The 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards nominations are officially here, and they confirm what this awards season has been signaling for months: this is a year defined by bold auteurs, cultural impact, and films willing to take big swings.
Leading the pack are One Battle After Another and Sinners, two Warner Bros. titles that have dominated conversation across critics’ groups, guild awards, and international voting bodies. Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another tops this year’s BAFTA field with 14 nominations, translating an unprecedented 16 longlist mentions into one of the strongest showings in the organization’s history. The film now joins an elite group of heavily nominated BAFTA contenders that includes Gandhi, The King’s Speech, and All Quiet on the Western Front—projects that didn’t just compete, but defined their awards years.
Close behind is Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, which earned 13 nominations, reinforcing its position as one of the most significant films of the year. The genre-bending vampire epic landed major recognition across directing, writing, acting, and technical categories, marking a milestone moment for Coogler at BAFTA and further cementing the film’s global reach following its record-breaking Oscar performance earlier this season.
Beyond the two frontrunners, this year’s nominations reflect a notably international and filmmaker-driven slate. Hamnet and Marty Supreme followed with 11 nominations each, while Sentimental Value and Frankenstein earned strong eight-nomination showings. British indies and debut features also made their presence felt across categories, underscoring BAFTA’s continued commitment to spotlighting new voices alongside established power players.
With major acting breakthroughs, strong technical recognition, and a Best Film race that remains genuinely competitive, the 2026 BAFTA nominations set the stage for a high-stakes showdown when the awards are handed out on February 22 in London. Below is the full list of nominations as announced.
2026 BAFTA Film Award Nominations
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another leads with 14 noms, followed closely by Ryan Coogler’s Sinners with 13.
BEST FILM
- Sinners — Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler
- Hamnet — Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg, Sam Mendes
- Marty Supreme — Timothée Chalamet, Anthony Katagas, Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
- One Battle After Another — Adam Somner, Sara Murphy, Paul Thomas Anderson
- Sentimental Value — Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
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 Spielberg, 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
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
- Sirāt — Oliver Laxe, Domingo Corral
- The Voice of Hind Rajab — 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
- Zootropolis 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
- Zootropolis 2 — Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino
DIRECTOR
- Sinners — Ryan Coogler
- Hamnet — Chloé Zhao
- Marty Supreme — Josh Safdie
- One Battle After Another — Paul Thomas Anderson
- Sentimental Value — Joachim Trier
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- Sinners — Ryan Coogler
- Marty Supreme — Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
- The Secret Agent — Kleber Mendonça Filho
- Sentimental Value — Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
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
LEADING ACTRESS
- Chase Infiniti — One Battle After Another
- Rose Byrne — If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
- Kate Hudson — Song Sung Blue
- Renate Reinsve — Sentimental Value
- Emma Stone — Bugonia
LEADING ACTOR
- Michael B. Jordan — Sinners
- Timothée Chalamet — Marty Supreme
- Leonardo DiCaprio — One Battle After Another
- Ethan Hawke — Blue Moon
- Jesse Plemons — Bugonia
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Wunmi Mosaku — Sinners
- Teyana Taylor — One Battle After Another
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas — Sentimental Value
- Carey Mulligan — The Ballad of Wallis Island
- 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
CASTING
- Sinners — Francine Maisler
- Marty Supreme — Jennifer Venditti
- One Battle After Another — Cassandra Kulukundis
- Sentimental Value — Yngvill Kolset Haga, Avy Kaufman
CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Sinners — Autumn Durald Arkapaw
- Marty Supreme — Darius Khondji
- One Battle After Another — Michael Bauman
- Train Dreams — Adolpho Veloso
EDITING
- Sinners — Michael P. Shawver
- A House of Dynamite — Kirk Baxter
- Marty Supreme — Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
- One Battle After Another — Andy Jurgensen
COSTUME DESIGN
- Sinners — Ruth E. Carter
- Wicked: For Good — Paul Tazewell
- Hamnet — Malgosia Turzanska
- Marty Supreme — Miyako Bellizzi
MAKE UP & HAIR
- Sinners — Siân Richards, Shunika Terry, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine
- Hamnet — Nicole Stafford
- Marty Supreme — Kyra Panchenko, Kay Georgiou, Mike Fontaine
- Wicked: For Good — Frances Hannon, Laura Blount, Mark Coulier, Sarah Nuth
ORIGINAL SCORE
- Sinners — Ludwig Göransson
- Frankenstein — Alexandre Desplat
- Hamnet — Max Richter
- One Battle After Another — Jonny Greenwood
PRODUCTION DESIGN
- Sinners — Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne
- Hamnet — Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton
- Marty Supreme — Jack Fisk, Adam Willis
- One Battle After Another — Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino
SOUND
- Sinners — Chris Welcker, Benny Burtt, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, Felipe Pacheco
- Frankenstein — Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitallie, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoem
- One Battle After Another — Jose Antonio Garcia, Christopher Scarabosio, Tony Villaflor
- Warfare — 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, François Lambert, Glen McIntosh, Terry Palmer
- The Lost Bus — Charlie Noble, Brandon K. McLaughlin, David Zaretti
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
- Cardboard — J.P. Vine, Michaela Manas Malina
- 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 (Public Vote)
- Miles Caton
- Chase Infiniti
- Archie Madekwe
- Posy Sterling