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2026 79th British Academy Film Awards winners

February 22, 2026Show starts at: 2:00 PM ESTLast updated February 22, 2026 at 8:56 PM

Live 2026 79th British Academy Film Awards winners, updated as each category is announced.

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Full 2026 79th British Academy Film Awards winners and nominees

Every 79th British Academy Film Awards category is listed below. Announced winners are marked. Categories still to come stay on the page so this 2026 79th British Academy Film Awards winners list is complete on ceremony night, not only the morning after.

Best Film

Announced
  • Winner

    One Battle After Another

    Adam Somner, Sara Murphy Sara Murphy , and Paul Thomas Anderson

  • Hamnet

    Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg, and Sam Mendes

  • Marty Supreme

    Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Anthony Katagas, and Timothée Chalamet

  • Sentimental Value

    Maria Ekerhovd and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar

  • Sinners

    Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, and Ryan Coogler

Best Director

Announced
  • Winner

    Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another

  • Ryan Coogler – Sinners

  • Yorgos Lanthimos – Bugonia

  • Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme

  • Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value

  • Chloé Zhao – Hamnet

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Announced
  • Winner

    Robert Aramayo – I Swear

    as John Davidson John Davidson

  • Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme

    as Marty Mauser

  • Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another

    as Bob Ferguson

  • Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon

    as Lorenz Hart

  • Michael B. Jordan – Sinners

    as Elijah Smoke Moore / Elias Stack Moore

  • Jesse Plemons – Bugonia

    as Teddy Gatz

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Announced
  • Winner

    Jessie Buckley – Hamnet

    as Agnes Shakespeare Anne Hathaway

  • Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

    as Linda

  • Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue

    as Claire Sardina

  • Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another

    as Willa Ferguson

  • Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value

    as Nora Borg

  • Emma Stone – Bugonia

    as Michelle Fuller

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Announced
  • Winner

    Sean Penn – One Battle After Another

    as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw

  • Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another

    as Sensei Sergio St. Carlos

  • Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein

    as The Creature

  • Paul Mescal – Hamnet

    as William Shakespeare

  • Peter Mullan – I Swear

    as Tommy Trotter

  • Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value

    as Gustav Borg

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Announced
  • Winner

    Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners

    as Annie

  • Odessa A'zion – Marty Supreme

    as Rachel Mizler

  • Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value

    as Agnes Borg Pettersen

  • Carey Mulligan – The Ballad of Wallis Island

    as Nell Mortimer

  • Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

    as Perfidia Beverly Hills

  • Emily Watson – Hamnet

    as Mary Shakespeare

Best Original Screenplay

Announced
  • Winner

    Ryan Coogler – Sinners

  • Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme

  • Kleber Mendonça Filho – The Secret Agent

  • Kirk Jones – I Swear

  • Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value

Best Adapted Screenplay

Announced
  • Winner

    Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another

  • Tom Basden and Tim Key – The Ballad of Wallis Island

  • Harry Lighton – Pillion

  • Will Tracy – Bugonia

  • Chloé Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell – Hamnet

Best Animated Film

Announced
  • Winner

    Zootropolis 2

    Jared Bush, Byron Howard, and Yvett Merino

  • Elio

    Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina, and Mary Alice Drumm

  • Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

    Mailys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, Nidia Santiago, Edwina Liard, Claire Le Combe, and Henri Magalon

Best Documentary

Announced
  • Winner

    Mr Nobody Against Putin

    David Borenstein, Helle Faber, Radovan Síbrt, and Alžběta Karásková

  • 2000 Meters to Andriivka

    Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, and Raney Aronson-Rath

  • Apocalypse in the Tropics

    Petra Costa and Alessandra Orofino

  • Cover-Up

    Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus, Olivia Streisand, and Yoni Golijev

  • The Perfect Neighbor

    Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu, and Sam Bisbee

Best Film Not in the English Language

Announced
  • Winner

    Sentimental Value

    Joachim Trier, Maria Ekerhovd, and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar

  • It Was Just an Accident

    Jafar Panahi and Philippe Martin

  • The Secret Agent

    Kleber Mendonça Filho and Emilie Lesclaux

  • Sirāt

    Oliver Laxe and Domingo Corral

  • The Voice of Hind Rajab

    Kaouther Ben Hania and Nadim Cheikhrouha

Best Casting

Announced
  • Winner

    I Swear

    Lauren Evans

  • Marty Supreme

    Jennifer Venditti

  • One Battle After Another

    Cassandra Kulukundis

  • Sentimental Value

    Yngvill Kolset Haga and Avy Kaufman

  • Sinners

    Francine Maisler

Best Cinematography

Announced
  • Winner

    One Battle After Another

    Michael Bauman

  • Frankenstein

    Dan Laustsen

  • Marty Supreme

    Darius Khondji

  • Sinners

    Autumn Durald Arkapaw

  • Train Dreams

    Adolpho Veloso

Best Costume Design

Announced
  • Winner

    Frankenstein

    Kate Hawley

  • Hamnet

    Malgosia Turzanska

  • Marty Supreme

    Miyako Bellizzi

  • Sinners

    Ruth E. Carter

  • Wicked: For Good

    Paul Tazewell

Best Editing

Announced
  • Winner

    One Battle After Another

    Andy Jurgensen

  • F1

    Stephen Mirrione

  • A House of Dynamite

    Kirk Baxter

  • Marty Supreme

    Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie

  • Sinners

    Michael P. Shawver

Best Make Up & Hair

Announced
  • Winner

    Frankenstein

    Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey, Mike Hill, and Megan Many

