🏆 Big Winners from the 2026 BAFTAs
The 2026 BAFTA ceremony was packed with standout winners across film categories. Here are the key results:
🎬 Major Film Awards
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Best Film: One Battle After Another — dominated with 6 wins, including Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for Paul Thomas Anderson.
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Best British Film & Best Actress: Hamnet; Best Actress went to Jessie Buckley for her role.
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Best Actor & EE Rising Star: Robert Aramayo for I Swear.
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Supporting Actor: Sean Penn (One Battle After Another).
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Supporting Actress: Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners).
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Animated Film: Zootropolis 2 (international title for Zootopia 2).
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Documentary: Mr. Nobody Against Putin.
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Children’s & Family Film: Boong — a major win for Indian Manipuri cinema.
🏅 Special Honors
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BAFTA Fellowship: Dame Donna Langley — one of the highest honors from BAFTA.
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Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema: Clare Binns.
🎉 Stars, Fashion & Red Carpet
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A lot of buzz surrounded celebrities walking the red carpet, including Timothée Chalamet with Kylie Jenner, making headlines as attendees of the event.
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Designer Vera Wang, age 76, made news for debuting a bold platinum blonde hairstyle and her striking fashion choices on the BAFTA carpet.
⚠️ Controversy During the Broadcast
A noteworthy moment at the event involved an involuntary racial slur shouted by John Davidson, an advocate with Tourette syndrome attending the ceremony. Broadcaster BBC and host Alan Cumming apologized; Cumming explained that Tourette’s tics are involuntary and should be viewed with understanding. BAFTA and disability advocates discussed the balance between representation and broadcast standards.
🏁 Overall Context
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The 79th BAFTA Awards celebrated films from the 2025 cinema year and took place at the Royal Festival Hall in London, hosted by Alan Cumming.
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The results are often seen as important predictors in the run-up to the Oscars.
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