Carl Roberts 
BAFTA has announced the nominations for the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards. Did your favourite get a nomination? Find out here.
The awards season is well and truly upon us, and the movies are jockeying for position to be the front-runners at the Oscars in March. This time, it is the turn of BAFTA to come to the table, which, today, announced the nominations for the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards, celebrating the very best in film over the past year. A total of 46 films received nominations today. And much like the Oscars, the prime players have come to the fore.
The 11 films with the most nominations are:
14 nominations for One Battle After Another
13 nominations for Sinners
11 nominations for Hamnet and Marty Supreme
Eight nominations for Frankenstein and Sentimental Value
Five nominations for I Swear and Bugonia
Three nominations for The Ballad of Wallis Island, Pillion and F1
There are two nominations each for The Secret Agent, Wicked: For Good and Zootropolis 2.
There is one nomination each for the following movies:
One nomination for each of the following: 2000 Meters To Andriivka, 28 Years Later, Apocalypse In The Tropics, Arco, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Blue Moon, Boong, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, The Ceremony, Cover-Up, Die My Love, Elio, H is for Hawk, A House of Dynamite, How to Train Your Dragon, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, It Was Just an Accident, Lilo & Stitch, Little Amélie, The Lost Bus, Mr Burton, Mr. Nobody Against Putin, My Father’s Shadow, The Perfect Neighbor, Sirāt, Song Sung Blue, Steve, Train Dreams, The Voice of Hind Rajab, A Want in Her, Warfare and Wasteman
PERFORMANCE AND DIRECTING NOMINATIONS
First-time nominees in the performance categories who have received their first BAFTA Film nomination are: Robert Aramayo, Odessa A’zion, Rose Byrne, Chase Infiniti, Michael B. Jordan, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Stellan Skarsgård, and Teyana Taylor.
Six former and current EE Rising Stars are nominated – Robert Aramayo, Jessie Buckley, Timothée Chalamet, Jacob Elordi, Chase Infiniti and Carey Mulligan.
In the Best Director category, two of the six directors are first-time nominees – Ryan Coogler and Josh Safdie.
Three BAFTA Breakthroughs are nominated: Jessie Buckley, Akinola Davies Jr. and Chase Infiniti.
THE EE RISING STAR AWARD
The EE Rising Star Award nominees were revealed on 14 January, showcasing Archie Madekwe, Chase Infiniti, Miles Caton, Posy Sterling, and Robert Aramayo. Voted for by the British public, this annual award celebrates performers who have demonstrated remarkable talent early in their careers. Voting is now open at ee.co.uk/bafta.
JANE MILLICHIP
Jane Millichip, CEO of BAFTA, said:
“Huge congratulations to the teams behind the 46 superbfilms nominated today. They showcase the very best of storytelling and its ability to engage, entertain and provoke debate. This year’s nominated films are full of bold storytelling and exquisite craft. And the breadth of narrative, genres and styles is spellbinding. Whether newcomers or veterans, I hope our first-time nominees enjoy this much-deserved spotlight, and I look forward to welcoming them and all our returning nominees to London. As the UK’s leading arts charity and academy, it’s a real privilege to showcase this year’s brilliant films and the talent in the 79th EE BAFTA Film Awards, which will be broadcast on BBC, BBC iPlayer, and across the world on 22 February.”
SARA PUTT
Sara Putt, Chair of BAFTA, said:
“Across the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards nominations, it is thrilling to see British indie films and debuts in the company of blockbusters that have taken the world by storm. It’s an exceptional year for bold, original storytelling. Behind these films are thousands of hard-working crews who have worked tirelessly to bring them to life – the quality and craftsmanship on display is filmmaking at its best. We hope the public enjoy watching these films as much as our 8300 BAFTA film voters have.”
Actors Aimee Lou Wood and David Jonsson announced the nominations via a live broadcast from BAFTA 195 Piccadilly.
The EE BAFTA Film Awards ceremony takes place at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London. It will stream live on BBC One and iPlayer, reaching international audiences. This event promises to be an unmissable celebration of both British and global film, hosted by the multi-award-winning actor, writer, producer, and TV host Alan Cumming. Viewers will also be able to find all the essential action from the red carpet, ceremony and beyond across BAFTA’s socials.
