Are Sunday’s BAFTAs 2026 a sneak peek into this year’s upcoming Academy Awards? Well, yes and no. While many of the nominees for the 79th British Academy Film Awards are also up for Oscars, the BAFTAs voting body—which overlaps with the Academy to a certain degree—often charts a singular path, especially when it comes to honoring British projects and artists.
On Sunday, the British Academy balanced those two interests. Going into the ceremony, the top nominee was One Battle After Another, which had 14 nods. It ultimately took home six awards, winning director and adapted screenplay (which went to Paul Thomas Anderson), cinematography (Michael Bauman), editing (Andy Jurgensen), supporting actor (Sean Penn) and the big one, best film.
It was a good night for the horror genre as well (and we’re not talking about One Battle After Another‘s view of American society). Frankenstein cleaned up in the costume, hair and makeup, and production design categories, proving that the famously ugly monster had some beauty within. Vampire (and more) movie Sinners, which came in to the night with 13 nominations, picked up some notable wins as well. Writer/director Ryan Coogler won for his original screenplay, as did Wunmi Mosaku for supporting actress. Composer Ludwig Göransson also took home a trophy for the movie’s score.
The film may have taken away fewer films than its many and passionate supporters might have hoped for. But Sinners’s haul is still less stinging than Marty Supreme‘s rebuke: as Variety notes, Josh Safdie’s period-set ping-pong epic tied the all-time BAFTA record for most losses in a single night. Marty began the night full of promise, with 11 nominations. But it didn’t win in a single category. Even Timothée Chalamet was shut out, as Robert Aramayo, the star of biographical drama I Swear, beat him out for the lead actor win. If I Swear is unfamiliar to you, you’re not alone: it doesn’t hit US theaters until April 24.
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Best film
WINNER: One Battle After Another
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Best leading actress
WINNER: Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
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
WINNER: Robert Aramayo – I Swear
