Adam Deacon launches an explosive assault on the BAFTAs and claims he was the one former winner reduce out of this 12 months’s Rising Star montage
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Adam Deacon has launched an explosive attack on the BAFTAs as he claimed he was the only former winner to be cut from their Rising Star montage.
The actor, 42, best known for Kidulthood, took to social media on Sunday night following the awards ceremony’s montage as he asked ‘what did I do wrong?’
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Adam said: ‘So, I was right again. I was the only actor left out of the montage section of the Rising Star Award.
‘I would love to know the reason behind this. What did I do wrong? Because I exposed a sexual predator? If I hadn’t, more women would have been put in danger.
‘The laws around filming nudity scenes in the UK and US have now been changed. Positive action has been taken.
‘But yet, I’m the bad person… All this because I exposed this nonsense. But yet I have been banished from the BAFTAs. Honestly, this industry is a joke. From now on, I’ll just do me.’
Adam Deacon has launched an explosive attack on the BAFTAs as he claimed he was the only former winner to be cut from their Rising Star montage
The actor, 42, best known for Kidulthood, took to social media on Sunday night following the awards ceremony’s montage as he asked ‘what did I do wrong?’ (pictured in 2012)
Daily Mail has contacted BAFTA for comment.
Adam is still listed on the official website with the rest of the winners over the years, with a short bio on his achievement.
In 2015 Adam was found guilty of harassment without violence towards Noel Clarke and banned from contacting him as well as being ordered to pay £500.
Noel, 50, had accused Adam of waging an online trolling campaign against him.
Adam had fallen out with Noel when the Bafta award-winning star claimed that he had ‘infringed on copyright’ by calling his 2010 spoof film Anuvahood.
Noel had set in motion Adam’s acting career, picking him to star in Kidulthood, released in 2006, and Adulthood, which came out two years later.
When Adam later decided to make a spin-off, Noel supported him but insisted he not use the name Anuvahood.
Adam made the movie and won a Bafta for it, but the pair ended up at Hammersmith Magistrates’ Court in 2015 as their row escalated, with Noel accusing him of harassment.
In a post on X, formerly Twitter , Adam said: ‘So, I was right again. I was the only actor left out of the montage section of the Rising Star Award’
2015 Adam was found guilty of harassment without violence towards Noel Clarke and banned from contacting him as well as being ordered to pay £500 (pictured in 2008)
Adam denied the allegation, claiming instead the Noel was trying to sabotage his career.
The court heard at the time how Adam was sectioned under the Mental Health Act in January 2015 and has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
Last month Noel was declared bankrupt after he lost a legal battle over allegations of sexual misconduct.
The former Doctor Who star, 50, was ordered to pay at least £3million of the Guardian publisher’s legal costs after he pursued a ‘far-fetched’ and ‘false case’ against the newspaper’s reporting of allegations of sexual misconduct.
Before declaring bankruptcy, Clarke was set to have to pay up to £6m after the Guardian told the court the fee was a conservative estimate of their legal bills.
An initial £3m legal costs fee was due late last year but he filed for bankruptcy in December.
The actor, who lives in Kensington, west London, was formally declared bankrupt on December 11.
Meanwhile, One Battle After Another was the big winner at the 2026 British Academy Film Awards on Sunday night, as it scooped six gongs during the ceremony at London’s Royal Festival Hall.
The Paul Thomas Anderson hit had already received a record 14 nominations, and came out on top as it won Best Film, Best Director, Adapted Screenplay, Supporting Actor, Cinematography and Editing.
While Jessie Buckley won Best Actress honour for her role in Hamnet, having been favourite to do so, the night wasn’t without surprises, as Timothee Chalamet missed out on Best Actor to a home-grown favourite.
Last month Noel was declared bankrupt after he lost a legal battle over allegations of sexual misconduct (pictured in 2009)
Despite being tipped as a favourite for the honour for his role in Marty Supreme, Timothee lost out on the prize to I Swear star Robert Aramayo.
The biggest loser of the evening was the highly acclaimed ping pong drama Marty Supreme, which went into the evening as one of the favourites, with 11 nominations. It came away completely empty-handed.
Jessie, who is already tipped as a favourite to win the Oscar for Best Actress, used her acceptance speech to thank her fellow nominees.
Meanwhile viewers, and guests in attendance, were stunned when it was announced that Robert had been awarded Best Actor for I Swear, beating out Hollywood heavyweights Timothee and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Upon learning of his son’s honour, Robert’s father jumped to his feet and was shouting and jumping up and down when his son’s name was read.
With 28 gongs awarded on Sunday night, the main winners were One Battle After Another with six prizes. Sinners, Frankenstein and I Swear followed with three each whilst Hamnet won two gongs.
EE BAFTA FILM AWARDS 2026: THE WINNERS
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 IS FOR HAWK
HAMNET – WINNER
I SWEAR
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)
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
