The 2026 BAFTA Film Awards took place on the 22nd of February at the Royal Festival Hall in London, England, bringing together Hollywood's finest for a night of celebration and recognition.
A-list stars including Michael B. Jordan, Teyana Taylor, and Timothée Chalamet graced the red carpet in stunning ensembles, setting the tone for an unforgettable evening.
The Controversial Moment
However, the night wasn't without incident. During the Special Visual Effects category presentation by Sinners actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo, a guest with Tourette's syndrome involuntarily shouted an offensive slur. The BBC issued a swift apology to both the actors and viewers:
"Some viewers may have heard strong and offensive language during the BAFTA Film Awards. This arose from involuntary verbal tics associated with Tourette's syndrome, and as explained during the ceremony it was not intentional. We apologise that this was not edited out prior to broadcast and it will now be removed from the version on BBC iPlayer."
Ryan Coogler Makes History
Despite the controversy, the evening belonged to Ryan Coogler, who made history as the first Black winner of the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay. His film Sinners became the most decorated film by a Black director in BAFTA history, earning 13 nominations — the highest number ever for a film directed by a Black filmmaker.
The Winners
Best Film
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another — WINNER
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
Best Director
- Bugonia — Yorgos Lanthimos
- Hamnet — Chloé Zhao
- Marty Supreme — Josh Safdie
- One Battle After Another — Paul Thomas Anderson — WINNER
- Sentimental Value — Joachim Trier
- Sinners — Ryan Coogler
Best 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
Best 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
Best Supporting Actress
- Odessa A'zion — Marty Supreme
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas — Sentimental Value
- Wunmi Mosaku — Sinners — WINNER
- Carey Mulligan — The Ballad of Wallis Island
- Teyana Taylor — One Battle After Another
- Emily Watson — Hamnet
Best 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 — WINNER
- Stellan Skarsgård — Sentimental Value
Best 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 — WINNER
Best 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 — WINNER
- Pillion — Harry Lighton
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 — WINNER
- I Swear
- Mr Burton
- Pillion
- Steve
Best Film Not in the English Language
- It Was Just an Accident
- The Secret Agent
- Sentimental Value — WINNER
- Sirāt
- The Voice of Hind Rajab
Best Animated Film
- Elio
- Little Amélie
- Zootropolis 2 — WINNER
Best Documentary
- 2000 Metres to Andriivka
- Apocalypse in the Tropics
- Cover-Up
- Mr Nobody Against Putin — WINNER
- The Perfect Neighbor
EE Rising Star Award (voted for by the public)
- Robert Aramayo — WINNER
- Miles Caton
- Chase Infiniti
- Archie Madekwe
- Posy Sterling
Best Original Score
- Bugonia
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners — WINNER
Best Cinematography
- Frankenstein
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another — WINNER
- Sinners
- Train Dreams
Best Editing
- F1
- A House of Dynamite
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another — WINNER
- Sinners
Best Production Design
- Frankenstein — WINNER
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
Best Costume Design
- Frankenstein — WINNER
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- Sinners
- Wicked: For Good
Best Make-Up & Hair
- Frankenstein — WINNER
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- Sinners
- Wicked: For Good
Best Sound
- F1 — WINNER
- Frankenstein
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
- Warfare
Best Special Visual Effects
- Avatar: Fire and Ash — WINNER
- F1
- Frankenstein
- How to Train Your Dragon
- The Lost Bus
Best Casting
- I Swear — WINNER
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
Best British Short Film
- Magid/Zafar
- Nostalgie
- Terence
- This Is Endometriosis — WINNER
- Welcome Home Freckles
Best British Short Animation
- Cardboard
- Solstice
- Two Black Boys in Paradise — WINNER
Best Children's and Family Film
- Arco
- Boong — WINNER
- Lilo & Stitch
- Zootropolis 2
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) — WINNER
- Pillion — Harry Lighton (director, writer)
- A Want in Her — Myrid Carten (director)
- Wasteman — Cal McMau (director), Hunter Andrews (writer), Eoin Doran (writer)
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award
- Clare Binns