[FULL LIST] Nigerian stars shine at 79th BAFTAs as Wunmi Mosaku, My Father’s Shadow win big

Nigerian creatives were among the standout winners at the 79th , held Sunday at the in London. Actress and the Nigerian-made film My Father’s Shadow secured major honours on the night.

Mosaku won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Sinners, reinforcing her status as one of the most prominent African actors working across British and international cinema. The win adds to her BAFTA record, having previously claimed the same category in 2017 for Damilola, Our Loved Boy.

My Father’s Shadow, directed by Nigerian brothers and , took home Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, reflecting the expanding global reach of Nigerian storytelling.

Set in Lagos during the 1993 election crisis, the film follows a father and his two sons navigating political unrest. It previously made history as the first Nigerian production selected for the official lineup of the , where it premiered in the Un Certain Regard section to critical acclaim.

The ceremony was hosted by and celebrated the best films of 2025. The biggest winner of the night was One Battle After Another, which earned six awards, including Best Film and Best Director for .

Other notable honours included Leading Actress for (Hamnet), Leading Actor and the EE Rising Star Award for (I Swear), Supporting Actor for , and Original Screenplay for (Sinners).

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2026 BAFTAs Winners

Best Film

• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• WINNER: One Battle After Another
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners

Best Director

• Yorgos Lanthimos, Bugonia
• Chloé Zhao, Hamnet
• Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
• WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
• Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
• Ryan Coogler, Sinners

Best Actor

• WINNER: Robert Aramayo, I Swear
• Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
• Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
• Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
• Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
• Jesse Plemons, Bugonia

Best Actress

• WINNER: Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
• 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

Best Supporting Actor

• Paul Mescal, Hamnet
• Peter Mullan, I Swear
• WINNER: Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
• Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value
• Benicio Del Toro, One Battle After Another
• Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein

Best Supporting Actress

• Odessa A’zion, Marty Supreme
• Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
• WINNER: Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
• Carey Mulligan, The Ballad of Wallis Island
• Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
• Emily Watson, Hamnet

Best Adapted Screenplay

• The Ballad of Wallis Island
• Bugonia
• Hamnet
• WINNER: One Battle After Another
• Pillion

Best Original Screenplay

• I Swear
• Marty Supreme
• The Secret Agent
• Sentimental Value
• WINNER: Sinners

Outstanding British Film

• 28 Years Later
• The Ballad of Wallis Island
• Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
• Die My Love
• H is for Hawk
• WINNER: Hamnet
• I Swear
• Mr. Burton
• Pillion
• Steve

Best Animated Film

• Elio
• Little Amélie
• WINNER: Zootopia 2

Best Film Not in the English Language

• It Was Just an Accident
• The Secret Agent
• WINNER: Sentimental Value
• Sirāt
• The Voice of Hind Rajab

Best Documentary Film

• 2,000 Meters to Andriivka
• Apocalypse in the Tropics
• Cover-Up
• WINNER: Mr. Nobody Against Putin
• The Perfect Neighbour

Best Children’s & Family Film

• Arco
• WINNER: Boong
• Lilo & Stitch
• Zootopia 2

Best Editing

• A House of Dynamite
• F1
• Marty Supreme
• WINNER: One Battle After Another
• Sinners

Best Casting

• WINNER: I Swear
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners

Best Cinematography

• Frankenstein
• Marty Supreme
• WINNER: One Battle After Another
• Sinners
• Train Dreams

Best Production Design

• WINNER: Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners

Best Sound

• WINNER: F1
• Frankenstein
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners
• Warfare

Best Special Visual Effects

• WINNER: Avatar: Fire and Ash
• F1
• Frankenstein
• How to Train Your Dragon
• The Lost Bus

Best Costume Design

• WINNER: Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Mary Supreme
• Sinners
• Wicked: For Good

Best Makeup and Hair

• WINNER: Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• Sinners
• Wicked: For Good

Best Original Score

• Hamnet
• One Battle After Another
• WINNER: Sinners
• Bugonia
• Frankenstein

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

• Clare Binns

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer

• Pillion
• The Ceremony
• Wasteman
• A Want In Her
• WINNER: My Father’s Shadow

Best British Short Animation

• Cardboard
• Solstice
• WINNER: Two Black Boys in Paradise

Best British Short Film

• Welcome Home Freckles
• Magid / Zafar
• Nostalgie
• Terence
• WINNER: This Is Endometriosis

EE Rising Star Award

• WINNER: Robert Aramayo
• Miles Caton
• Chase Infiniti
• Archie Madekwe
• Posy Sterling