Baftas 2026 as it happened: One Battle After Another dominates - as British star picks up surprise award (baftas 2026 coverage)

This year’s baftas 2026 ceremony has finished with One Battle After Another leading the wins with six gongs and major acting wins for Irish actress Jessie Buckley and British rising star Robert Aramayo. The evening closed as stars headed to the after party to celebrate wins and commiserate losses.

Baftas 2026: One Battle After Another

One Battle After Another dominated the night, taking six awards and putting director Paul Thomas Anderson in the winners room. Anderson told the audience he has "always wondered what these rooms are like" and described himself as humble despite his long history as an acclaimed filmmaker. He said: "I have significantly more confidence expressing myself through making a film than through anything else. " He had nothing but positive words for his film's star, Leonardo DiCaprio, praising his many talents and saying the pair were having ongoing "creative conversations"—a line the coverage suggested may hint at another PTA/DiCaprio collaboration.

Hamnet and Jessie Buckley

Hamnet had already made Bafta history before the ceremony by receiving 11 nominations, the most for a female-directed film. The movie took home two awards: outstanding British film and best actress, the latter going to Jessie Buckley, who became the first Irish star to win that award. Director Chloe Zhao praised the special "spirit and energy" of writer Maggie O'Farrell, who was in the winners room as well; Zhao said she had "a very special connection to Ireland. "

Chloe Zhao's outfits and remarks

Fashion was a prominent element of the night: black and white looks were popular, jewel hues featured strongly, and director Chloe Zhao managed two outfit changes, wearing a golden gown for the ceremony and changing for the after party into a bright striped dress described as "perfect for dancing the night away. " With some of the biggest stars from around the globe present, the red carpet and winners room supplied a string of memorable images.

Full winners and notable names

The ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall in London produced a long list of winners and nominees across categories. The following names and titles were listed in coverage from the night: Avatar: Fire and Ash – WINNER!; F1; Frankenstein; How to Train Your Dragon; The Lost Bus. Acting and performer listings included 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.

Other acting and film mentions included 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. Voice and animation listings noted ArcoBoong – WINNER!; Lilo & Stitch; Zootropolis 2.

Several films and categories were flagged with WINNER! markers in the listing: Frankenstein – WINNER!; Hamnet; Marty Supreme; One Battle After Another; Sinners; Wicked: For Good. Documentaries and shorts entries included 2000 Meters to Andriivka; Apocalypse in the Tropics; Cover-Up; Mr Nobody; Against Putin – WINNER!; The Perfect Neighbor. Other short and feature mentions included Magid/Zafar; Nostalgie; Terence; This Is Endometriosis – WINNER!; Welcome Home; Freckles; Cardboard Solstice; Two Black Boys in Paradise – WINNER!

Behind-the-camera and creative listings in the coverage included: I Swear – Kirk Jones; Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie; The Secret Agent – Kleber Mendonça Filho; Sentimental Value – Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier; Sinners – Ryan Coogler – WINNER! The Ceremony – Jack King (director, writer), Hollie Bryan (producer), Lucy Meer (producer). My Father’s Shadow – Akinola Davies Jr (director), Wale Davies (writer) – WINNER!; Pillion – Harry Lighton (director, writer); A Want in Her – Myrid Carten (director); Wasteman – Cal McMau (director), Hunter Andrews (writer), Eoin Doran (writer).

Further category lines in the listing read: I Swear – WINNER!; Marty Supreme; One Battle After Another; Sentimental Value; Sinners. Other grouped mentions included F1; A House of Dynamite; Marty Supreme; One Battle After Another – WINNER!; Sinners. Animated and family mentions showed Elio; Little Amélie; Zootropolis 2 – WINNER! The listings repeated Frankenstein; Marty Supreme; One Battle After Another – WINNER!; Sinners; Train Dreams. Sound and technical lines included F1 – WINNER! alongside Frankenstein; One Battle After Another; Sinners; Warfare.

Ceremony location and next events

The evening took place at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Culture and entertainment reporter Gemma Peplow filed a report on the key winners and moments from the night. Coverage closed noting that teams would return in a few weeks to cover the Oscars ceremony live from LA.

That is the full run-down from the night: One Battle After Another led the wins with six gongs, Jessie Buckley and Robert Aramayo registered major acting successes, Hamnet took home two awards after 11 nominations, Chloe Zhao made notable remarks and outfit changes, and a long list of winners and nominees were named across the ceremony.