2026 BAFTA Film Award Nominations Are Here

Announced Tuesday in London, the 2026 BAFTA nominees set up a showdown between One Battle After Another and Sinners with OBAA edging out the horror-vampire film by 1 nomination. This follows up last week’s Oscar nominations where Sinners broke the record with 16 nominations compared to One Battle’s 13.  For the BAFTA’s the script flipped with the latter earning 14 and the former earning 13 nominations respectively. 

Marty Supreme and Hamnet were the other films to clear 10 nominations as both earned 11, with Sentimental Value and Frankenstein close behind with 8 apiece. Chloé Zhao has etched her name into history with Hamnet as it became the most nominated film ever at the BAFTA’s by a female director. The film is recognized in the best film categories, best director category, received 3 acting nominations, and a litany of other nominations. The BAFTA awards has 2 best film categories, with one spotlighting specifically British films.

Best Film:

• One Battle After Another – Adam Somner, Sara Murphy, Paul Thomas Anderson
• Sinners – Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler
• Marty Supreme – Timothée Chalamet, Anthony Katagas, Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie 
• Sentimental Value – Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar 
• Hamnet – Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg, Sam Mendes

Outstanding British Film:

• 28 Years Later – Danny Boyle, Andrew Macdonald, Peter Rice, Bernard Bellew, Alex Garland
• The Ballad of Wallis Island – James Griffiths, Rupert Majendie, Tom Basden, Tim Key
• Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy – Michael Morris, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Jo Wallett, Helen Fielding, Dan Mazer, Abi Morgan
• Die My Love – Lynne Ramsay, Martin Scorsese, Jennifer Lawrence, Justine Cirrocchi, Andrea Calderwood, Enda Walsh, Alice Birch
• H Is for Hawk – Philippa Lowthorpe, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Emma Donoghue
• Hamnet – Chloé Zhao, Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Speilberg, Sam Mendes, Maggie O’Farrell
• I Swear – Kirk Jones, Georgia Bayliff, Piers Tempest
• Mr Burton – Marc Evans, Ed Talfan, Josh Hyams, Hannah Thomas, Trevor Matthews, Tom Bullough
• Pillion – Harry Lighton, Emma Norton, Lee Groombridge, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe
• Steve – Tim Mielants, Alan Moloney, Cillian Murphy, Max Porter

Best Director:

• Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
• Ryan Coogler – Sinners
• Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
• Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
• Yorgos Lanthimos – Bugonia

The acting categories for this year’s BAFTA awards have most of the same competition if you have been following along this award season, but the British film academy has given recognition to some overlooked performances.  In best supporting actress, Carey Mulligan and Emily Watson are receiving recognition for their performances in The Ballad of Wallis Island and Hamnet, while Robert Aramayo is in the running for best actor for I Swear.  One film that has been heating up as we get deeper into award season is Bugonia and after what some might argue was a snub with Jesse Plemons going unnominated for an Oscar, he does earn the nomination here for his performance. 

Leading Actor:

• Timothee Chalamet – Marty Supreme
• Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
• Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
• Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
• Jesse Plemons – Bugonia
• Robert Aramayo – I Swear

Leading Actress:

• Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
• Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
• Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
• Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue
• Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
• Emma Stone – Bugonia

Supporting Actor:

• Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value
• Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
• Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
• Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another
• Paul Mescal – Hamnet
• Peter Mullan – I Swear

Supporting Actress:

• Odessa A’zion – Marty Supreme
• Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
• Teyanna Taylor – One Battle After Another
• Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
• Emily Watson – Hamnet
• Carey Mulligan – The Ballad of Wallis Island

In total, 46 films were recognized in some form or fashion by the BAFTA awards, one of the most notable being Wicked: For Good after the major struggles the film has faced this award season.  Films that went unrecognized include Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, The Testament of Ann Lee, No Other Choice, and Jay Kelly.  The rest of the categories and the respective nominees are listed as follows:

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) 
• 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 – Jafar Panahi, Philippe Martin  
• The Secret Agent – Kleber Mendonça Filho, Emilie Lesclaux 
• Sentimental Value – Joachim Trier, Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar 
• Sirat – Oliver Laxe, Domingo Corral 
• The Voice of Hind Rijab – Kaouther Ben Hania, Nadim Cheikhrouha

