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To quote Moira Rose from Schitt’s Creek, my favourite season is awards. And awards season is well and truly underway, with the 2026 BAFTAs kicking off tonight. The ceremony kicked off at 5 pm today and will be broadcast on BBC One at 7 pm tonight. We’ll be updating the winners list as we go, so if you don’t want any spoilers, now’s the time to tap out.
This year’s biggest heavy-hitters, Paul Thomas Anderson’s thriller One Battle After Another and Ryan Coogler’s genre-busting vampire epic Sinners, both lead the way with 14 nominations apiece. Shortly on their tails are Chloe Zhao’s poetic, moving Hamnet and Josh Safdie’s all-American, mile-a-minute ping pong prodigy epic Marty Supreme. Following the trend set by the Oscars, Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice awards, Sentimental Value is the fifth film up for Best Picture.
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The BAFTAs don’t just celebrate achievements in film – they also spotlight British contributions to the medium. Ten wonderful British films are up for the Outstanding British Film Award, including Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Harry Lighton’s black rom-com Pillion and the Cillian Murphy-led Steve.
The ceremony is taking place at London’s iconic Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre. Read on for the full list of BAFTA 2026 winners:
Best film
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Outstanding British film
28 Years Later
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Die My Love
H Is for Hawk
WINNER!: Hamnet
I Swear
Mr Burton
Pillion
Steve
Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer
The Ceremony – Jack King (director, writer), Hollie Bryan (producer), Lucy Meer (producer)
WINNER!: My Father’s Shadow – Akinola Davies Jr (director), Wale Davies (writer)
Pillion – Harry Lighton (director, writer)
A Want in Her – Myrid Carten (director)
Wasteman – Cal McMau (director), Hunter Andrews (writer), Eoin Doran (writer)
Best film not in the English language
It Was Just an Accident
The Secret Agent
WINNER!:Sentimental Value
Sirāt
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Best documentary
WINNER: Mr Nobody Against Putin
2000 Meters to Andriivka
Apocalypse in the Tropics
Cover-Up
The Perfect Neighbor
Best animated film
Elio
Little Amélie
WINNER!: Zootropolis 2
Best children’s and family film
Arco
WINNER: Boong
Lilo & Stitch
Zootropolis 2
Best director
Bugonia – Yorgos Lanthimos
Hamnet – Chloé Zhao
Marty Supreme – Josh Safdie
WINNER!: One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson
Sentimental Value – Joachim Trier
Sinners – Ryan Coogler
