Hamnet was among the big winners at the 2026 British Academy Film Awards on Sunday night, despite star missing out on his honour.
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Hamnet Takes Outstanding British Film Award!
Hamnet was among the big winners at the 2026 British Academy Film Awards on Sunday night, despite star Paul Mescal missing out on his honour.The heartbreaking C...
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The heartbreaking Chloe Zhao film was awarded the coveted honour of Outstanding British Film, beating out acclaimed hits including I Swear and The Ballad of Wallis Island.
And 12-years-old child stars Jacobi Jupe and Olivia Lynes looked overjoyed as they shared a sweet hug on stage at The Royal Festival Hall as they joined the cast on stage.
Presented by rapper , director Sam Mendes said that the process of making the film, based on the book by Maggie O'Farrell, had been 'just wonderful for everyone involved in it.'
He added: 'I have to shout out to my co-producer for his commitment to film and to film makers, and for loving this movie from the very start.'
Jacobi and Olivia couldn't contain their smiles as they proudly stood behind Sam with Paul and Chloé wrapping their arms around them.
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Hamnet was among the big winners at the 2026 British Academy Film Awards on Sunday night, despite star Paul Mescal missing out on his honour
The heartbreaking Chloe Zhao film was awarded the coveted honour of Outstanding British Film, beating out acclaimed hits including I Swear and The Ballad of Wallis Island
Despite praise for his performance as a young William Shakespear, leading star Paul failed to win the award for Supporting Actor, losing out to for his role in One Battle After Another.
The actor, who was also snubbed during Oscar nominations,
The couple packed on the PDA on the red carpet as the singer-songwriter wowed in a backless black patterned dress as she gave the Irish actor a kiss on the cheek before they both looked lovingly into each other's eyes.
However it was Jessie Buckley who won the big award of the evening as she bagged Best Actress for her role in Hamnet.
Jessie, who is already tipped as a favourite to win the Oscar for Best Actress, used her acceptance speech to thank her fellow nominees.
She said: 'This is really such an incredible honour. As a little girl I never thought in a million years I would be allowed to make a film but here I am.
'When I arrived into my agent Lindy King in London, and I had nuclear bad fake tan on, white hoop earrings, a polka dot red skirt and dress, and I had the audacity to say to her that I dreamed to someday be something like Judi Dench.
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'I don't know how on gods green earth she even dreamed that was possible. Thank you Lindy for always encouraging me to be disobedient and curious and human.
And 12-years-old child stars Jacobi Jupe and Olivia Lynes looked overjoyed as they joined the stars on stage at The Royal Festival Hall
Jacobi and Olivia couldn't contain their smiles as they proudly with Paul, Chloé and Sam
One Battle After Another earned the most nods with 14, including one for lead star Leonardo DiCaprio
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
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)
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
THE SECRET AGENT
SENTIMENTAL VALUE - WINNER
SIRĀT
THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB
Marty Supreme has scored eleven BAFTA nominations including Best Film
DOCUMENTARY
2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA
APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS
COVER-UP
MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN - WINNER
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR
ANIMATED FILM
ELIO
LITTLE AMÉLIE
ZOOTROPOLIS 2 - WINNER
CHILDREN’S & FAMILY FILM
ARCO
BOONG - WINNER
LILO & STITCH
ZOOTROPOLIS 2
DIRECTOR
BUGONIA
HAMNET
MARTY SUPREME
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Paul Thomas Anderson - WINNER
SENTIMENTAL VALUE
SINNERS
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
I SWEAR
MARTY SUPREME
THE SECRET AGENT
SENTIMENTAL VALUE
SINNERS - WINNER
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND
BUGONIA
HAMNET
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER - WINNER
PILLION
LEADING ACTRESS
JESSIE BUCKLEY Hamnet - WINNER
ROSE BYRNE If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
KATE HUDSON Song Sung Blue
CHASE INFINITI One Battle After Another
RENATE REINSVE Sentimental Value
EMMA STONE Bugonia
Teyana Taylor has a Supporting Actress nomination for One Battle After Another
LEADING ACTOR
ROBERT ARAMAYO I Swear - WINNER
TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET Marty Supreme
LEONARDO DICAPRIO One Battle After Another
ETHAN HAWKE Blue Moon
MICHAEL B. JORDAN Sinners
JESSE PLEMONS Bugonia
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
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
SUPPORTING ACTOR
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
Ryan Coogler's Sinners has earned 11 nods overall
CASTING
I SWEAR Lauren Evans - WINNER
MARTY SUPREME Jennifer Venditti
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Cassandra Kulukundis
SENTIMENTAL VALUE Yngvill Kolset Haga, Avy Kaufman
SINNERS Francine Maisler
CINEMATOGRAPHY
FRANKENSTEIN Dan Laustsen
MARTY SUPREME Darius Khondji
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Michael Bauman - WINNER
SINNERS Autumn Durald Arkapaw
TRAIN DREAMS Adolpho Veloso
EDITING
F1 Stephen Mirrione
A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE Kirk Baxter
MARTY SUPREME Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Andy Jurgensen - WINNER
SINNERS Michael P. Shawver
COSTUME DESIGN
FRANKENSTEIN Kate Hawley - WINNER
HAMNET Malgosia Turzanska
MARTY SUPREME Miyako Bellizzi
SINNERS Ruth E. Carter
WICKED: FOR GOOD Paul Tazewell
MAKE UP & HAIR
FRANKENSTEIN Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey, Mike Hill, Megan Many - WINNER
HAMNET Nicole Stafford
MARTY SUPREME Kyra Panchenko, Kay Georgiou, Mike Fontaine
SINNERS Siân Richards, Shunika Terry, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine
WICKED: FOR GOOD Frances Hannon, Laura Blount, Mark Coulier, Sarah Nuth
ORIGINAL SCORE
BUGONIA Jerskin Fendrix
FRANKENSTEIN Alexandre Desplat
HAMNET Max Richter
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Jonny Greenwood
SINNERS Ludwig Göransson - WINNERS
Hamnet has broken the record for the most nominations for a female-directed film in BAFTA history
PRODUCTION DESIGN
FRANKENSTEIN Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau - WINNER
HAMNET Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton
MARTY SUPREME Jack Fisk, Adam Willis
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino
SINNERS Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne
SOUND
F1 Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta - WINNER
FRANKENSTEIN Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitallie, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoem
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Jose Antonio Garcia, Christopher Scarabosio, Tony Villaflor
SINNERS Chris Welcker, Benny Burtt, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, Felipe Pacheco
WARFARE Mitch Low, Ben Barker, Howard Bargroff, Richard Spooner
Sentimental Value has eight BAFTA nominations
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Eric Saindon - WINNER
F1 Ryan Tudhope, Keith Alfred Dawson, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington
FRANKENSTEIN Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, José Granell
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Christian Mänz, Francois Lambert, Glen McIntosh, Terry Palmer
THE LOST BUS Charlie Noble, Brandon K. McLaughlin, David Zaretti
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
CARDBOARD
SOLSTICE
TWO BLACK BOYS IN PARADISE - WINNER
BRITISH SHORT FILM
MAGID / ZAFAR
NOSTALGIE
TERENCE
THIS IS ENDOMETRIOSIS - WINNER
WELCOME HOME FRECKLES
EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
ROBERT ARAMAYO - WINNER
MILES CATON
CHASE INFINITI
ARCHIE MADEKWE
POSY STERLING
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