One Battle After Another was the big winner at the 2026 Bafta Film Awards, where films Hamnet and I Swear also received plaudits.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s film about a washed-up revolutionary searching for his missing teenage daughter won six categories from 14 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Sean Penn.
I Swear the real story of a man with Tourette syndrome growing up in 1980s Scotland, won two awards including a surprise victory for British star Robert Aramayo, who was named best actor and the EE Rising Star at the ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall in London.
He defeated Hollywood heavyweights including Leonardo DiCaprio, Timothee Chalamet and Ethan Hawke for the best actor prize and gave Hawke a special mention as he accepted his trophy.
Irish actress Jessie Buckley continued her domination of awards season as she was named Best Actress for Hamnet.
British-Nigerian actress Wunmi Mosaku won the Best Supporting actress prize, beating nominees including Teyana Taylor for One Battle After Another and Emily Watson for Hamnet.
Ryan Coogler won the BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay, while the film also won the prize for Best Score.
Here’s a look at all the winners with their coveted BAFTA Award!
Best Film
One Battle After Another
Leading Actress
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Leading Actor and EE Rising Star
Robert Aramayo, I Swear
Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
BAFTA Fellowship Award
Donna Langley
Outstanding British Film
Hamnet
Film Not in the English Language
Sentimental Value
Adapted Screenplay
One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson
Original Score
Sinners, Ludwig Göransson
Cinematography
One Battle After Another, Michael Bauman
Animated Film
Zootropolis 2, Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino
Casting
I Swear, Lauren Evans
Editing
One Battle After Another, Andy Jurgensen
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
Clare Binns, Creative Director of Picturehouse Cinemas
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer
My Father’s Shadow, Akinola Davies Jr, Wale Davies
British Short Animation
Two Black Boys in Paradise, Baz Sells, Dean Atta, Ben Jackson
Original Screenplay
Sinners, Ryan Coogler
British Short Film
This Is Endometriosis, Georgie Wileman, Matt Houghton, Harriette Wright
Documentary
Mr. Nobody Against Putin, David Borenstein, Helle Faber, Radovan Síbrt, Alzbeta Karaskova
Costume Design
Frankenstein, Kate Hawley
Production Design
Frankenstein, Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau
Sound
F1, Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A Rizzo, Juan Peralta
Make Up & Hair
Frankenstein, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey, Mike Hill, Megan Many
Children’s & Family Film
Boong – Lakshmipriya Devi, Ritesh Sidhwani
Supporting Actor
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Supporting Actress
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Special Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash, Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon
