The British Academy gave One Battle After Another six awards at the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards, held at the Royal Festival Hall.
One Battle After Another won six prizes at the 79th EE BAFTA Film Awards at the Royal Festival Hall on the South Bank on Sunday 22 February 2026. Best Film was one of them.
The British Academy gave its first film awards on 29 May 1949. Orange sponsored the ceremony until 2012, and EE since 2013.
Alan Cumming hosted for the first time, and BBC One and iPlayer broadcast the evening. Dame Donna Langley received the BAFTA Fellowship, and Clare Binns the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award.
One Battle After Another had led the nominations with 14, ahead of Sinners with 13 and Hamnet with 11. Paul Thomas Anderson won Director and Adapted Screenplay, his first Best Director win. The film added Supporting Actor for Sean Penn, Cinematography and Editing.
Sinners won three, among them Original Screenplay for Ryan Coogler and Supporting Actress for Wunmi Mosaku. Hamnet took Outstanding British Film and Leading Actress for Jessie Buckley. Robert Aramayo won Leading Actor for I Swear and the EE Rising Star Award.
For all four acting winners it was a first BAFTA Film Award. Frankenstein won Costume Design, Make Up & Hair and Production Design.