2026 79th British Academy Film Awards winners so far
- WinnerBest Special Visual EffectsAvatar: Fire and Ash
- WinnerBest Actress in a Supporting RoleWunmi Mosaku – Sinners
- WinnerBest Actor in a Supporting RoleSean Penn – One Battle After Another
- WinnerBest Children's & Family FilmBoong
- WinnerBest Original ScreenplayRyan Coogler – Sinners
- WinnerOutstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or ProducerMy Father's Shadow – Akinola Davies Jr. and Wale Davies
- WinnerBest Adapted ScreenplayPaul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
- WinnerBest Costume DesignFrankenstein
- WinnerBest Film Not in the English LanguageSentimental Value
- WinnerOutstanding British FilmHamnet
- WinnerEE Rising Star AwardRobert Aramayo
- WinnerBest DirectorPaul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
- WinnerBest Production DesignFrankenstein
- WinnerBest Make Up & HairFrankenstein
- WinnerBest DocumentaryMr Nobody Against Putin
- WinnerBest British Short FilmThis Is Endometriosis
- WinnerBest British Short AnimationTwo Black Boys in Paradise
- WinnerBest CastingI Swear
- WinnerBest EditingOne Battle After Another
- WinnerBest Animated FilmZootropolis 2
- WinnerBest CinematographyOne Battle After Another
- WinnerBest SoundF1
- WinnerBest Original ScoreSinners
- WinnerBest Actor in a Leading RoleRobert Aramayo – I Swear
- WinnerBest Actress in a Leading RoleJessie Buckley – Hamnet
- WinnerBest FilmOne Battle After Another
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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