The big winners of the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards were One Battle After Another as it won six awards but missed out on Leading Actor and Actress.

The winners were announced tonight, February 22, in a ceremony hosted by Alan Cumming at The Royal Festival Hall in London, and broadcast on BBC One and iPlayer.

The EE BAFTAs celebrate the very best in film of the past year.

One Battle After Another was the big winner as it won six BAFTAs, including Best Film, Director and Adapted Screenplay for Paul Thomas Anderson but missed out on Leading Actor and Actress.

Sean Penn did win Supporting Actor for One Battle After Another.

The award for Leading Actress went to Jessie Buckley for Hamnet as Robert Aramayo won Leading Actor for I Swear.

Hamnet also won Outstanding British Film.

Sinners picked up three BAFTAs, including Original Screenplay for Ryan Coogler and Supporting Actress for Wunmi Mosaku.

This marks first-time BAFTA Film Awards wins for all four performers Jessie Buckley, Robert Aramayo, Wunmi Mosaku and Sean Penn; a first-time BAFTA Film Awards nomination and win for Ryan Coogler; and a first-time Best Director win for Paul Thomas Anderson.

The visually stunning Frankenstein won three categories for Costume, Make Up and Hair, and Production Design.

Outstanding Debut went to My Father’s Shadow.

In two special awards Dame Donna Langley received the BAFTA Fellowship while Clare Binns receives the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award.

As Robert Aramayo won the publicly voted for EE Rising Star Award.

The BAFTA Fellowship was presented by BAFTA’s President HRH The Prince of Wales, to Dame Donna Langley, in honour of her transformative leadership, sustained commitment to inclusion and pipeline building, and the strength of her relationships with creative partners who bring film and television to life.

The BAFTA Fellowship is the highest accolade bestowed by BAFTA in recognition of an individual’s outstanding and exceptional contribution to film, games or television across their career.

Clare Binns, the Creative Director of Picturehouse Cinemas, was awarded the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema award, for championing diverse and fiercely independent work on big screens around the UK.

The award was presented by Emily Watson and Stellan Skarsgård.

The ceremony included a live performance of “Golden” from HUNTR/X – the singing stars of KPop Demon Hunters.

Jessie Ware gave a moving performance of “The Way We Were” during the In Memoriam section, to honour those in the film industry who have sadly passed away in the last 12 months.

View the full list of winners

One Battle After Another won six BAFTAs: Best Film; Director, Adapted Screenplay, Supporting Actor, Cinematography and Editing.

Sinners won three BAFTAs: Original Screenplay for Ryan Coogler, Supporting Actress for Wunmi Mosaku, and Original Score.

Frankenstein won three BAFTAs: Costume Design, Make Up & Hair and Production Design.

Hamnet won two categories: Outstanding British Film and Leading Actress for Jessie Buckley.

I Swear won two categories: Robert Aramayo for Leading Actor, and Casting.

Sentimental Value won Film Not in the English Language.

My Father’s Shadow won Outstanding Debut for a British Writer, Director or Producer for BAFTA Breakthrough Akinola Davies Jr, and Wale Davies.

Mr. Nobody Against Putin won Documentary.

Zootropolis 2 won the Animated Film category.

Boong won Children’s & Family Film.

F1 won Sound.

Avatar: Fire and Ash won Special Visual Effects.

This Is Endometriosis won the British Short Film award; and the BAFTA for British Short Animation was won by Two Black Boys in Paradise.