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THREE UK-based Nigerian motion picture workers clinched various diadems at the 2026 British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA, held on February 22 , rewarding the best national and foreign films of 2025, at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre.
While the brothers Akinola Davies Jr. and Wale Davies, claimed the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer for their feature film My Father’s Shadow, Wunmi Mosaku clinched the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Annie in Sinners. Mosaku edged out fellow nominees Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another) and Emily Watson (Hamnet) to secure the award at the 79th BAFTA Film Awards.
