Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ also nabs awards at yesterday’s 2026 EE British Academy Film Awards gala, along with ‘Boong’ and ‘Two Black Boys in Paradise.’
Jared Bush and Byron Howard’s box office smash Zootopia 2, along with James Cameron’s slightly smaller - but still big - box office smash, Avatar: Fire and Ash, were two of the winners at last night’s 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards, in a ceremony hosted by Alan Cumming at The Royal Festival Hall in London. The Disney animated film, known as Zootropolis 2 in the UK, took home the award for Best Animated Film, while the Avatar sequel won for Best Special Visual Effects.
Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein took home three awards, including Best Production Design, while Lakshmipriya Devi’s Boong won for Best Children’s & Family Film and Baz Sells’ Two Black Boys in Paradise won for Best British Short Animation.
Here’s a rundown of the best films, animated films, and visual effects-driven nominees and winners (a complete list of nominees is available here):
BEST FILM
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another (winner)
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
- 28 Years Later
- The Ballad of Wallis Island
- Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
- Die My Love
- H if for Hawk
- Hamnet (winner)
- I Swear
- Mr. Burton
- Pillion
- Steve
CHILDREN’S & FAMILY FILM
- Arco
- Boong (winner)
- Lilo & Stitch
- Zootropolis 2 (Zootopia 2)
ANIMATED FILM
- Elio
- Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
- Zootropolis 2 (Zootopia 2) (winner)
PRODUCTION DESIGN
- Frankenstein (winner)
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
- Avatar: Fire and Ash (winner)
- F1
- Frankenstein
- How to Train Your Dragon
- The Lost Bus
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
- Cardboard
- Solstice
- Two Black Boys in Paradise (winner)
Source: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network.
