The 79th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held on 22 February 2026, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2025, at the Royal Festival Hall within London's Southbank Centre. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades were given for the best feature-length films and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 2025.
The ceremony was hosted by Alan Cumming for the first time, following David Tennant's hosting position in 2024 and 2025. The broadcast aired on BBC One and streamed on iPlayer in the United Kingdom at 7 p.m. GMT; in the United States, the E! network aired the ceremony for the first time as a pre-recorded special at 8 p.m. ET/PT, after previously being streamed via BritBox in America.
The BAFTA longlists were announced on 9 January 2026. The nominations were announced by 2025 EE Rising Star Award winner David Jonsson and Aimee Lou Wood on 27 January 2026 from BAFTA's HQ at 195 Piccadilly, London, and live-streamed on BAFTA's X account and YouTube channel. The EE Rising Star Award nominees, which is the only category voted for by the British public, were announced on 14 January 2026.
The action thriller film One Battle After Another led the longlists with sixteen mentions, becoming the most longlisted film in BAFTA history, followed by Hamnet and Sinners with fourteen each. One Battle After Another ultimately received the most nominations with fourteen, followed by Sinners with thirteen, and Hamnet and Marty Supreme with eleven each. Hamnet also made history as BAFTA's most-nominated film by a female director, while Sinners became the most-nominated film by a Black director in BAFTA history.
Ultimately, One Battle After Another won the most awards with six, followed by Frankenstein and Sinners with three each. Sinners made history as BAFTA's most-honored film by a Black director, while Marty Supreme tied the record for the most losses at a single ceremony, winning none of its eleven nominations.
This ceremony is particularly notable for the moment when John Davidson, Scottish campaigner for Tourette syndrome (who has coprolalia), shouted out the word "nigger" while Black actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting on stage, causing major controversy and intense media coverage, with specific backlash targeted at Davidson and a majority towards the BBC for broadcasting and not editing out the word.
Winners and nominees
The BAFTA longlists were announced on 9 January 2026. The nominees were announced on 27 January 2026. The winners were announced on 22 February 2026.
BAFTA Fellowship
The BAFTA Fellowship recipient was announced on 11 February 2026.
Donna Langley
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
The Outstanding Contribution Award recipient was announced on 19 January 2026.
Clare Binns
Awards Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
One Battle After Another – Adam Somner, Sara Murphy, and Paul Thomas Anderson Hamnet – Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg, and Sam Mendes Marty Supreme – Timothée Chalamet, Anthony Katagas, Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, and Josh Safdie Sentimental Value – Maria Ekerhovd and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar Sinners – Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, and Ryan Coogler | valign="top" width="50%"| Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another Ryan Coogler – Sinners Yorgos Lanthimos – Bugonia Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value Chloé Zhao – Hamnet 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Mr Nobody Against Putin – David Borenstein, Pavel Talankin, 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 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 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 One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman Frankenstein – Dan Laustsen Marty Supreme – Darius Khondji Sinners – Autumn Durald Arkapaw Train Dreams – Adolpho Veloso Frankenstein – Kate Hawley Hamnet – Malgosia Turzanska Marty Supreme – Miyako Bellizzi Sinners – Ruth E. Carter Wicked: For Good – Paul Tazewell 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 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 Sinners – Ludwig Göransson Bugonia – Jerskin Fendrix Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat Hamnet – Max Richter One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood 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 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 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 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 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 Two Black Boys in Paradise – Baz Sells, Dean Atta, and Ben Jackson Cardboard – J.P. Vine and Michaela Manas Malina Solstice – Luce Angus 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 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 Robert Aramayo Miles Caton Chase Infiniti Archie Madekwe Posy Sterling
Ceremony information
The ceremony was held at the Royal Festival Hall within London's Southbank Centre on 22 February 2026, hosted by Alan Cumming. The nominations were announced on 27 January 2026. It was broadcast on BBC One and streamed on iPlayer in the United Kingdom at 7 p.m. GMT, and aired as a pre-recorded special on E! in the United States at 8 p.m. ET/PT, and streamed on HBO Max Australia for Australian viewers.
The BBC edited the three-hour ceremony into a two-hour broadcast window; acceptance speeches were edited, but the BBC said it would attempt to maintain the essence of what was said on stage. Ahead of the ceremony, audiences were able to watch BBC Radio 1's Clara Amfo and Ali Plumb live from the red carpet on BAFTA's YouTube channel while podcasters Benedict and Hannah Townsend reported exclusively on BAFTA's digital channels, giving viewers access to all the arrivals.
In their first live performance outside the United States, the singing voices of Huntrix from the Netflix animated musical film KPop Demon Hunters (Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami) performed "Golden". Emma Baehr, Executive Director of Awards & Content of BAFTA, said that KPop Demon Hunters had gained "a phenomenal impact on the hearts and minds of audiences of all ages around the world" since its release in June 2025 and that the BAFTAs were "thrilled" to have the singers of Huntrix perform at the ceremony. British singer and songwriter Jessie Ware performed during the in memoriam segment, covering the Barbra Streisand song "The Way We Were".