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The Digest:

Paul Thomas Anderson's 'One Battle After Another' dominated the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards, winning six awards, including Best Film, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Editing, and Supporting Actor for Sean Penn. Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners' took three awards (Original Screenplay, Original Score, Supporting Actress), while Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein' swept crafts with three wins. In a historic moment, the Manipuri-language film 'Boong' became the first film from Northeast India to win a BAFTA, beating Disney's $1.8 billion-grossing 'Zootopia 2' for Children's & Family Film. Robert Aramayo had a breakout night, winning both Leading Actor and the EE Rising Star Award for 'I Swear,' while Jessie Buckley won Leading Actress for 'Hamnet.' The ceremony at London's Royal Festival Hall was briefly disrupted by verbal outbursts from Tourette's campaigner John Davidson, whose condition is explored in the BAFTA-nominated 'I Swear.'

FULL WINNERS LIST:
  • Best Film: One Battle After Another
  • Director: Paul Thomas Anderson — One Battle After Another
  • Leading Actress: Jessie Buckley — Hamnet
  • Leading Actor: Robert Aramayo — I Swear
  • Supporting Actress: Wunmi Mosaku — Sinners
  • Supporting Actor: Sean Penn — One Battle After Another
  • Original Screenplay: Sinners
  • Adapted Screenplay: One Battle After Another
  • Cinematography: One Battle After Another
  • Editing: One Battle After Another
  • Production Design: Frankenstein
  • Costume Design: Frankenstein
  • Makeup & Hair: Frankenstein
  • Original Score: Sinners
  • Special Visual Effects: Avatar: Fire and Ash
  • Film Not in the English Language: Sentimental Value
  • Outstanding British Film: Hamnet
  • Children's & Family Film: Boong
  • Documentary: Mr. Nobody Against Putin
  • EE Rising Star Award: Robert Aramayo

Sources: Forbes, BAFTA