ryan Coogler – WINNER
- I Swear – Kirk Jones
- Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
- The Secret Agent – Kleber Mendonça Filho
- Sentimental Value – Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier
Adapted Screenplay
- One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson – WINNER
- The Ballad of Wallis Island – Tom Basden & Tim Key
- Bugonia – Will Tracy
- Hamnet – Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell
- Pillion – Harry Lighton
Original Score
- Sinners – Ludwig Göransson – WINNER
- Bugonia – Jerskin Fendrix
- Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat
- Hamnet – Max Richter
- One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood
Cinematography
- One Battle After Another – WINNER
- Frankenstein
- Marty Supreme
- Sinners
- Train Dreams
Costume Design
- Frankenstein – WINNER
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- Sinners
- Wicked: For Good
Editing
- One Battle After Another – WINNER
- F1
- A House of Dynamite
- Marty Supreme
- Sinners
Production Design
- Frankenstein – WINNER
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
Make-Up and Hair
- Frankenstein – WINNER
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- Sinners
- Wicked: For Good
Sound
- F1 – WINNER
- Frankenstein
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
- Warfare
Special Visual Effects
- Avatar: Fire and Ash – WINNER
- F1
- Frankenstein
- How to Train Your Dragon
- The Lost Bus
British Short Film
- This Is Endometriosis – WINNER
- Magid / Zafar
- Nostalgie
- Terence
- Welcome Home Freckles
British Short Animation
- Two Black Boys in Paradise – WINNER
- Cardboard
- Solstice
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
- Clare Binns, creative director of Picturehouse Cinemas & Picturehouse Entertainment – WINNER
Congratulations to all the winners! Take a look at our website for more awards news and industry advice.
