79th British Academy Film Awards facts for kids

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Quick facts for kids 79th British Academy Film Awards
Date	22 February 2026
Site	Royal Festival Hall, London
Hosted by	Alan Cumming
Highlights
Best Film	One Battle After Another
Best British Film	Hamnet
Best Actor	Robert Aramayo I Swear
Best Actress	Jessie Buckley Hamnet
Most awards	One Battle After Another (6)
Most nominations	One Battle After Another (14)
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The 79th British Academy Film Awards, often called the BAFTAs, were held on February 22, 2026. This special event celebrated the best movies from Britain and around the world that were released in 2025. The ceremony took place at the beautiful Royal Festival Hall in London. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) gives out these awards to honor amazing feature films and documentaries.

About the BAFTA Awards
The Awards Ceremony
- Performances and Guests
- British Talent in the Spotlight
Remembering Film Legends
Award Highlights
Images for kids
More Film Awards
See also

About the BAFTA Awards

The BAFTA awards recognize excellence in film. They celebrate the hard work of actors, directors, writers, and many other talented people who create movies. The awards are a big night for the film industry, bringing together stars and filmmakers.

How Winners Are Chosen

The journey to the awards began on January 9, 2026, when the longlists (initial lists of films considered) were announced. The final nominees were revealed on January 27, 2026, by David Jonsson and Aimee Lou Wood. The winners were then announced during the exciting ceremony on February 22, 2026.

The action thriller film One Battle After Another was a big contender. It received the most nominations with fourteen. This film also won the most awards, taking home six prizes! The movie Sinners received thirteen nominations and won three awards. Hamnet and Marty Supreme each had eleven nominations. Hamnet made history as the most-nominated film directed by a woman at the BAFTAs. Sinners also became the most-nominated film by a Black director in BAFTA history.

Special Honors

Each year, BAFTA gives out special awards to people who have made a huge impact on the film world.

BAFTA Fellowship

The BAFTA Fellowship is the highest honor BAFTA can give to an individual. It recognizes an outstanding lifetime achievement in film.

Donna Langley received this special award on February 11, 2026.

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

This award celebrates a person or organization that has made a significant difference to British cinema.

Clare Binns was honored with this award on January 19, 2026.

All the Winners and Nominees

Here are the films and individuals who were nominated and won at the 79th BAFTA Film Awards. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Film One Battle After Another – Adam Somner (posthumous), 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 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 *Robert Aramayo – I Swear* as 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 *Jessie Buckley – Hamnet* as Agnes Shakespeare** 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 *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 *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 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 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 Zootopia 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 – Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, Nidia Santiago, Edwina Liard, Claire Le Combe, and Henri Magalon	Best Documentary 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 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 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 One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman Frankenstein – Dan Laustsen Marty Supreme – Darius Khondji Sinners – Autumn Durald Arkapaw Train Dreams – Adolpho Veloso	Best Costume Design Frankenstein – Kate Hawley Hamnet – Malgosia Turzanska Marty Supreme – Miyako Bellizzi Sinners – Ruth E. Carter Wicked: For Good – Paul Tazewell
Best Editing 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 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 Sinners – Ludwig Göransson Bugonia – Jerskin Fendrix Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat Hamnet – Max Richter One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood	Best Production Design Frankenstein – Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau 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
Best Sound F1 – Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, and Juan Peralta Frankenstein – Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, 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 Avatar: Fire and Ash – Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, 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 Hamnet – Chloé Zhao, Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg, Sam Mendes, and Maggie O'Farrell 28 Years Later – Danny Boyle, Andrew Macdonald, 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, Lee Groombridge, Ed Guiney, and Andrew Lowe Steve – Tim Mielants, Alan Moloney, Cillian Murphy, and Max Porter	Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer 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 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 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 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 Zootopia 2 – Jared Bush, Byron Howard, and Yvett Merino	EE Rising Star Award Robert Aramayo Miles Caton Chase Infiniti Archie Madekwe Posy Sterling

The Awards Ceremony

The interior of the Royal Festival Hall, which hosted the ceremony

The ceremony was a grand event at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Actor Alan Cumming was the host for the evening. The show was broadcast on BBC One and streamed on iPlayer in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the E! network aired the ceremony.

Performances and Guests

During the show, there were exciting musical performances. The singing voices of Huntrix from the Netflix animated musical film KPop Demon Hunters performed their song "Golden". British singer and songwriter Jessie Ware also performed a song called "The Way We Were" during a special segment. This segment remembered people from the film industry who had passed away.

William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales attended the ceremony. It was the Princess's first time at the event since 2023.

British Talent in the Spotlight

There was some discussion about the number of British actors nominated in the main acting categories. For example, Robert Aramayo was the only British actor nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role. There were no British actresses nominated in the Best Actress in a Leading Role category, though Irish actress Jessie Buckley was nominated. In the supporting roles, Peter Mullan was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, and Wunmi Mosaku, Carey Mulligan, and Emily Watson were nominated for Best Supporting Actress.

Remembering Film Legends

The "In Memoriam" segment honored film industry members who passed away. It featured a montage of their images set to the song "The Way We Were", performed by Jessie Ware.

Diane Keaton – actress
Terence Stamp – actor
Catherine O'Hara – actress
Rob Reiner – director, producer, actor
Robert Duvall – actor
Gene Hackman – actor
Pauline Collins OBE – actress
Sir Tom Stoppard – playwright, screenwriter
Brigitte Bardot – actress
Udo Kier – actor
Dharmendra – actor
Graham Greene – actor
Diane Ladd – actress
Susie Figgis – casting director
Stuart Craig – production designer
Lalo Schifrin – composer
Jimmy Cliff – musician
Greg Cannom – make up artist
Tina Earnshaw – make up artist
Val Kilmer – actor
Lesley Walker – editor
Lee Tamahori – director
Bill Stephens – executive
Presley Chweneyagae – actor
Michael Madsen – actor
Marcel Ophuls – filmmaker, documentarian
Mark Peploe – screenwriter
Joe Dunton MBE – cinematographer, camera innovator
Peter Young – set decorator
Robert Redford – actor, producer, director

Award Highlights

These tables show which films received the most nominations and won the most awards.

Films that received multiple nominations
Nominations	Film
14	One Battle After Another
13	Sinners
11	Hamnet
11	Marty Supreme
8	Frankenstein
8	Sentimental Value
5	Bugonia
5	I Swear
3	The Ballad of Wallis Island
	F1
	Pillion
2	The Secret Agent
	Wicked: For Good
	Zootopia 2

Films that received multiple awards
Awards	Film
6	One Battle After Another
3	Frankenstein
3	Sinners
2	Hamnet
2	I Swear

Images for kids

Paul Thomas Anderson, Best Film co-winner, and Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay winner
Robert Aramayo, Best Actor and EE Rising Star Award winner
Jessie Buckley, Best Actress winner
Sean Penn, Best Supporting Actor winner
Wunmi Mosaku, Best Supporting Actress winner
Ryan Coogler, Best Original Screenplay winner
Joachim Trier, Best Film Not in the English Language co-winner
Ludwig Göransson, Best Original Score winner
Chloé Zhao, Best British Film co-winner
Steven Spielberg, Best British Film co-winner
Maggie O'Farrell, Best British Film co-winner
Akinola Davies, Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer co-winner
Ritesh Sidhwani, Best Children's & Family Film co-winner