On February 22, the British Academy of British Film and Television Arts held their annual awards gala with Alan Cummings as host.
Often seen as a pre-curser to Hollywood’s Oscars, the film “One Battle After Another” took home six awards at the ceremonies.
“Sinners” and “Frankenstein” followed with three awards each.
Jessie Buckley became the first Irish actress to win the award for Best Actress for her role as Agnes Hathaway in the film “Hamnet”.
Robert Aramayo took home the Best Actor award for his role in “I Swear” – a film about people with Tourette syndrome. A member of that community was in the audience and has caused quite a stir for espousing a racial slur during the performance. People who have Tourette’s often do not have control of what they say and can utter inappropriate things; no fault of their own.
Along with the numerous British and American film stars, Paddington Bear and the Prince and Princess of Wales were in attendance.
Winners of the 2026 BAFTA Awards:
Best Film: “One Battle After Another”
Best British Film: “Hamnet”
Best Direction of a Film: Paul Thomas Anderson for “One Battle After Another”
Best Actor: Robert Aramayo in “I Swear”
Best Actress: Jessie Buckley in “Hamnet”
Best Supporting Actor: Sean Penn in “One Battle After Another”
Best Supporting Actress: Wunmi Mosaku in “Sinners”
Rising Star Artist (a fan voted award): Robert Aramayo
Outstanding British Debut: Akinola Davies Jr. and Wale Davies for writing and directing “My Father’s Shadow”
Best Original Screenplay: Ryan Coogler for “Sinners”
Best Adapted Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson for “One Battle After Another”
Best Film Not in the English Language: “Sentimental Value”
Best Musical Score: “Sinners”
Best Cinematography: Michael Bauman for “One Battle After Another”
Best in Editing: Andy Jurgensen for “One Battle After Another”
Best Production Design: “Frankenstein”
Best in Costume Design: Kate Hawley for “Frankenstein”
Best in Sound: “F1”
Best in Casting: Lauren Evans for “I Swear”
Best in Visual Effects: “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
Best in Makeup and Hair: “Frankenstein”
Best Animated Film: “Zootropolis 2” (released in the U.S. as “Zootopia 2”)
Best British Short Film: “This is Endometriosis”
Best British Short Animation: “Two Black Boys in Paradise”
Best Children’s and Family Film: “Boong”
Best Documentary: “Mr. Nobody Against Putin”
Best Outstanding British contribution to cinema; Clare Binns the Creative Director of PictureHouse Cinemas
BAFTA Fellowship Award: NBCUniversal Entertainment chairperson Donna Langley