MUBI receives 13 nominations at the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards. Notably, Die My Love, Sentimental Value, My Father’s Shadow, and The Station Agent are in contention.
MUBI, the global distributor, streaming service, and production company, proudly announces a total of 13 nominations across five films at the upcoming 2026 EE British Academy Film Awards. This marks the most nominations in the distributor’s history.
EIGHT NOMINATIONS FOR SENTIMENTAL VALUE
SENTIMENTAL VALUE is the recipient of EIGHT nominations, including Best Film, Director for Joachim Trier; Leading Actress for Renate Reinsve. Supporting Actor for Stellan Skarsgård. Supporting Actress for Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas. Original Screenplay for Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier. Casting for Yngvill Kolset Haga and Avy Kaufman. And Film Not in the English Language.
Following the nomination, Director & Co-Writer Joachim Trier shared:
“I am deeply grateful to the British Academy for recognising the film and our cast and crew with these nominations. The cast and crew poured their hearts into the film and I’m incredibly proud of everyone that came together to make Sentimental Value. I studied directing at the NFTS, so it means a lot to be recognised like this by my peers.”
TWO NOMINATIONS FOR THE SECRET AGENT
THE SECRET AGENT received two nominations: Original Screenplay for Kleber Mendonça Filho and Film Not in the English Language.
Emilie Lesclaux, Producer, said, reacting to the news:
“We are happy about The Secret Agent receiving two BAFTA nominations, as well as the other nominations for Brazil (Petra Costa and Adolpho Veloso). This is wonderful news, especially just a few weeks before the UK release on February 20. I am also very proud of Kleber, as I believe this script is his strongest work as a screenwriter to date, in a sequence of four great narrative screenplays.”
Kleber Mendonça Filho, Writer & Director, added:
“Thank you BAFTA for the two nominations. I wrote this very personal script in my own language, Portuguese, and to see it nominated in the UK is a thing of beauty. I hope the BAFTA nominations will bring more awareness around the film and more people to see The Secret Agent.”
OTHER NOMINATIONS
It Was Just an Accident, the thriller directed by Jafar Panahi, was also nominated for Best Film Not in the English Language.
Lynne Ramsay’s *Die My Love*, featuring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, earned a nomination for Outstanding British Film.
Akinola Davies Jr. and Wale Davies have been nominated for Outstanding Debut by a British writer, director, or producer for their work on *My Father’s Shadow*.
Of the nomination, Akinola Davies Jr. said:
“It’s a real honour to be BAFTA-nominated for my debut feature, MY FATHER’S SHADOW. It’s a real testament to all the cast and crew for their hard work and commitment to the story we’re trying to tell. Equally to our lead, Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, who has been a fantastic leader throughout this whole process. I also just want to say thanks and congratulations to all the other nominees – it’s an honour to be nominated alongside them. See you on the red carpet!”
SENTIMENTAL VALUE
The poignant exploration of family, memories, and the reconciliatory power of art, the film stars Academy Award- and BAFTA-nominee Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World, A Different Man), Academy Award-nominee, BAFTA and Golden Globe-winner Stellan Skarsgård (Dune: Part One & Two, Hope), Academy Award, Golden Globe and EMMY-nominee Elle Fanning (A Complete Unknown, All The Bright Places), breakout Academy Award and BAFTA-nominated star Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (A Beautiful Life, In Oversized Men’s Shirts), and Anders Danielsen Lie (The Worst Person in the World, Personal Shopper). The film is directed and co-written by Joachim Trier, and longtime collaborator and Academy Award-nominee Eskil Vogt (The Innocents, The Worst Person in the World).
Reinsve plays Nora, a successful stage actress. Along with her sister Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas), she reunites with their estranged father Gustav Borg (Skarsgard). Gustav is a once-renowned film director planning a major comeback with a script based on his family. When Gustav offers Nora the lead role, she promptly declines. As a result, he turns his attention to Rachel Kemp (Fanning), an eager young Hollywood starlet primed for her big breakthrough. With their fraught dynamics made even more complex, Nora, Agnes and Gustav are each forced to confront their difficult pasts.
8 BAFTA Film Award nominations, including Best Film, Director (Joachim Trier); Leading Actress (Renate Reinsve); Supporting Actor (Stellan Skarsgård); Supporting Actress (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas); Original Screenplay (Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier); Casting (Yngvill Kolset Haga and Avy Kaufman); and Film Not in the English Language.
In cinemas now, coming soon to MUBI
Our editor, Phil Roberts, had this to say about the film:
Joachim Trier’s #SentimentalValue is a compelling piece of cinema. An estranged family’s turmoil plays out in gloriously intimate fashion with perfectly weighted, poignant performances from Stellan Skarsgård & Renate Reinsve.
Often silently heartbreaking, it’s a triumph. #LFF
THE SECRET AGENT
A university professor travels from São Paulo to the seaside city of Recife during Carnival week. He hopes to reunite with his son. Soon, he finds out he’s been tailed and spied on by neighbours in his new refuge. Consequently, he realizes there is no possible escape from the tentacles of corruption.
Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho, The Secret Agent stars Wagner Moura (Narcos, Civil War), Maria Fernanda Cândido (Vermelho Monet, The Traitor) and Gabriel Leone (Eduardo and Monica, Verdades Secretas).
Exploring the tension between personal conviction and political corruption, The Secret Agent is a gripping portrait of resistance and betrayal that resonates with today’s global climate
Two BAFTA Film Award nominations for: Original Screenplay (Kleber Mendonça Filho) and Film Not in the English Language.
In cinemas from 20 February
Our editor, Phil Roberts, had this to say about the film:
Kleber Mendonça Filho’s #TheSecretAgent is a bold and enticing slice of cinema. Wagner Moura expertly leads a great ensemble cast through the web of corruption in Brazil.
Although the finale fell flat for me, the charming thriller is a worthy addition to the #LFF watchlist.
MY FATHER’S SHADOW
Starring Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù (Slow Horses, Gangs Of London) and introducing Godwin Egbo and Chibuike Marvellous Egbo, My Father’s Shadow is a semi-autobiographical tale set over the course of a single day in the Nigerian metropolis Lagos during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis. The story follows a father, estranged from his two young sons, as they travel through the massive city while political unrest threatens their journey home.
Co-written by Akinola Davies Jr. and Wale Davies, and exquisitely shot by cinematographer Jermaine Edwards, My Father’s Shadow captures, through a child’s eyes, a moment of profound historical upheaval – when everything is on the verge of change.
BAFTA Film Award nomination for: Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
In cinemas from 6 February
DIE MY LOVE
Instincts, both maternal and carnal, clatter like shards of glass in a blender in this uncompromising portrait of a woman on the edge from director Lynne Ramsay. Starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson in a frenzied pas de deux, Die My Love inflames the exposed nerves of delirium and desire.
BAFTA Film Award nomination for: Outstanding British Film
Available now on MUBI
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
Vahid, an Azerbaijani auto mechanic, was once imprisoned by Iranian authorities. During his sentence, he was interrogated blindfolded. One day, a man named Eghbal enters his workshop. His prosthetic leg creaks, and Vahid thinks he recognises one of his former torturers.
It Was Just An Accident stars Ebrahim Azizi (Me, Maryam, The Children And 26 Others, Killing The Eunuch Khan), Vahid Mobasheri (The Witness, No Bears), Mariam Afshari, Hadis Pakbaten, Majid Panahi and Mohamad Ale Elyasmehr.
BAFTA Film Award nomination for: Film Not in the English Language
In cinemas now, coming soon to MUBI
The 2026 EE British Academy Film Awards will be held on Sunday, 22 February.
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