  • Hamnet

    Nicole Stafford

  • Marty Supreme

    Kyra Panchenko, Kay Georgiou, and Mike Fontaine

  • Sinners

    Siân Richards, Shunika Terry, Ken Diaz, and Mike Fontaine

  • Wicked: For Good

    Frances Hannon, Laura Blount, Mark Coulier, and Sarah Nuth

Best Original Score

Announced
  • Winner

    Sinners

    Ludwig Göransson

  • Bugonia

    Jerskin Fendrix

  • Frankenstein

    Alexandre Desplat

  • Hamnet

    Max Richter

  • One Battle After Another

    Jonny Greenwood

Best Production Design

Announced
  • Winner

    Frankenstein

    Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau

  • Hamnet

    Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton

  • Marty Supreme

    Jack Fisk and Adam Willis Adam Willis

  • One Battle After Another

    Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino

  • Sinners

    Hannah Beachler and Monique Champagne

Best Sound

Announced
  • Winner

    F1

    Gareth John , Al Nelson Al Nelson , Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, and Juan Peralta

  • Frankenstein

    Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira Nelson Ferreira , Christian Cooke Christian Cooke , and Brad Zoern

  • One Battle After Another

    José Antonio García , Christopher Scarabosio, and Tony Villaflor

  • Sinners

    Chris Welcker, Benny Burtt, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, and Felipe Pacheco

  • Warfare

    Mitch Lowe, Ben Barker, Howard Bargroff, and Richard Spooner

Best Special Visual Effects

Announced
  • Winner

    Avatar: Fire and Ash

    Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett Daniel Barrett , and Eric Saindon

  • F1

    Ryan Tudhope, Keith Alfred Dawson, Nicolas Chevallier, and Robert Harrington

  • Frankenstein

    Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, and José Granell

  • How to Train Your Dragon

    Christian Manz, Francois Lambert, Glen McIntosh, and Terry Palmer

  • The Lost Bus

    Charlie Noble , Brandon K. McLaughlin, and David Zaretti

Outstanding British Film

Announced
  • Winner

    Hamnet

    Chloé Zhao, Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg, Sam Mendes, and Maggie O'Farrell

  • 28 Years Later

    Danny Boyle, Andrew Macdonald Andrew Macdonald , Peter Rice Peter Rice , Bernard Bellew, and Alex Garland

  • The Ballad of Wallis Island

    James Griffiths , Rupert Majendie, Tom Basden, and Tim Key

  • Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

    Michael Morris , Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Jo Wallett, Helen Fielding, Dan Mazer, and Abi Morgan

  • Die My Love

    Lynne Ramsay, Martin Scorsese, Jennifer Lawrence, Justine Cirrocchi, Andrea Calderwood, Enda Walsh, and Alice Birch

  • H Is for Hawk

    Philippa Lowthorpe, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Emma Donoghue

  • I Swear

    Kirk Jones , Georgia Bayliff, and Piers Tempest

  • Mr Burton

    Marc Evans, Ed Talfan, Josh Hyams, Hannah Thomas, Trevor Matthews, and Tom Bullough

  • Pillion

    Harry Lighton, Emma Norton Emma Norton , Lee Groombridge, Ed Guiney, and Andrew Lowe Andrew Lowe

  • Steve

    Tim Mielants, Alan Moloney, Cillian Murphy, and Max Porter Max Porter

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer

Announced
  • Winner

    My Father's Shadow – Akinola Davies Jr. and Wale Davies

  • The Ceremony – Jack King, Hollie Bryan, and Lucy Meer

  • Pillion – Harry Lighton

  • A Want in Her – Myrid Carten

  • Wasteman – Cal McMau, Hunter Andrews, and Eoin Doran

Best British Short Animation

Announced
  • Winner

    Two Black Boys in Paradise

    Baz Sells, Dean Atta, and Ben Jackson

  • Cardboard

    J.P. Vine and Michaela Manas Malina

  • Solstice

    Luce Angus

Best British Short Film

Announced
  • Winner

    This Is Endometriosis

    Georgie Wileman, Matt Houghton, and Harriette Wright

  • Magid / Zafar

    Luis Hindman, Sufiyaan Salam, and Aidan Robert Brooks

  • Nostalgie

    Kathryn Ferguson, Stacey Gregg, Marc Robinson, and Kath Mattock

  • Terence

    Edem Kelman and Noah Reich

  • Welcome Home Freckles

    Huiju Park and Nathan Hendren

Best Children's & Family Film

Announced
  • Winner

    Boong

    Lakshmipriya Devi and Ritesh Sidhwani

  • Arco

    Ugo Bienvenu, Félix De Givry, Sophie Mas, and Natalie Portman

  • Lilo & Stitch

    Dean Fleischer Camp and Jonathan Eirich

  • Zootropolis 2

    Jared Bush, Byron Howard, and Yvett Merino

EE Rising Star Award

Announced
  • Winner

    Robert Aramayo

  • Miles Caton

  • Chase Infiniti

  • Archie Madekwe

  • Posy Sterling

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