The 79th BAFTA Film Awards ceremony is underway.
The biggest night for movies in the U.K. — and one of the biggest globally — has kicked off at the Royal Festival Hall at London’s Southbank Centre. Hosted by “The Traitors” favorite Alan Cumming, this year’s awards seems to be more of an open field than previous editions, without a clear juggernaut expected to sweep the board.
Early winners included Sean Penn, who took home the supporting actor prize for his performance in “One Battle After Another,” and Wunmi Mosaku, who won best supporting actress for “Sinners.” “Frankenstein” emerged as an early leader in the craft categories, winning in both production design and make-up and hair.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” leads the pack with 14 nominations — just short of the record of 16 set by “Gandhi” — closely followed by Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” with 13. But just behind, both Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet” and Josh Safdie’s “Marty Supreme” have 11. Several pundits are suggesting it could be a three-way race between “One Battle,” “Sinners” and “Hamnet” for the top best film award.
But even before the awards have been handed out, this year’s BAFTAs has already broken records. “Hamnet” is the most nominated film from a female director, while “Sinners is the most nominated film from a Black director. Meanwhile, Leonardo DiCaprio has become the youngest star to reach a record-equalling seven leading actor nominations, having done so at the age of 51.
Aside from the awards, the BAFTA ceremony will also include a performance of the chart-topping “Golden” from Netflix’s smash-hit animation “Kpop Demon Hunters,” sung by Jae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami.
See the 2026 BAFTA Film Award winners below, as they’re announced.
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Leading Actor![]()
Robert Aramayo, “I Swear”
Timothée Chalamet, “Marty Supreme”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “One Battle After Another”
Ethan Hawke, “Blue Moon”
Michael B. Jordan, “Sinners”
Jesse Plemons, “Bugonia”
Supporting Actor![]()
Benicio del Toro, “One Battle After Another”
Jacob Elordi, “Frankenstein”
Paul Mescal, “Hamnet”
Peter Mullan, “I Swear”
Sean Penn, “One Battle After Another” (WINNER)
Stellan Skarsgård, “Sentimental Value”
Outstanding British Film![]()
“28 Years Later” — Danny Boyle, Andrew Macdonald, Peter Rice, Bernard Bellew, Alex Garland
“The Ballad of Wallis Island” — James Griffiths, Rupert Majendie, Tom Basden, Tim Key
“Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” — Michael Morris, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Jo Wallett, Helen Fielding, Dan Mazer, Abi Morgan
“Die My Love” — Lynne Ramsay, Martin Scorsese, Jennifer Lawrence, Justine Ciarrocchi, Andrea Calderwood, Enda Walsh, Alice Birch
“H Is for Hawk” — Philippa Lowthorpe, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Emma Donoghue
“Hamnet” — Chloé Zhao, Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Speilberg, Sam Mendes, Maggie O’Farrell
“I Swear” — Kirk Jones, Georgia Bayliff, Piers Tempest
“Mr. Burton” — Marc Evans, Ed Talfan, Josh Hyams, Hannah Thomas, Trevor Matthews, Tom Bullough
“Pillion” — Harry Lighton, Emma Norton, Lee Groombridge, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe
“Steve” — Tim Mielants, Alan Moloney, Cillian Murphy, Max Porter
Original Screenplay![]()
“I Swear,” Kirk Jones
“Marty Supreme,” Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
“The Secret Agent,” Kleber Mendonça Filho
“Sentimental Value,” Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier
“Sinners,” Ryan Coogler (WINNER)
Film Not in the English Language![]()
“It Was Just an Accident” — Jafar Panahi, Philippe Martin
“The Secret Agent” — Kleber Mendonça Filho, Emilie Lesclaux
“Sentimental Value” — Joachim Trier, Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
“Sirât” — Oliver Laxe, Domingo Corral
“The Voice of Hind Rajab” — Kaouther Ben Hania, Nadim Cheikhrouha
Production Design![]()
“Frankenstein,” Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau (WINNER)
“Hamnet,” Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton
“Marty Supreme,” Jack Fisk and Adam Willis
“One Battle After Another,” Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino
“Sinners,” Hannah Beachler and Monique Champagne
From Variety US