The BAFTAs 2026
2026’s award season railway made its customary penultimate major stop in the UK capital on Sunday evening for the biggest night in the British film calendar, as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) gathered the great and the good of global cinema and headed south of the river for the third year in a row, congregating in their new regular venue on the South Bank in the Royal Festival Hall for the 79th edition of the British Academy Film Awards.
Once again the BAFTA nomination patterns generally echoed those of other major award shows this season but as always with a few major home-grown divergences, as Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘One Battle After Another’ led the field with 14 nominations and took home the big one, closely followed by Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’, Chloé Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’ and Josh Safdie’s ‘Marty Supreme’.
As always although we can endlessly and subjectively debate over who should have won what and who was “snubbed” by the nominations to begin with, let’s celebrate all the films recognised over the last twelve months as we recap the night’s big winners and nominees . . . and our own personal picks.
Best Film
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‘One Battle After Another’ (Winner)
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‘Hamnet’
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‘Marty Supreme’
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‘Sentimental Value’
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‘Sinners’
Our pick from the nominees: ‘Marty Supreme’
Our pick overall: ‘Marty Supreme’
Outstanding British Film
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‘Hamnet’ (Winner)
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’28 Years Later’
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‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’
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‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’
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‘Die My Love’
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‘H Is for Hawk’
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‘I Swear’
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‘Mr Burton’
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‘Pillion’
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‘Steve’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Hamnet’
Our Pick Overall: ‘Hamnet’
Director
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Paul Thomas Anderson for ‘One Battle After Another’ (Winner)
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Ryan Coogler for ‘Sinners’
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Yorgos Lanthimos for ‘Bugonia’
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Josh Safdie for ‘Marty Supreme’
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Joachim Trier for ‘Sentimental Value’
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Chloé Zhao for ‘Hamnet’
Our pick from the nominees: Josh Safdie for ‘Marty Supreme’
Our pick overall: Guillermo del Toro for ‘Frankenstein’
Leading Actor
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Robert Aramayo in ‘I Swear’ (Winner)
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Timothée Chalamet in ‘Marty Supreme’
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Leonardo DiCaprio in ‘One Battle After Another’
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Ethan Hawke in ‘Blue Moon’
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Michael B. Jordan in ‘Sinners’
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Jesse Plemons in ‘Bugonia’
Our pick from the nominees: Timothée Chalamet in ‘Marty Supreme’
Our pick overall: Timothée Chalamet in ‘Marty Supreme’
Leading Actress
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Jessie Buckley in ‘Hamnet’ (Winner)
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Rose Byrne in ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’
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Kate Hudson in ‘Song Sung Blue’
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Chase Infiniti in ‘One Battle After Another’
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Renate Reinsve in ‘Sentimental Value’
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Emma Stone in ‘Bugonia’
Our pick from the nominees: Jessie Buckley in ‘Hamnet’
Our pick overall: Jessie Buckley in ‘Hamnet’
Supporting Actor
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Sean Penn in ‘One Battle After Another’ (Winner)
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Benicio del Toro in ‘One Battle After Another’
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Jacob Elordi in ‘Frankenstein’
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Paul Mescal in ‘Hamnet’
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Peter Mullan in ‘I Swear’
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Stellan Skarsgård in ‘Sentimental Value’
Our pick from the nominees: Jacob Elordi in ‘Frankenstein’
Our pick overall: Jacob Elordi in ‘Frankenstein’
Supporting Actress
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Wunmi Mosaku in ‘Sinners’ (Winner)
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Odessa A’zion in ‘Marty Supreme’ (Winner)
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Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas in ‘Sentimental Value’
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Carey Mulligan in ‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’
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Teyana Taylor in ‘One Battle After Another’
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Emily Watson in ‘Hamnet’
Our pick from the nominees: Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas in ‘Sentimental Value‘
Our pick overall: Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas in ‘Sentimental Value’
Adapted Screenplay
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‘One Battle After Another’ by Paul Thomas Anderson (Winner)
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‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ by Tom Basden and Tim Key
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‘Pillion’ by Harry Lighton
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‘Bugonia’ by Will Tracy
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‘Hamnet’ by Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Bugonia’ by Will Tracy
Our Pick Overall: ‘Bugonia’ by Will Tracy
Original Screenplay
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‘Sinners’ by Ryan Coogler (Winner)
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‘Marty Supreme’ by Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
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‘The Secret Agent’ by Kleber Mendonça Filho
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‘I Swear’ by Kirk Jones
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‘Sentimental Value’ by Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Marty Supreme’ by Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
Our Pick Overall: ‘Marty Supreme’ by Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
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Akinola Davies Jr. and Wale Davies for ‘My Father’s Shadow’ (Winner)
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Jack King, Hollie Bryan and Lucy Meer for ‘The Ceremony’
