Punumpuno ng surprises ang 79th British Academy Film Awards o BAFTA na ginanap sa Royal Festival Hall, London, England, nitong Linggo ng gabi, February 22, 2026 (London time).
Ang BAFTA ang counterpart ng Oscars sa Amerika.
Hindi nominado sa Oscars 2026 ang nagwaging Best Actor, si Robert Aramayo, na gumanap bilang lalaking may Tourette syndrome sa pelikulang I Swear.
Tinalo ni Robert ang frontrunners na sina Timothee Chalamet para sa Marty Supreme at Leonardo DiCaprio para sa One Batte After Another.
Ang iba pang nominado bilang Best Actor ay sina Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon), Michael B. Jordan (Sinners), at Jesse Plemons (Bugonia).
Ngayong 2026 pa lamang magkakaroon ng theatrical release sa Amerika ang I Swear kaya hindi ito eligible sa Oscar Awards this year.
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Isa pang malaking sorpresa ay ang pagwawagi nina Wunmi Mosaku para sa Sinners at Sean Penn para sa One Battle After Another bilang Best Supporting Actress at Best Supporting Actor, respectively.
Bagamat pareho rin silang nominado sa 98th Academy Awards o Oscars, hindi sila ang itinuturing na frontrunners.
Ang itinanghal na Best Actress ay Jessie Buckley para sa kanyang pagganap sa Hamnet.
Sa pagwawaging ito ni Jessie sa BAFTA, marami ang nagsasabing naka-lock in na ang kanyang panalo sa Oscars ngayong taon.
Samantala, ang itinanghal na 2026 BAFTA Best Film ay ang Oscar frontrunner ding One Battle After Another; at ang direktor nitong si Paul Thomas Anderson ang nanalong Best Director.
Gumawa naman ng kasaysayan ang pelikulang Marty Supreme matapos nitong matalo sa lahat ng 11 kategorya kung saan ito nominado.
Ka-tie na ng Marty Supreme ang Women in Love (1969) at Finding Neverland (2004) sa may pinakamaraming talo sa kasaysayan ng BAFTA.
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2026 BAFTA WINNERS
Narito ang kumpletong listahan ng mga nanalo sa 2026 BAFTA Awards:
Best Film
One Battle After Another
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Best Actor
Robert Aramayo, I Swear
Best Actress
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Best Supporting Actor
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Best Supporting Actress
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Best Adapted Screenplay
One Battle After Another
Outstanding British Film
Hamnet
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
My Father’s Shadow — Akinola Davies Jr. (Director), Wale Davies (Writer)
Best Original Screenplay
Sinners, Ryan Coogler
Best Adapted Screenplay
One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Children’s & Family Film
Boong
Best Film Not in the English Language
Sentimental Value
Best Animated Film
Zootropolls 2
Best Documentary
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Best Casting
I Swear, Lauren Evans
Best Cinematography
One Battle After Another, Michael Bauman
Best Editing
Onbe Battle After Another, Andy Jurgensen
Best Production Design
Frankenstein, Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau
Best Original Score
Sinners, Ludwig Göransson
Best Sound
F1 — Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta
Best Costume Design
Frankenstein, Kate Hawley
Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Best Make-up & Hair
Frankenstein — Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey, Mike Hill, Megan Many
Best British Short Animation
Two Black Boys in Paradise
Best British Short Film
This Is Endometriosis
EE Rising Star Award
Robert Aramayo
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