“One Battle After Another” has further strengthened its long-touted position as the movie to beat this awards season, landing atop the lineup of longlisted titles following the first round of voting for the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s epic, scathing and increasingly topical political satire about U.S. extremism and polarization came away with 16 nods after voting across 25 categories — the highest since the longlist round was first introduced in 2021. Predictably, alongside best film, director and adapted screenplay, it dominated the performance lists, with Chase Infiniti, Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Benicio Del Toro and Sean Penn all making it through to the next round.
Following on its heels, a tight pack of films is led by Chloe Zhao’s “Hamnet” and Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” which landed 14 longlist slots each. Right behind, Josh Safdie’s “Marty Supreme” earned 13 nods, with Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Bugonia” and Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” all receiving 12. Meanwhile, “Sentimental Value” and “Wicked: For Good” both found spaces on eight lists (down from the 10 the first “Wicked” earned last year, with Jon M. Chu again missing out on director but Cynthia Erivo in the mix despite recent SAG and Critics Choice snubs).
Alongside the expected big names in the race, there was good news for British films too. “I Swear” and “Pillion” landed on six lists and “The Ballad of Wallis Island” on five, including the performance categories. Robert Aramayo and Peter Mullan from “I Swear,” Harry Melling and Alexander Skarsgard from “Pillion” and “Wallis Island’s” Carey Mulligan all got through to round two.
“Wallis Island” and “I Swear” also managed to earn enough love from BAFTA voters to find themselves on the 10-strong best film longlist, as did “Nuremberg,” which earned six slots overall.
When it comes to snubs, some may be surprised that Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or-winning “It Was Just an Accident” didn’t manage more than two longlist mentions beyond original screenplay and film not in the English language. “The Secret Agent” landed in the same lists as “It Was Just an Accident,” but notably walked away empty handed for lead star Wagner Moura, still considered an Oscars potential. And for all its growing buzz, “Sirāt” also managed just two, for casting and film in the English language (and not, as many might have expected, for sound).
Meanwhile, many major films tipped early on for awards glory came away with even fewer nods. “The Smashing Machine” found space solely in make-up and hair list, “Jay Kelly” landed a supporting slot for Adam Sandler, while “Hedda” emerged with a leading actress slot for Tessa Thompson. Despite acclaim and multiple award nominations on home soil, local titles “Urchin” (the directorial debut of Harris Dickinson) and “My Father’s Shadow” also earned just one longlist space each (Akinola Davies Jr.’s “My Father’s Shadow” unexpectedly didn’t even make the outstanding British film list). As for complete shut-outs, “After the Hunt” and “The Testament of Ann Lee” were entirely absent.
As ever, all may change dramatically when the full list of nominations is announced on Jan. 27 (minus the Rising Star award nominees, which are unveiled on Jan. 14). Then it’s over to the BAFTA Film Awards ceremony itself, which will take place Feb. 22 at London’s Royal Festival Hall with Alan Cumming on hosting duties for the first time.
See all the longlists below.
BEST FILM
“The Ballad of Wallis Island”
“Bugonia”
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“I Swear”
“Marty Supreme”
“Nuremberg”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sentimental Value”
“Sinners”
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
“28 Years Later”
“Ballad of a Small Player”
“The Ballad of Wallis Island”
“Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy”
“The Choral”
“Die My Love”
“Goodbye June”
“H Is for Hawk”
“Hamnet”
“I Swear”
“Mr. Burton”
“Pillion”
“The Roses”
“Steve”
“Warfare”
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
“The Ceremony”
“The Man in My Basement”
“Mother Vera”
“My Father’s Shadow”
“Pillion”
“Ocean With David Attenborough”
“The Shadow Scholars”
“Urchin”
“A Want in Her”
“Wasteman”
CHILDREN’S & FAMILY FILM
“Arco”
“Boong”
“Elio”
“Grow”
“How to Train Your Dragon”
“Lilo & Stitch”
“Little Amelie”
“Zootropolis 2”
FILM NOT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
“It Was Just an Accident”
“La Grazia”
“Left-Handed Girl”
“No Other Choice”
“Nouvelle Vague”
“Rental Family”
“The Secret Agent”
“Sentimental Value”
“Sirāt”
“The Voice of Hind Rajab”
DOCUMENTARY
“2000 Meters to Andriivka”
“Apocalypse in the Tropics”
“Becoming Led Zeppelin”
“Cover-Up”
“The Librarians”
“Mr. Nobody Against Putin”
“Ocean With David Attenborough”
“One to One: John & Yoko”
“The Perfect Neighbor”
“Riefenstahl”
ANIMATED FILM
“Arco”
“The Bad Guys 2”
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle”
“Elio”
“Little Amelie”
“Zootropolis 2”
DIRECTOR
“Bugonia,” Yorgos Lanthimos
“Die My Love,” Lynne Ramsay
“Hamnet,” Chloé Zhao
“A House of Dynamite,” Kathryn Bigelow
“Marty Supreme,” Josh Safdie
“One Battle After Another,” Paul Thomas Anderson
“Rental Family,” Hikari
“Sentimental Value,” Joachim Trier
“Sinners,” Ryan Coogler
“The Voice of Hind Rajab,” Kaouther Ben Hania
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Blue Moon”
“A House of Dynamite”
“I Swear”
“Is This Thing On?”
