BAFTA Nominations 2026: ‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Sinners’ lead a polarised field

The 79th British Academy Film Awards nominations, unveiled from BAFTA’s Piccadilly headquarters on 27 January 2026, present a run of films that cross political pulse, literary adaptation and genre spectacle. At the summit sits Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, which collected 14 nominations across craft, directing and five acting slots, while Ryan Coogler’s Sinners follows closely with 13 nods; both films anchor a list that also gives substantial support to Hamnet, Marty Supreme, Sentimental Value and a scattering of riskier, smaller titles.

BAFTA’s voting body — larger and more UK-centric than the Academy — has long functioned as both mirror and corrective to American sentiment. This year that dual role is visible as several Oscar favourites have been confirmed by BAFTA, reinforcing the momentum behind films like One Battle After Another and Hamnet, while BAFTA also restored attention to titles overlooked by the Academy. Examples include recognition for Wicked: For Good in technical categories and acting nods for performers such as Paul Mescal who missed out at the Oscars. Those divergences matter because BAFTA’s calendar position (nomination announcement after the Oscars this year) gives it the power to reshape late-season narratives rather than merely echo them.

For campaigns, the consequences are immediate. A BAFTA nomination list that broadens the conversation by elevating genre work and regional voices forces voters, pundits and distributors to recast which films are “in play” for publicity and platforming. For films that arrived before the Oscars or that failed to secure Academy attention, BAFTA nominations revive visibility and fundraising clout for theatrical runs and awards tours. For frontrunners, the BAFTA haul can harden frontrunner status and compress opposition by concentrating coverage and industry goodwill.

Here is a full list of the BAFTA nominations 2026:

BEST FILM

Hamnet

Marty Supreme

One Battle After Another

Sentimental Value

Sinners

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM

The Ballad of Wallis Island

F1

Hamnet

The Lost Bus

Wicked: For Good

DIRECTOR

Yorgos Lanthimos — Bugonia

Chloé Zhao — Hamnet

Josh Safdie — Marty Supreme

Paul Thomas Anderson — One Battle After Another

Joachim Trier — Sentimental Value

Ryan Coogler — Sinners

LEADING ACTOR

Timothée Chalamet — Marty Supreme

Robert Aramayo — I Swear

Ethan Hawke — Blue Moon

Leonardo DiCaprio — One Battle After Another

Paul Mescal — Hamnet

Jesse Plemons — Bugonia

LEADING ACTRESS

Jessie Buckley — Hamnet

Rose Byrne — If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Emma Stone — Bugonia

Kate Hudson — Song Sung Blue

Renate Reinsve — Sentimental Value

Wunmi Mosaku — Sinners

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Jacob Elordi — Frankenstein

Peter Mullan — I Swear

Sean Penn — One Battle After Another

Benicio del Toro — One Battle After Another

Stellan Skarsgård — Sentimental Value

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Teyana Taylor — One Battle After Another

Odessa A’zion — Marty Supreme

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas — Sentimental Value

Wunmi Mosaku — Sinners

Carey Mulligan — The Ballad of Wallis Island

Emily Watson — Hamnet

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

I Swear

Marty Supreme

The Secret Agent

Sentimental Value

Sinners

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

The Ballad of Wallis Island

Bugonia

Hamnet

One Battle After Another

Pillion

ORIGINAL SCORE

Bugonia

Frankenstein

Hamnet

One Battle After Another

Sinners

CASTING

I Swear

Marty Supreme

One Battle After Another

Sentimental Value

Sinners

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Frankenstein

Marty Supreme

One Battle After Another

Sinners

Train Dreams

COSTUME DESIGN

Frankenstein

Hamnet

Marty Supreme

Sinners

Wicked: For Good

EDITING

F1

A House of Dynamite

Marty Supreme

One Battle After Another

Sinners

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Frankenstein

Hamnet

Marty Supreme

One Battle After Another

Sinners

MAKE-UP & HAIR

Frankenstein

Hamnet

Marty Supreme

Sinners

Wicked: For Good

SOUND

F1

Frankenstein

One Battle After Another

Sinners

Warfare

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS

Avatar: Fire and Ash

F1

Frankenstein

How to Train Your Dragon

The Lost Bus

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

It Was Just An Accident

The Secret Agent

Sentimental Value

Sirât

The Voice of Hind Rajab

ANIMATED FILM

Elio

Little Amélie

Zootropolis 2

DOCUMENTARY FILM

2000 Meters to Andriivka

Apocalypse in the Tropics

Cover-Up

The Perfect Neighbor

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER

The Ceremony

My Father’s Shadow

Pillion

A Want In Her

Wasteman

CHILDREN’S AND FAMILY FILM

Arco

Boong

Lilo & Stitch

Zootropolis 2

EE RISING STAR AWARD

Archie Madekwe — Lurker

Chase Infiniti — One Battle After Another

Miles Caton — Sinners

Posy Sterling — Lollipop

Robert Aramayo — I Swear

The 79th BAFTA Film Awards ceremony will air on Sunday, 22 February 2026, with broadcasts streaming live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from the Royal Festival Hall in London.