BAFTA 2026: Russian instructor’s battle story in ‘Mr No person Towards Putin’ wins Finest Documentary honour |

‘Mr No person Towards Putin’ has grabbed the Finest Documentary Award on the BAFTA 2026. It was written and directed by David Borenstein. On the 79th version of BAFTA, the actual occasions of a Russian instructor’s life in the course of the Ukraine invasion in Russia earned the reward of the critics and choose panel to clinch the very best honour this documentary may obtain on this occasion. The documentary revolved round a Russian instructor who secretly paperwork his small city college’s transformation right into a battle recruitment centre in the course of the Ukraine invasion, revealing the moral dilemmas educators face amid propaganda and militarisation.The lead actor within the movie, Pavel Talankin, who recorded the footage in the course of the battle, additionally attended the award ceremony. Whereas accepting the award, director David Borenstein credited Pavel for displaying braveness in telling his story throughout one of many hardest occasions of his life. “Pavel, thanks for displaying me that irrespective of how darkish issues get, we at all times have an ethical alternative. Irrespective of who you’re, there’s energy in motion. we would like extra Mr Nobodies,” mentioned David. ‘Mr No person Towards Putin’ was pitted in opposition to different non-fiction movies together with ‘2000 Meters to Andriivka’, ‘Apocalypse within the Tropics’, ‘Cowl-Up’ and ‘The Good Neighbor’.Earlier in the present day, the BAFTA Awards 2026 introduced a giant shock for actor Robert Aramayo, who pulled off one of many all-time British Academy Awards upsets when he shocked the room by clinching Finest Actor for ‘I Swear’, beating the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Timothee Chalamet, Ethan Hawke, Jesse Plemons, and Michael B Jordan.Emotionally, Aramayo mentioned he by no means anticipated the win and shared his disbelief whereas addressing the viewers and fellow nominees. He spoke about how unusual it felt to face alongside actors he had admired for years and mentioned he was nonetheless attempting to course of the second.BAFTA 2026 concluded with ‘One Battle After One other’ dominating the award present with six wins together with Finest Movie and Finest Director. It was streamed on Lionsgate Play.