The nominees for the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards have been revealed, highlighting the best films and performances from the past year. The ceremony will take place at London’s Royal Festival Hall on Sunday, February 22.
Thriller One Battle After Another leads the nominations, closely followed by the vampire horror Sinners. Hamnet, which explores Shakespeare’s family life, and the table tennis drama Marty Supreme also received strong recognition.
Best Film and Outstanding British Film
The competition for Best Film includes:
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
For Outstanding British Film, nominees include:
- 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
Acting Nominations
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)
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)
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)
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)
Director and Screenplay
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)
Original Screenplay
- I Swear
- Marty Supreme
- The Secret Agent
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
Adapted Screenplay
- The Ballad of Wallis Island
- Bugonia
- Hamnet
- One Battle After Another
- Pillion
Other Key Categories
- Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer: The Ceremony, My Father’s Shadow, Pillion, A Want In Her, Wasteman
- Film Not in English Language: It Was Just An Accident, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value, Sirât, The Voice of Hind Rajab
- Documentary: 2000 Meters to Andriivka, Apocalypse in the Tropics, Cover-Up, Mr Nobody Against Putin, The Perfect Neighbor
- Animated Film: Elio, Little Amélie, Zootropolis 2
Other categories include casting, cinematography, costume design, editing, production design, sound, and special visual effects, with major films like Frankenstein, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, and Sinners dominating multiple nominations.
Top Nominees
- One Battle After Another: 14 nominations
- Sinners: 13 nominations
- Hamnet: 11 nominations
- Marty Supreme: 11 nominations
- Frankenstein: 8 nominations
- Sentimental Value: 8 nominations
The BAFTAs 2026 promise a thrilling night celebrating the finest films and performances from the last 12 months.
