British Academy Film Awards 2026
The 79th British Academy Film Awards · Held February 22, 2026 · 26 categories · everything in 2026
Best Film
- Winner One Battle After Another · Adam Somner, Sara Murphy, Paul Thomas Anderson
- Nominee Hamnet · Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg, Sam Mendes
- Nominee Marty Supreme · Timothée Chalamet, Anthony Katagas, Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
- Nominee Sentimental Value · Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
- Nominee Sinners · Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler
Outstanding British Film
- Winner Hamnet · Chloé Zhao, Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg, Sam Mendes, Maggie O'Farrell
- Nominee 28 Years Later · Danny Boyle, Andrew Macdonald, Peter Rice, Alex Garland
- Nominee Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy · Michael Morris, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Helen Fielding, Dan Mazer, Abi Morgan
- Nominee Die My Love · Lynne Ramsay, Martin Scorsese, Jennifer Lawrence, Andrea Calderwood, Enda Walsh, Alice Birch
- Nominee H Is for Hawk · Philippa Lowthorpe, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Emma Donoghue
- Nominee I Swear · Kirk Jones
- Nominee Mr Burton · Marc Evans, Trevor Matthews
- Nominee Pillion · Harry Lighton, Emma Norton, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe
- Nominee Steve · Tim Mielants, Alan Moloney, Cillian Murphy, Max Porter
- Nominee The Ballad of Wallis Island · James Griffiths, Tom Basden, Tim Key
Best Direction
- Winner Paul Thomas Anderson · One Battle After Another
- Nominee Yorgos Lanthimos · Bugonia
- Nominee Chloé Zhao · Hamnet
- Nominee Josh Safdie · Marty Supreme
- Nominee Joachim Trier · Sentimental Value
- Nominee Ryan Coogler · Sinners
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Winner Robert Aramayo · I Swear
- Nominee Ethan Hawke · Blue Moon
- Nominee Jesse Plemons · Bugonia
- Nominee Timothée Chalamet · Marty Supreme
- Nominee Leonardo DiCaprio · One Battle After Another
- Nominee Michael B. Jordan · Sinners
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Winner Jessie Buckley · Hamnet
- Nominee Emma Stone · Bugonia
- Nominee Rose Byrne · If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
- Nominee Chase Infiniti · One Battle After Another
- Nominee Renate Reinsve · Sentimental Value
- Nominee Kate Hudson · Song Sung Blue
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Winner Sean Penn · One Battle After Another
- Nominee Jacob Elordi · Frankenstein
- Nominee Paul Mescal · Hamnet
- Nominee Peter Mullan · I Swear
- Nominee Benicio del Toro · One Battle After Another
- Nominee Stellan Skarsgård · Sentimental Value
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Winner Wunmi Mosaku · Sinners
- Nominee Emily Watson · Hamnet
- Nominee Odessa A'zion · Marty Supreme
- Nominee Teyana Taylor · One Battle After Another
- Nominee Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas · Sentimental Value
- Nominee Carey Mulligan · The Ballad of Wallis Island
Best Original Screenplay
- Winner Sinners · Ryan Coogler
- Nominee I Swear · Kirk Jones
- Nominee Marty Supreme · Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
- Nominee Sentimental Value · Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
- Nominee The Secret Agent · Kleber Mendonça Filho
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Winner One Battle After Another · Paul Thomas Anderson
- Nominee Bugonia · Will Tracy
- Nominee Hamnet · Chloé Zhao, Maggie O'Farrell
- Nominee Pillion · Harry Lighton
- Nominee The Ballad of Wallis Island · Tom Basden, Tim Key
Best Animated Film
- Winner Zootopia 2 · Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino
- Nominee Elio · Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina
- Nominee Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Best Film Not in the English Language
- Winner Sentimental Value · Joachim Trier, Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
