United Kingdom, Feb. 22 -- Sean Penn was declared Best Supporting Actor at the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards.

The 65-year-old actor fended off his One Battle After Another co-star Benicio del Toro, Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein), Paul Mescal (Hamnet), Peter Mullan (I Swear), and Stellan Skarsgard (Sentimental Value) following his standout performance as Colonel Steven J. Lockjaw in the action-thriller movie.

However, Penn was not present to collect the gong, so 57-year-old Animals actress Gillian Anderson - who co-presented the prize with 48-year-old The Bride! actress Maggie Gyllenhaal - accepted it on his behalf.

Speaking live on stage at the Royal Festival Hall on Sunday (22.02.26), Anderson quipped: "So I'm taking it."

Gyllenhaal noted: ...