Documentary

• 2000 Meters to Andriivka – Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, Raney Aronson-Rath 
• Apocalypse in the Tropics – Petra Costa, Alessandra Orofino 
• Cover-Up – Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus, Olivia Streisand, Yoni Golijev 
• Mr. Nobody Against Putin – David Borenstein, Helle Faber, Radovan Síbrt, Alžběta Karásková 
• The Perfect Neighbor – Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu, Sam Bisbee

Animated film

• Elio – Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina, Mary Alice Drumm 
• Little Amélie – Mailys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, Nidia Santiago, Edwina Liard, Claire Le Combe, Henri Magalon
• Zootopia 2 – Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino

Children’s & Family Film 

• Arco –  Ugo Bienvenu, Félix De Givry, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman 
• Boong –  Lakshmipriya Devi, Ritesh Sidhwani 
• Lilo & Stitch – Dean Fleischer Camp, Jonathan Eirich
• Zootopia 2 – Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino

Original Screenplay 

• Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
• The Secret Agent – Kleber Mendoça Filho
• Sentimental Value – Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
• Sinners – Ryan Coogler
• I Swear – Kirk Jones

Adapted Screenplay 

• One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson
• Hamnet – Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell
• Bugonia – Will Tracy
• Pillion – Harry Lighton
• The Ballad of Wallis Island – Tom Basden, Tim Key

Casting

• One Battle After Another – Cassandra Kulukundis
• Sinners – Francine Maisler
• Marty Supreme – Jennifer Venditti
• Sentimental Value – Yngvill Kolset Haga, Avy Kaufman
• I Swear – Lauren Evans

Cinematography

• One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman
• Sinners – Autumn Durald Arkapaw
• Marty Supreme – Darius Khondji
• Frankenstein – Dan Laustsen
• Train Dreams – Adolpho Veloso

Editing

• One Battle After Another – Andy Jurgensen
• F1 – Stephen Mirrione
• Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
• A House of Dynamite – Kirk Baxter
• Sinners – Michael P. Shawver

Costume Design

• Frankenstein – Kate Hawley
• Sinners – Ruth E. Carter
• Marty Supreme – Miyako Bellizzi
• Wicked: For Good – Paul Tazewell
• Hamnet – Malgosia Turzanska

Make Up & Hair

• Frankenstein – Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey, Mike Hill, Megan Many
• Wicked: For Good – Frances Hannon, Laura Blount, Mark Coulier, Sarah Nuth
• Marty Supreme – Kyra Panchenko, Kay Georgiou, Mike Fontaine
• Wicked: For Good – Paul Tazewell
• Sinners – Siân Richards, Shunika Terry, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine

Original Score

• Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat
• Sinners – Ludwig Göransson
• Bugonia – Jerskin Fendrix
• One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood
• Hamnet – Max Richter

Production Design

• Frankenstein – Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau
• Sinners – Ruth E. Carter
• Marty Supreme – Jack Fisk, Adam Willis
• One Battle After Another – Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino 
• Hamnet – Fiona Crumble, Alice Felton

Sound

• F1 – Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta
• Frankenstein – Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitallie, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoem 
• Sinners – Chris Welcker, Benny Burtt, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, Felipe Pacheco  
• One Battle After Another – Jose Antonio Garcia, Christopher Scarabosio, Tony Villaflor
• Warfare – Glenn Freemantle, Mitch Low, Ben Barker, Howard Bargroff, Richard Spooner 

Special Visual Effects

• Avatar: Fire and Ash – Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Eric Saindon
• 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 – J.P. Vine, Michaela Manas Malinda
• Solstice – Luke Angus
• Two Black Boys in Paradise – Baz Sells, Dean Atta, Ben Jackson

British Short Film

• Magid / Zafar – Luis Hindman, Sufiyaan Salam, Aidan Robert Brooks
• Nostalgie – Kathryn Ferguson, Stacey Gregg, Marc Robinson, Kath Mattock
• Terence – Edem Kelman, Noah Reich
• This Is Endometriosis – Georgie Wileman, Matt Houghton, Harriette Wright
• WELCOME HOME FRECKLES – Huiju Park, Nathan Hendren

EE Rising Star Award (voted for by the public) 

• Miles Caton
• Robert Aramayo
• Chase Infiniti
• Archie Madekwe
• Posy Sterling

The BAFTA film awards will take place on February 22, 2026. Stay tuned to MXDWN where we will keep you to date with the latest all award season.