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‘One Battle After Another’ & ‘Sinners’ Lead

Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another and Ryan Coogler’s Sinners continued their dominant awards campaigns this afternoon as BAFTA rolled out the nominations for its 2026 Film Awards. Scroll down for the nominations lists in full.

One Battle After Another leads the pack with 14 nominations, including Best Film, Director, and Adapted Screenplay. PTA’s movie came into the BAFTA nominations stage hot with 16 longlist mentions, the most ever recorded for a film. 14 nominations is the second highest haul recorded by a film after Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi, which landed 16 in 1983. The King’s Speech, All Quiet On The Western Front, and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon also landed 14 BAFTA noms. Each of those films, excluding Crouching Tiger, won Best Film. 

Sinners landed 13 BAFTA nominations. The film’s haul includes Best Director and Original Screenplay for Ryan Coogler. Michael B Jordan landed his first BAFTA nomination in the Best Actor category, and Manchester-native Wunmi Mosaku landed a Best Actress nomination. 

Trailing the two Warner Bros titles are Hamnet and Marty Supreme, with 11 nominations. Paul Mescal and Timothée Chalamet are both Best Actor nominees, and both Chloé Zhao and Josh Safdie are Best Director nominees.

Frankenstein and Sentimental Value both clocked eight nominations, while Bugonia and surprise British box office hit I Swear clocked five nominations. Other well-represented British include The Ballad of Wallis Island and Pillion, which both landed three nominations. 

There are eight first-time nominees in the performance categories, including Michael B. Jordan. The rest are Robert Aramayo (I Swear), Odessa A’zion (Marty Supreme), Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You), Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value), Stellan Skarsgård (Sentimental Value), Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another), and Chase Infiniti (One Battle After Another). Infiniti is also nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award. In the Best Director category, two of the six directors are first-time nominees – Ryan Coogler and Josh Safdie.

The 2026 BAFTA Film Awards take place on February 22. Check out the full list of nominations below. 

2026 BAFTA FILM AWARD NOMINATIONS

 

BEST FILM

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

SINNERS Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler

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 Speilberg, 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                                                          

BUGONIA Yorgos Lanthimos

HAMNET Chloé Zhao

MARTY SUPREME Josh Safdie

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Paul Thomas Anderson

SENTIMENTAL VALUE Joachim Trier

SINNERS Ryan Coogler

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

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

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

CASTING

I SWEAR Lauren Evans

MARTY SUPREME Jennifer Venditti

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Cassandra Kulukundis

SENTIMENTAL VALUE Yngvill Kolset Haga, Avy Kaufman

SINNERS Francine Maisler

CINEMATOGRAPHY

FRANKENSTEIN Dan Laustsen

MARTY SUPREME Darius Khondji

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Michael Bauman

SINNERS Autumn Durald Arkapaw

TRAIN DREAMS Adolpho Veloso

EDITING

F1 Stephen Mirrione

A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE Kirk Baxter

MARTY SUPREME Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Andy Jurgensen

SINNERS Michael P. Shawver

COSTUME DESIGN

FRANKENSTEIN Kate Hawley

HAMNET Malgosia Turzanska

MARTY SUPREME Miyako Bellizzi

SINNERS Ruth E. Carter

WICKED: FOR GOOD Paul Tazewell

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

ORIGINAL SCORE

BUGONIA Jerskin Fendrix

FRANKENSTEIN Alexandre Desplat

HAMNET Max Richter

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Jonny Greenwood

SINNERS Ludwig Göransson

PRODUCTION DESIGN

FRANKENSTEIN Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau

HAMNET Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton

MARTY SUPREME Jack Fisk, Adam Willis

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino

SINNERS Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne

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

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

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 (voted for by the public)

ROBERT ARAMAYO

MILES CATON

CHASE INFINITI

ARCHIE MADEKWE

POSY STERLING

BY FILM (46 films)

2000 Meters To Andriivka1Lilo & Stitch128 Years Later1Little Amélie1Apocalypse In The Tropics1The Lost Bus1Arco1Marty Supreme11Avatar: Fire and Ash1Mr Burton1The Ballad of Wallis Island3Mr. Nobody Against Putin1Blue Moon1My Father’s Shadow1Boong1One Battle After Another14Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy1The Perfect Neighbor1Bugonia5Pillion3The Ceremony1The Secret Agent2Cover-Up1Sentimental Value8Die My Love1Sinners13Elio1Sirāt1F13Song Sung Blue1Frankenstein8Steve1H is for Hawk1Train Dreams1Hamnet11The Voice of Hind Rajab1A House of Dynamite1A Want In Her1How to Train Your Dragon1Warfare1I Swear5Wasteman   1If I Had Legs I’d Kick You1Wicked: For Good   2It Was Just an Accident1Zootropolis 2   2

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