- Nominee It Was Just an Accident · Jafar Panahi
- Nominee Sirāt · Oliver Laxe
- Nominee The Secret Agent · Kleber Mendonça Filho, Emilie Lesclaux
- Nominee The Voice of Hind Rajab · Kaouther Ben Hania, Nadim Cheikhrouha
Best Documentary
- Winner Mr. Nobody Against Putin
- Nominee 2000 Meters to Andriivka · Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, Raney Aronson-Rath
- Nominee Apocalypse in the Tropics · Petra Costa
- Nominee Cover-Up · Laura Poitras
- Nominee The Perfect Neighbor · Geeta Gandbhir, Sam Bisbee
Best Children's & Family Film
- Winner Boong · Lakshmipriya Devi, Ritesh Sidhwani
- Nominee Arco · Ugo Bienvenu, Natalie Portman
- Nominee Lilo & Stitch · Dean Fleischer Camp
- Nominee Zootopia 2 · Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
- Winner My Father's Shadow · Akinola Davies
- Nominee A Want in Her
- Nominee Pillion · Harry Lighton
- Nominee The Ceremony
- Nominee Wasteman
EE Rising Star Award
- Winner Robert Aramayo
- Nominee Archie Madekwe
- Nominee Chase Infiniti
- Nominee Miles Caton
- Nominee Posy Sterling
Best Original Music
- Winner Sinners · Ludwig Göransson
- Nominee Bugonia · Jerskin Fendrix
- Nominee Frankenstein · Alexandre Desplat
- Nominee Hamnet · Max Richter
- Nominee One Battle After Another · Jonny Greenwood
Best Casting
- Winner I Swear
- Nominee Marty Supreme · Jennifer Venditti
- Nominee One Battle After Another · Cassandra Kulukundis
- Nominee Sentimental Value · Avy Kaufman
- Nominee Sinners · Francine Maisler
Best Cinematography
- Winner One Battle After Another · Michael Bauman
- Nominee Frankenstein · Dan Laustsen
- Nominee Marty Supreme · Darius Khondji
- Nominee Sinners · Autumn Durald
- Nominee Train Dreams · Adolpho Veloso
Best Editing
- Winner One Battle After Another · Andy Jurgensen
- Nominee A House of Dynamite · Kirk Baxter
- Nominee Bad as I Used to Be · Stephen Mirrione
- Nominee Marty Supreme · Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
- Nominee Sinners · Michael P. Shawver
Best Production Design
- Winner Frankenstein · Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau
- Nominee Hamnet · Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton
- Nominee Marty Supreme · Jack Fisk, Adam Willis
- Nominee One Battle After Another · Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino
- Nominee Sinners · Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne
Best Costume Design
- Winner Frankenstein · Kate Hawley
- Nominee Hamnet · Malgosia Turzanska
- Nominee Marty Supreme · Miyako Bellizzi
- Nominee Sinners · Ruth E. Carter
- Nominee Wicked: For Good · Paul Tazewell
Best Make Up & Hair
- Winner Frankenstein · Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey, Mike Hill
- Nominee Hamnet
- Nominee Marty Supreme · Kay Georgiou, Mike Fontaine
- Nominee Sinners · Shunika Terry, Ken Diaz
- Nominee Wicked: For Good · Frances Hannon, Laura Blount, Mark Coulier, Sarah Nuth
Best Sound
- Winner Bad as I Used to Be · Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary Rizzo, Juan Peralta
- Nominee Frankenstein · Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern
- Nominee One Battle After Another · José Antonio Garcia, Christopher Scarabosio, Tony Villaflor
- Nominee Sinners · Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, Felipe Pacheco
- Nominee Warfare
Best Special Visual Effects
- Winner Avatar: Fire and Ash · Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Eric Saindon
- Nominee Bad as I Used to Be · Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington
- Nominee Frankenstein
- Nominee How to Train Your Dragon · Christian Manz
- Nominee The Lost Bus · Charlie Noble, Brandon K. McLaughlin, David Zaretti
Best British Short Animation
- Winner Two Black Boys in Paradise · Dean Atta
- Nominee Cardboard
- Nominee Solstice
Best British Short Film
- Winner This Is Endometriosis
- Nominee Magid / Zafar
- Nominee Nostalgie · Stacey Gregg
- Nominee Terence
- Nominee Welcome Home Freckles