Khaberni - London, the British capital, witnessed the British Academy of Film and Television Arts "BAFTA 2026" award ceremony, attended by a select group of the world’s leading movie stars and makers amidst strong competition among the year’s highlighted films.
Here is the official list of categories and winners:
Best Animated Feature Film: Zootopia 2
Best British Short Animation: Two Black Boys in Paradise
Best British Short Film: This is Endometriosis
Best Film: One Battle After Another
Best Children and Family Film: Bong
Best Cinematography: Battle After Battle
Best Costume Design: Frankenstein
Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson for Battle After Battle
Best Documentary: Nobody Against Putin
Best Editing: Battle After Battle
Best Rising Star: Robert Aramayo for the EE Rising Star Award
Academy Fellowship: Donna Langley
Best Film not in the English Language: Emotional Value
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Frankenstein
Best Original Score: The Sinners
Best Original Screenplay: Ryan Coogler for The Sinners
Best British Contribution to Cinema: Claire Baines
Outstanding British Film: Hamlet
Best Debut by a British Director, Writer, or Producer: Akinola Davies Jr. and Will Davies for Shadow Father
Best Production Design: Tamara Deverell, Shin Voo for Frankenstein
Best Sound: Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta for F1
Best Special Visual Effects: Avatar: The Fire and the Ash
Best Supporting Actor: Sean Penn for Battle After Battle
Best Supporting Actress: Wunmi Mosaku for The Sinners
Best Leading Actor: Robert Aramayo for I Swear
Best Leading Actress: Jessie Buckley for Hamnet