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Harry Lighton for ‘Pillion’
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Myrid Carten for ‘A Want in Her’
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Cal McMau, Hunter Andrews and Eoin Doran for ‘Wasteman’
Our Pick from the Nominees: Harry Lighton for ‘Pillion’
Our Pick Overall: Harry Lighton for ‘Pillion’
EE Rising Star award (public vote)
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Robert Aramayo (Winner)
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Phoebe Dynevor
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Ayo Edebiri
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Jacob Elordi
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Sophie Wilde
Our Pick from the Nominees: Robert Aramayo
Our Pick Overall: Robert Aramayo
Original Score
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‘Sinners’ by Ludwig Göransson (Winner)
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‘Bugonia’ by Jerskin Fendrix
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‘Frankenstein’ by Alexandre Desplat
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‘Hamnet’ by Max Richter
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‘One Battle After Another’ by Jonny Greenwood
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Frankenstein’ by Alexandre Desplat
Our Pick Overall: ‘Frankenstein’ by Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography
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‘One Battle After Another’ by Michael Bauman (Winner)
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‘Frankenstein’ by Dan Laustsen
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‘Marty Supreme’ by Darius Khondji
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‘Sinners’ by Autumn Durald Arkapaw
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‘Train Dreams’ by Adolpho Veloso
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Frankenstein’ by Dan Laustsen
Our Pick Overall: ‘Frankenstein’ by Dan Laustsen
Animated Film
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‘Zootopia 2’ (Winner)
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‘Elio’
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‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Zootopia 2’
Our Pick Overall: ‘Zootopia 2’
Documentary
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‘Mr Nobody Against Putin’ (Winner)
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‘2000 Meters to Andriivka’
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‘Apocalypse in the Tropics’
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‘Cover-Up’
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‘The Perfect Neighbor’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘2000 Meters to Andriivka’
Our Pick Overall: ‘2000 Meters to Andriivka’
Film not in the English Language
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‘Sentimental Value’ (Norway) (Winner)
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‘The Secret Agent’ (Brazil)
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‘It Was Just an Accident’ (France, Iran)
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‘Sirāt’ (Spain)
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‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ (Tunisia, France)
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘The Secret Agent‘ (Brazil)
Our Pick Overall: ‘The Secret Agent’ (Brazil)
Editing
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‘One Battle After Another’ by Andy Jurgensen (Winner)
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‘F1’ by Stephen Mirrione
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‘A House of Dynamite’ by Kirk Baxter
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‘Marty Supreme’ by Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
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‘Sinners’ by Michael P. Shawver
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘One Battle After Another’ by Andy Jurgensen
Our Pick Overall: ‘One Battle After Another’ by Andy Jurgensen
Production Design
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‘Frankenstein’ (Winner)
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‘Hamnet’
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‘Marty Supreme’
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‘One Battle After Another’
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‘Sinners’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Frankenstein’
Our Pick Overall: ‘Frankenstein’
Costume Design
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‘Frankenstein’ (Winner)
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‘Hamnet’
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‘Marty Supreme’
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‘Sinners’
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‘Wicked: For Good’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Frankenstein’
Our Pick Overall: ‘Frankenstein’
Make Up & Hair
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‘Frankenstein’ (Winner)
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‘Hamnet’
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‘Marty Supreme’
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‘Sinners’
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‘Wicked: For Good’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Frankenstein’
Our Pick Overall: ‘Frankenstein’
Sound
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‘F1’ (Winner)
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‘Frankenstein’
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‘One Battle After Another’
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‘Sinners’
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‘Warfare’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Sinners’
Our Pick Overall: ‘Sinners’
Special Visual Effects
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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ (Winner)
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‘F1’
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‘Frankenstein’
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‘How to Train Your Dragon’
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‘The Lost Bus’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘F1’
Our Pick Overall: ‘F1’
Casting
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‘I Swear’ (Winner)
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‘Marty Supreme’
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‘One Battle After Another’
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‘Sentimental Value’
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‘Sinners’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Marty Supreme’
Our Pick Overall: ‘Marty Supreme’
So there you have it, ‘One Battle After Another’ nearly sweeping the main board winning several awards including best film, with ‘Frankenstein’, ‘Sinners’ and ‘Hamnet’ making their mark, while British production ‘I Swear’ proving the surprise package. Onward now to the final stops on the award season railway which culminates at the Academy Awards in mid March, let’s see how Hollywood’s choices stack up with their British counterparts.
Let us know what you think of the BAFTAs this year and what your picks were, here and on Twitter, BlueSky and Facebook.
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