Jessie Ware took to the stage with an emotional perfomance during the 2026 BAFTA Awards' In Memoriam segment on Sunday evening.
The songstress, 41, sung an incredible rendition of Barbra Streisand's The Way We Were as she paid tribute to figures from the world of film who sadly passed away over the last year.
As Jessie performed the faces of those who had been tragically lost were displayed on the screen behind her.
She looked incredible in a sparkly purple caped gown which she wore with diamond jewellery while sweeping her raven locks into a bun.
Hamnet was among the big winners at the 2026 British Academy Film Awards, 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.
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Jessie Ware took to the stage with an emotional perfomance during the 2026 BAFTA Awards' In Memoriam segment on Sunday evening
The songstress, 41, sung an incredible rendition of Barbra Streisand's The Way We Were as she paid tribute to figures from the world of film who sadly passed away over the last year
Despite praise for his performance as a young William Shakespeare, star Paul failed to win the award for Supporting Actor, losing out to Sean Penn for his role in One Battle After Another.
After the win was announced, the film's young stars Jacobi Jupe and Olivia Lynes shared a sweet hug on stage, while producer Sam Mendes accepted the honour.
Lead producer Liza Marshall thanked the crew and cast - naming Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal - as well as Irish writer Maggie O'Farrell, and the film's director Chloe Zhao.
Sinners star Wunmi Mosaku was among the early winners as she received the award for Supporting Actress for her role in the Ryan Coogler film.
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Mosaku, who is pregnant with her second child, thanked her husband, family and daughter from the stage, and said that her mother had 'beamed' her love at her 'to give me the freedom to make my choices.'
She said that playing priestess Annie in Sinners she had connected with a part of herself which she had 'dimmed as an immigrant trying to fit in.'
Ryan Coogler wrote the role of Hoodoo priestess Annie in Sinners especially for Mosaku, who was raised in Manchester and sang for 11 years in the Manchester Girls' Choir.
A Rada graduate, she was catapulted into the spotlight in the 2010 film I Am Slave, in which she played a Sudanese girl sold into slavery.
As Jessie performed the faces of those who had been tragically lost were displayed on the screen behind her
She looked incredible in a sparkly purple caped gown which she wore with diamond jewellery while sweeping her raven locks into a bun
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She won a TV BAFTA as Best Supporting Actress for her role as Damilola Taylor's mother Gloria in Damilola, Our Loved Boy, and has appeared in blockbusters Deadpool & Wolverine and Batman vs Superman.
The actress was born in Zaria, Nigeria to parents who are both professors, but she now lives in Los Angeles and is expecting her second child.
'It's just been the best feeling ever because we really loved this film,' said Mosaku, who has previously won a Bafta TV Award for her role as Gloria Taylor in the TV film Damilola, Our Loved Boy.
Of Sinners she said: 'We really poured everything we had into it, and so the audiences showing up and showing so much love for the film last year was so overwhelming and so affirming.
'Now to have these nominations come in, it's just been the cherry on top.'
Wumni then broke down into tears in the Winners Press Conference room upon finding out Sinners' director and writer, Ryan Coogler, won the BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay.
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She said: 'Ryan credits everyone who's ever poured into him. He doesn't have an ego. And he says, ''I couldn't have done it without you. You couldn't have done it without the audience. You couldn't have done it without the crew, catering, like everyone.''
'He lets everyone know on the set that they are so important and we can't do it without them.
'So yeah, that's what makes Ryan so special, because it's true we, none of we all are standing on the shoulders of giants, and even if you feel small, you're still a giant in someone's world.
EE BAFTA FILM AWARDS 2026: THE WINNERS
BEST FILM
HAMNET
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MARTY SUPREME
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER - WINNER
SENTIMENTAL VALUE
SINNERS
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
28 YEARS LATER
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THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND
BRIDGET JONES: MAD ABOUT THE BOY
DIE MY LOVE
H IS FOR HAWK
HAMNET - WINNER
I SWEAR
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MR BURTON
PILLION
STEVE
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)
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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
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THE SECRET AGENT
SENTIMENTAL VALUE - WINNER
SIRĀT
THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB
Marty Supreme has scored eleven BAFTA nominations including Best Film
DOCUMENTARY
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2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA
APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS
COVER-UP
MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN - WINNER
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR
ANIMATED FILM
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ELIO
LITTLE AMÉLIE
ZOOTROPOLIS 2 - WINNER
CHILDREN’S & FAMILY FILM
ARCO
BOONG - WINNER
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LILO & STITCH
ZOOTROPOLIS 2
DIRECTOR
BUGONIA
HAMNET
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MARTY SUPREME
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Paul Thomas Anderson - WINNER
SENTIMENTAL VALUE
SINNERS
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
I SWEAR
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MARTY SUPREME
THE SECRET AGENT
SENTIMENTAL VALUE
SINNERS - WINNER
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND
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BUGONIA
HAMNET
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER - WINNER
PILLION
LEADING ACTRESS
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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
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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
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MICHAEL B. JORDAN Sinners
JESSE PLEMONS Bugonia
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
ODESSA A’ZION Marty Supreme
INGA IBSDOTTER LILLEAAS Sentimental Value
WUNMI MOSAKU Sinners - WINNER
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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
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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
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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
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FRANKENSTEIN Dan Laustsen
MARTY SUPREME Darius Khondji
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Michael Bauman - WINNER
SINNERS Autumn Durald Arkapaw
TRAIN DREAMS Adolpho Veloso
EDITING
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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
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FRANKENSTEIN Kate Hawley - WINNER
HAMNET Malgosia Turzanska
MARTY SUPREME Miyako Bellizzi
SINNERS Ruth E. Carter
WICKED: FOR GOOD Paul Tazewell
MAKE UP & HAIR
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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
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ORIGINAL SCORE
BUGONIA Jerskin Fendrix
FRANKENSTEIN Alexandre Desplat
HAMNET Max Richter
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Jonny Greenwood
SINNERS Ludwig Göransson - WINNERS
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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
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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
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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
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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
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TWO BLACK BOYS IN PARADISE - WINNER
BRITISH SHORT FILM
MAGID / ZAFAR
NOSTALGIE
TERENCE
THIS IS ENDOMETRIOSIS - WINNER
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WELCOME HOME FRECKLES
EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
ROBERT ARAMAYO - WINNER
MILES CATON
CHASE INFINITI
ARCHIE MADEKWE
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