The 79th British Academy Film Awards were held in London on February 22 in a star-studded ceremony hosted by Alan Cumming. Robert Aramayo, Jessie Buckley, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Ryan Coogler won big at the BAFTAs 2026. Here are the pics of the winners from the big night.
Alan McAlex, from left, Farhan Akhtar, Paddington Bear, Lakshmipriya Devi, and Ritesh Sidhwani pose with the award for children's & family film for 'Boong' at the 79th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
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Robert Aramayo poses with the EE rising star award and the award for leading actor for 'I Swear' at the 79th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
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Jessie Buckley poses with the award for leading actress for 'Hamnet' at the 79th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
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Andy Jurgensen, from left, Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, and Paul Thomas Anderson pose with the awards for best director, cinematography, and adapted screenplay for 'One Battle After Another' at the 79th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
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Pippa Harris, left, and Chloe Zhao pose with the award for outstanding British film for 'Hamnet' at the 79th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
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Paul Thomas Anderson poses with the awards for best director, cinematography, and adapted screenplay for 'One Battle After Another' at the 79th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
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Ryan Coogler poses with the award for original screenplay for 'Sinners' at the 79th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
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Andy Jurgensen, from left, Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Paul Thomas Anderson, Sara Murphy, Chase Infiniti, Benicio Del Toro, Cassandra Kulukundis, and Michael Bauman pose with the awards for best director, cinematography, and adapted screenplay for 'One Battle After Another' at the 79th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
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Britain's Kate, Princess of Wales attends the 79th British Academy Film Awards, at the Royal Festival Hall, in London. | |Photo: Jaimi Joy/Pool Photo via AP
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Wunmi Mosaku poses with the award for supporting actress for 'Sinners' at the 79th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
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Alan McAlex, from left, Farhan Akhtar, Lakshmipriya Devi, and Ritesh Sidhwani pose with the award for children's & family film for 'Boong' at the 79th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
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Shane Vieau, Tamara Deverell pose with the award for production design for 'Frankenstein'at the 79th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
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Alzbeta Karásková, from left, Pavel Talankin, Radovan Síbrt, David Borenstein, and Helle Faber pose with the award for documentary for 'Mr. Nobody Against Putin'at the 79th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
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Wale Davies, from left, Akinola Davies Jr., and Ethan Hawke pose with the award for outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer for 'My Father's Shadow' at the 79th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
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Lauren Frankfort Meltzer, from left, Matt Houghton, Georgie Wileman, and Harriette Wright pose with the award for British short film for 'This Is Endometriosis' at the 79th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
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Lauren Evans poses with the award for casting for 'I Swear' at the 79th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
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Yvett Merino, left, and Jared Bush pose with the award for animated film for 'Zootopia 2'at the 79th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
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Michael Bauman poses with the award for cinematography for 'One Battle After Another' at the 79th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grantos
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Gareth John, from left, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Juan Peralta, and Al Nelson pose with the award for sound for 'F1' at the 79th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
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Kate Hawley poses with the award for costume design for 'Frankenstein' at the 79th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
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Ethan Hawke, right, and Robert Aramayo, winner of the EE rising star award and the award for leading actor for 'I Swear' pose for photographers at the 79th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London. | Photo: AP/Alastair Gran
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Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, from left, Joachim Trier, Maria Ekerhovd, and Renate Reinsve pose with the award for film not in the English language for 'Sentimental Value' at the 79th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
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Joe Alwyn, from left, Maggie O'Farrell, Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Chloe Zhao, Jacobi Jupe, Jessie Buckley, Olivia Lynes, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, Emily Watson, Nicolas Gonda pose with the award for outstanding British film for 'Hamnet' at the 79th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
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Cliona Furey, from left, Jordan Samuel, Megan Many, and Mike Hill pose with the award for make up & hair for 'Frankenstein' at the 79th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
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Timothee Chalamet poses for photographers upon arrival at the 79th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London. | Photo: AP/Alberto Pezzali