BAFTA Film Award 2026: Bafta Film Award 2026: The 79th British Academy Film Awards also known as the BAFTAs, the ceremony took place at Royal Festival Hall in London and hosted by Alan Cumming. The EE BAFTAs celebrate the very best film of 2025 and a night of celebration, surprises, and significant milestones, with One Battle After Another emerging as the evening's biggest winner. 

An Indian Manipuri  film ‘Boong’ made a historic highlight of the event by winning an award for Best Children & Family Film. The Film is  directed by Lakshmipriya Devi and backed by Farhan Akhtar’s Excel Entertainment. In a "David vs. Goliath" moment, Boong beat out massive Hollywood blockbusters including Disney’s Zootropolis 2 and the live-action Lilo and Stitch, marking a proud milestone for Indian regional cinema on the global stage.

Alia Bhatt  made her debut as a BAFTA presenter. She presented the award for Best Film Not in the English Language.  She won hearts by beginning her speech in Hindi, saying, "Namaskar! Agla award ek aisi film ke liye hai, jo angrezi mein nahi hai," emphasizing the importance of global linguistic diversity.

The 79th BAFTA Film Awards 2026: Full Winner List

The 79th  BAFTAs 2026, celebrating a year of exceptional cinematic achievement. The ceremony was a landmark night for global cinema, particularly for India, as the Manipuri film ‘Boong’ secured a historic win in the Best Children & Family category.

Best Film & Direction

In the most anticipated categories of the night, the academy favored grand storytelling and masterful direction.

Best Film: One Battle After Another 

Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another 

Outstanding British Film: Hamnet 

Best Film Not in the English Language: Sentimental

Outstanding British Film: Hamnet

Lead Acting Performance Awards

Best Leading Actor: Robert Aramayo – I Swear 

Best Leading Actress: Jessie Buckley – Hamnet 

EE Rising Star Award: Robert Aramayo 

Supporting Acting Performance Awards

Best Supporting Actor: Sean Penn – One Battle After Another 

Best Supporting Actress: Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners 

Writing & Screenplay Awards

Best Original Screenplay: Sinners – Ryan Coogler 

Best Adapted Screenplay: One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson 

Outstanding Debut: My Father’s Shadow – Akinola Davies Jr (Director), Wale Davies (Writer) 

Best Film Not in the English Language:Sentimental Value

Craft & Technical Excellence

Best Special Visual Effects: Avatar: Fire and Ash 

Best Production Design: Frankenstein 

Best Costume Design: Frankenstein 

Best Make Up & Hair: Frankenstein 

Best Cinematography: One Battle After Another 

Best Editing: One Battle After Another 

Best Sound: F1 

Best Original Score: Sinners 

Best Casting: I Swear 

Short Films & Honorary Awards

Best British Short Film: This Is Endometriosis 

Best British Short Animation: Two Black Boys in Paradise 

EE Rising Star Award: Robert Aramayo

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema: Clare Binns

Animation, Documentary & Family

Best Animated Film:Zootropolis 2

Best Children & Family Film:Boong

Best Documentary:Mr. Nobody Against Putin

Craft & Technical Awards

Best Cinematography:One Battle After Another

Best Editing:One Battle After Another

Best Original Score:Sinners

Best Production Design:Frankenstein

Best Costume Design:Frankenstein

Best Makeup & Hair:Frankenstein

Best Sound:F1

Best Special Visual Effects:Avatar: Fire and Ash

Best Casting:I Swear

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