To quote Moira Rose from Schitt’s Creek, my favourite season is awards. And awards season is well and truly underway. Following last week’s Oscar nominations announcement, we know now the full list of BAFTA 2026 nominees.
This year’s biggest heavy-hitters, Paul Thomas Anderson’s thriller One Battle After Another and Ryan Coogler’s genre-busting vampire epic Sinners, both lead the way with 14 nominates a piece. Shortly on their tails are Chloe Zhao’s poetic, moving Hamnet and Josh Safdie’s all-American, mile-a-minute ping pong prodigy epic Marty Supreme. Following the trend set by the Oscars, Golden Globes and Critics Choice awards, Sentimental Value is the fifth film up for Best Picture.
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The BAFTAs don’t just celebrate achievements in film – they also put the spotlight on British contributions to the medium. Ten wonderful British films are up for the Outstanding British film award, including Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Harry Lighton’s black rom-com Pillion and the Cillian Murphy-led Steve.
The ceremony is set to take place on 22 February at London’s iconic Royal Festival Hall. Before then, read on for the full list of BAFTA 2026 nominees:
Best film
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
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
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)
Best film not in the English language
It Was Just an Accident
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sirāt
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Best documentary
2000 Meters to Andriivka
Apocalypse in the Tropics
Cover-Up
Mr Nobody Against Putin
The Perfect Neighbor
Best animated film
Elio
Little Amélie
Zootropolis 2
Best children’s and family film
Arco
Boong
Lilo & Stitch
Zootropolis 2
Best 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