AND THE NOMINEES ARE…
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND
BUGONIA
HAMNET
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
PILLION
ANIMATED FILM
ELIO
LITTLE AMELIE
ZOOTROPOLIS 2
BEST FILM
HAMNET
MARTY SUPREME
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
SENTIMENTAL VALUE
SINNERS
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
CARDBOARD
SOLSTICE
TWO BLACK BOYS IN PARADISE
BRITISH SHORT FILM
WELCOME HOME FRECKLES
MAGID/ZAFAR
NOSTALGIE
TERENCE
THIS IS ENDOMETRIOSIS
CASTING
I SWEAR
MARTY SUPREME
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
SENTIMENTAL VALUE
SINNERS
CHILDRENS AND FAMILY FILM
ARCO
BOONG
LILO & STITCH
ZOOTROPOLIS 2
CINEMATOGRAPHY
FRANKENSTEIN
MARTY SUPREME
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
SINNERS
TRAIN DREAMS
COSTUME DESIGN
FRANKENSTEIN
HAMNET
MARTY SUPREME
SINNERS
WICKED: FOR GOOD
DIRECTOR
YOROS LANTHIMOS-BUGONIA
CHLOE ZHAO-HAMNET
JOSH SAFDIE-MARTY SUPREME
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON-ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
JOACHIM TRIER-SENTIMENTAL VALUE
RYAN COOGLER-SINNERS
DOCUMENTARY
2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA
APOCOLYPSE IN THE TROPICS
COVER-UP
MR NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR
EDITING
A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE
F1
MARTY SUPREME
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
SINNERS
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
THE SECRET AGENT
SENTIMENTAL VALUE
SIRAT
THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB
LEADING 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
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
MAKE UP & HAIR
FRANKENSTEIN
HAMNET
MARTY SUPREME
SINNERS
WICKED: FOR GOOD
ORIGINAL SCORE
HAMNET
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
SINNERS
BUGONIA
FRANKENSTEIN
Credit: Atsushi Nishijima/Focus Features © 2025 All Rights Reserved.
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
I SWEAR
MARTY SUPREME
THE SECRET AGENT
SENTIMENTAL VALUE
SINNERS
OUTSTANDING BRITISH CONTRIBUTION TO CINEMA (NON COMPETITIVE)
CLAIRE BINNS
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
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR, OR PRODUCER
PILLION-HARRY LIGHTON
THE CEREMONY-JACK KING, HOLLIE BRYAN, LUCY MEER
WASTEMAN-CAL MCMAU, HUNTER ANDREWS, EOIN DORAN
A WANT IN HER-MYRID CARTEN
MY FATHER’S SHADOW-AKINOLA DAVIES JR, WALE DAVIES
PRODUCTION DESIGN
FRANKENSTEIN
HAMNET
MARTY SUPREME
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
SINNERS
SOUND
F1
FRANKENSTEIN
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
SINNERS
WARFARE
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
AVATAR: FIRE & ASH
F1
FRANKENSTEIN
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
THE LOST BUS
SUPPORTING ACTOR
PAUL MESCAL-HAMNET
PETER MULLAN-I SWEAR
SEAN PENN-ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
STELLAN SKARSGARD-SENTIMENTAL VALUE
BENICIO DEL TORO-ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
JACOB ELORDI-FRANKENSTEIN
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
ODESSA A’ZION-MARTY SUPREME
INGA IBSDOTTER LILLEAAS-SENTIMENTAL VALUE
WUNMI MOSAKU-SINNERS
CAREY MULLIGAN-THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND
TEYANNA TAYLOR-ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
EMILY WATSON-HAMNET
Our congratulations go out to all the nominees; every nomination is richly deserved.
The winners will be announced on Sunday, 22 February, on BBC One and iPlayer and @BAFTA
Introducing Carl! As the News Editor at Future of the Force, Carl has been an invaluable member of our team since early 2016. His expertise and dedication have made him an integral part of our editorial staff. Beyond his professional role, Carl is a fervent supporter of Liverpool F.C. and an avid follower of pop culture. He has a deep passion for Halloween, Friday the 13th, and the iconic movie franchises Star Wars and Star Trek.
He can be found either at his neighborhood cinema, enjoying the latest releases on the big screen, or at home streaming the newest blockbuster movies.