“It Was Just an Accident”
“Marty Supreme”
“The Secret Agent”
“Sentimental Value”
“Sinners”
“Weapons”
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“28 Years Later”
“The Ballad of Wallis Island”
“Bugonia”
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“Nuremberg”
“One Battle After Another”
“Pillion”
“Train Dreams”
“Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery”
LEADING ACTRESS
Jessie Buckley, “Hamnet”
Rose Byrne, “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”
Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked: For Good”
Kate Hudson, “Song Sung Blue”
Chase Infiniti, “One Battle After Another”
Jennifer Lawrence, “Die My Love”
Renate Reinsve, “Sentimental Value”
Andrea Riseborough, “Dragonfly”
Emma Stone, “Bugonia”
Tessa Thompson, “Hedda”
LEADING ACTOR
Robert Aramayo, “I Swear”
Timothée Chalamet, “Marty Supreme”
Russell Crowe, “Nuremberg”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “One Battle After Another”
Joel Edgerton, “Train Dreams”
Ethan Hawke, “Blue Moon”
Michael B. Jordan, “Sinners”
Harry Melling, “Pillion”
Cillian Murphy, “Steve”
Jesse Plemons, “Bugonia”
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Odessa A’zion, “Marty Supreme”
Brenda Blethyn, “Dragonfly”
Ariana Grande, “Wicked: For Good”
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, “Sentimental Value”
Amy Madigan, “Weapons”
Wunmi Mosaku, “Sinners”
Carey Mulligan, “The Ballad of Wallis Island”
Gwyneth Paltrow, “Marty Supreme”
Teyana Taylor, “One Battle After Another”
Emily Watson, “Hamnet”
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Benicio Del Toro, “One Battle After Another”
Jacob Elordi, “Frankenstein”
Delroy Lindo, “Sinners”
Paul Mescal, “Hamnet”
Peter Mullan, “I Swear”
Sean Penn, “One Battle After Another”
Adam Sandler, “Jay Kelly”
Andrew Scott, “Blue Moon”
Alexander Skarsgård, “Pillion”
Stellan Skarsgård, “Sentimental Value”
CASTING
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“A House of Dynamite”
“I Swear”
“Marty Supreme”
“One Battle After Another”
“Pillion”
“Sentimental Value”
“Sinners”
“Sirāt”
CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Ballad of a Small Player”
“Bugonia”
“Die My Love”
“F1”
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“Marty Supreme”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
“Train Dreams”
COSTUME DESIGN
“Bugonia”
“Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale”
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“Marty Supreme”
“Nouvelle Vague”
“Nuremberg”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
“Wicked: For Good”
EDITING
“28 Years Later”
“Bugonia”
“F1”
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“A House of Dynamite”
“Marty Supreme”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
“Weapons”
MAKE UP & HAIR
“Bugonia”
“Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale”
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“Marty Supreme”
“Nuremberg”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
“The Smashing Machine”
“Wicked: For Good”
ORIGINAL SCORE
“28 Years Later”
“The Ballad of Wallis Island”
“Bugonia”
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“Marty Supreme”
“Nuremberg”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
“Wicked: For Good”
PRODUCTION DESIGN
“Ballad of a Small Player”
“Bugonia”
“The Fantastic Four: First Steps”
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“Marty Supreme”
“Mickey 17”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
“Wicked: For Good”
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
“Avatar: Fire and Ash”
“F1”
“Frankenstein”
“How to Train Your Dragon”
“Jurassic World Rebirth”
“The Lost Bus”
“Mickey 17”
“Superman”
“Tron: Ares”
“Wicked: For Good”
SOUND
“Avatar: Fire and Ash”
“Bugonia”
“F1”
“Frankenstein”
“The Lost Bus”
“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
“Warfare”
“Wicked: For Good”
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
“Brain Space”
“Cardboard”
“Death’s Peak”
“Ovary-Acting”
“Solstice”
“Two Black Boys in Paradise”
BRITISH SHORT FILM
“22+1”
“Blondi”
“Magid / Zafar”
“Neil Armstrong and the Langholmites”
“Nostalgie”
“The Pearl Comb”
“Terence”
“This Is Endometriosis”
“Welcome Home Freckles”
“Wonderwall”
