Politically charged thriller One Battle After Another emerged as the biggest winner at the 2026 EE British Academy Film Awards- taking home six trophies including Best Film and Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson.
Blues-infused vampire epic Sinners secured three wins- while gothic horror spectacle Frankenstein also claimed three craft awards. Shakespearean drama Hamnet was named Outstanding British Film- with Jessie Buckley winning Best Leading Actress.
Here is the full list of winners:
Best Film
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another (Winner)
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
Hamnet (Winner)
I Swear
Mr. Burton
Pillion
Steve
Best Leading Actress
Jessie Buckley- Hamnet (Winner)
Rose Byrne- If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Kate Hudson- Song Sung Blue
Chase Infiniti- One Battle After Another
Renate Reinsve- Sentimental Value
Emma Stone- Bugonia
Best Leading Actor
Robert Aramayo- I Swear (Winner)
Timothee Chalamet- Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio- One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke- Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan- Sinners
Jesse Plemmons- Bugonia
Best Supporting Actress
Odessa A’Zion- Marty Supreme
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas- Sentimental Value
Wunmi Mosaku- Sinners (Winner)
Carey Mulligan- The Ballad of Wallis Island
Teyana Taylor- One Battle After Another
Emily Watson- Hamnet
Best Supporting Actor
Benicio Del Toro- One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi- Frankenstein
Paul Mescal- Hamnet
Peter Mullan- I Swear
Sean Penn- One Battle After Another (Winner)
Stellan Skarsgård- Sentimental Value
Best Director
Yorgos Lanthimos- Bugonia
Chloé Zhao- Hamnet
Josh Safdie- Marty Supreme
Paul Thomas Anderson- One Battle After Another (Winner)
Joachim Trier- Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler- Sinners
Best Original Screenplay
I Swear- Kirk Jones
Marty Supreme- Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
The Secret Agent- Kleber Mendonça Filho
Sentimental Value- Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier
Sinners- Ryan Coogler (Winner)
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Ballad of Wallis Island- Tom Basden and Tim Key
Bugonia- Will Tracy
Hamnet- Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell
One Battle After Another- Paul Thomas Anderson (Winner)
Pillion- Harry Lighton
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer- Director or Producer
The Ceremony
My Father’s Shadow (Winner)
Pillion
A Want In Her
Wasteman
Best Film Not in the English Language
It Was Just An Accident
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value (Winner)
Sirat
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Best Documentary
2000 Meters to Adraiivka
Apocalypse in the Tropics
Cover-Up
Mr. Nobody Against Putin (Winner)
The Perfect Neighbor
Best Animated Film
Elio
Little Amélie
Zootropolis 2 (Winner)
Best Children’s and Family Film
Arco
Boong (Winner)
Lilo and Stitch
Zootropolis 2
Best Casting
I Swear (Winner)
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Best Cinematography
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another (Winner)
Sinners
Train Dreams
Best Editing
F1
A House of Dynamite
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another (Winner)
Sinners
Best Costume Design
Frankenstein (Winner)
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Wicked: For Good
Best Makeup and Hair
Frankenstein (Winner)
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Wicked: For Good
Best Original Score
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners (Winner)
Best Production Design
Frankenstein (Winner)
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Best Sound
F1 (Winner)
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Warfare
Best Special Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash (Winner)
F1
Frankenstein
How to Train Your Dragon
The Lost Bus
Best British Short Animation
Cardboard
Solstice
Two Black Boys in Paradise (Winner)
Best British Short Film
Magid/Zafar
Nostalgie
Terence
This Is Endometriosis (Winner)
Welcome Home Freckles
EE Rising Star Award
Robert Aramayo (Winner)
Miles Caton
Chase Infiniti
Archie Madekwe
Posy Sterling
With six wins- One Battle After Another now builds strong momentum heading into the Oscars- while Sinners- Frankenstein and Hamnet cemented their status as major awards contenders.
