One Battle After Another Leads The 2026 BAFTA Nominations

The BAFTA Film Awards nominations for 2026 have been announced by actors David Jonsson and Aimee Lou Wood. The 79th ceremony to announce the winners will be held on 22nd February, honouring the greatest achievements in filmmaking of the past year, in addition to spotlighting and applauding upcoming British film talent. It will be held in the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall.

One Battle After Another takes the lead with its 14 nominations, with Sinners coming right behind with 13. In a shared third place with a total of 11 nods, Hamnet ties with Marty Supreme. Both Frankenstein and Sentimental Value have received 8 nominations, while I Swear and Bugonia have each earned 5.

The Ballad Of Wallis Island, F1 and Pillion have all received 3, and lastly The Secret Agent , Wicked: For Good and Zootropolis 2 all received with 2 nominations each.

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The 2026 BAFTA Nominations:

Best Director

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

Best Film

• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners

Best Actor 

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

Best 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 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 Skarsgard – Sentimental Value

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 Adapted Screenplay

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

Best Original Screenplay

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

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, Actor or Producer 

• The Ceremony – Jack King, Hollie Bryan, Lucy Meer
• My Father’s Shadow – Akinola Davies Jr, Wale Davies
• Pillion – Harry Lighton
• A Want In Her – Myrid Carten
• Wasteman – Cal McMau, Hunter Andrews, Eoin Doran

Best Children’s or Family Film

• Arco
• Boong
• Lilo & Stitch
• Zootropolis 2

Best Non-English Language Film

• It Was Just An Accident
• The Secret Agent
• Sentimental Value
• Sirat
• The Voice Of Hind Rajab

Best Costumes 

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

Best Special Visual Effects

• Avatar: Fire And Ash – Eric Saindon
• F1 – Ryan Tudhope
• Frankenstein – Dennis Beradi
• How To Train Your Dragon – Christian Manz
• The Lost Bus – Charlie Noble and Max Dennison

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 British Film

• Magid/ Zafar
• Nostalgie
• Terence
• This Is Endometriosis
• Welcome Home Freckles

Best British Short Animation

• Cardboard
• Solstice
• Two Black Boys In Paradise

Best Sound

• F1 – Al Nelson
• Frankenstein – Nathan Robitalle and and Nelson Ferreria
• One Battle After Another – Chris Scarabosio
• Sinners – Steve Boedekker
• Warfare – Glenn Freemantle and Ben Barker

Best Production Design

• Frankenstein – Tamara Deverell
• Hamnet – Fiona Crombie
• Marty Supreme – Jack Fisk
• One Battle After Another – Florencia Martin
• Sinners-Hannah Beachler

Best Original Score

• Bugonia – Yorgos Lanthimos
• Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat
• Hamnet – Max Richter
• One Battle After Another – Johnny Greenwood
• Sinners-Ludwig Göransson

Best Make-up and Hair

• Frankenstein – Mike Hill
• Hamnet – Nicole Stafford
• Marty Supreme – Kyra Panchenko
• Sinners – Shunika Terry-Jennings, Sherri B. Hamilton, Allison LaCour and Lana Mora
• Wicked: For Good – Frances Hanmon

Best Editing

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

Best Cinematography

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

Best Casting 

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

Best Animated Film

• Elio
• Little Amelie
• Zootropolis 2

Best Documentary 

• 2000 Meters to Andriivka
• Apocalypse In The Tropics
• Cover-Up
• Mr Nobody Against Putin
• The Perfect Neighbor

First Time Nominees

• Robert Aramayo – I Swear
• Odessa A’zion – Marty Supreme
• Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
• Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
• Michael B Jordan – Sinners
• Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
• Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value
• Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

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