2026 BAFTA Film Awards: The Nominations Are In

Last week the 2026 Oscar nominations were revealed, but this week we’re back on home turf celebrating the return of the BAFTA Film Awards. These are the most prestigious film awards in the UK, and while they are international in scope, there are plenty of categories that seek to reward British talent in particular.

And the 2026 nominees are finally here, announced at midday today (27 Jan) by Aimee Lou Wood and 2025’s EE Rising Star David Jonsson from BAFTA’s London HQ. So who has an iconic face-shaped trophy within reach? Read on to find the full list of nominees, plus everything you need to know before the ceremony on Sunday 22 February 2026.

The 2026 BAFTA Film Award Nominations Are Here

One Battle After Another is the most-nominated title at the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards. (© Warner Bros. Pictures)

The Headlines

A total of 46 films are nominated at the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards, which BAFTA CEO Jane Millichip describes as ‘[showcasing] the very best of storytelling and its ability to engage, entertain and provoke debate’.

While Sinners dominates the Oscars shortlist, it’s Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another leading the pack here with 14 nods. Ryan Coogler’s historical horror Sinners is next with 13 nominations – the highest for a Black director in BAFTA history, including Best Supporting Actress for Wunmi Mosaku.

Both films find themselves in the competitive Best Film category, against Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme, Norwegian flick Sentimental Value and heart-rending Hamnet. The latter is the most-nominated British film this year with 11 commendations.

Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet is the most-nominated British film this year. (© Agata Grzybowska/2025 FOCUS FEATURES LLC)

‘This year’s nominated films are full of bold storytelling and exquisite craft,’ Jane adds. ‘And the breadth of narrative, genres and styles is spellbinding. Whether newcomers or veterans, I hope our first-time nominees enjoy this much deserved spotlight, and I look forward to welcoming them and all our returning nominees to London.’

Hamnet is tied with Marty Supreme on nominations, with both leading men, Paul Mescal and Timotheé Chalamet, up for acting awards – the latter for the second year running. Hamnet‘s Jessie Buckley – BAFTA Breakthrough alum – is also up for Best Leading Actress, while co-star Emily Watson has bagged a nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category.

Elsewhere, British indie titles I Swear, Pillion and The Ballad of Wallis Island thrive on a more local stage, the former bagging five nominations and the latter two getting three.

If you would like more of an insight into the judging and voting process, we have a nitty gritty guide to the BAFTA Film Awards here.

Stellan Skarsgård bags his first ever BAFTA nomination for Norwegian film Sentimental Value. (Mubi)

The Nominees In Full

Best Film

• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• 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
• I Swear
• Mr Burton
• Pillion
• Steve

Best Leading Actress

• Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
• 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

Best Leading Actor

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

Best Director

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

Best Supporting Actress

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

Best 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
• Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value

EE Rising Star

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

This is the only BAFTA Film Award determined by the public, so make sure you lodge your vote before Friday 20 February 2026 at ee.co.uk/BAFTA.

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)

Best Film Not In English Language

• It Was Just an Accident
• The Secret Agent
• Sentimental Value
• Sirât
• The Voice of Hind Rajab

Best Original Screenplay

• I Swear
• Marty Supreme
• The Secret Agent
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners

Best Adapted Screenplay

• The Ballad of Wallis Island
• Bugonia
• Hamnet
• One Battle After Another
• Pillion

Animated Film

• Elio
• Little Amélie
• Zootropolis 2

Best Documentary

• 2,000 Meters to Andriivka by Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner & Raney Aronson-Rath
• Apocalypse in the Tropics by Petra Costa & Alessandra Orofino
• Cover-Up by Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus, Olivia Streisand & Yoni Golijev
• Mr. Nobody Against Putin by David Borenstein, Helle Faber, Radovan Síbrt & Alžběta Karásková
• The Perfect Neighbor by Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu & Sam Bisbee

Best Casting

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

Best Cinematography

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

Best Costume Design

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

Best Editing

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

Best Make Up & Hair

• Frankenstein: Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey, Mike Hill & Megan Many
• 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

Best Original Score

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

Best Production Design

• Tamara Deverell & Shane Vieau, Frankenstein
• Fiona Crombie & Alice Felton, Hamnet
• Jack Fisk & Adam Willis, Marty Supreme
• Florencia Martin & Anthony Carlino, One Battle After Another
• Hannah Beachler & Monique Champagne, Sinners

Best 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

Best 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
• 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

British Short Animation

• Cardboard by J.P. Vine & Michaela Manas Malina
• Solstice by Luke Angus
• Two Black Boys in Paradise by Baz Sells, Dean Atta & Ben Jackson

British Short Film

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

When Are The 2026 BAFTA Film Awards?

The 79th BAFTA Film Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday 22 February 2026 at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London, hosted by Scottish actor, writer, producer and presenter Alan Cumming. Having previously presented the BAFTA TV Awards, Cumming takes over from fellow Scot David Tennant who presented the Film Awards in 2024 and 2025.

The ceremony will be broadcast live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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