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The nominations for the 2026 BAFTAs were announced on Tuesday 27 January. Actors David Jonsson (The Long Walk, Wasteman) and Aimee Lou Wood (The White Lotus, Sex Education) revealed the nominees of each category via livestream.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another and Ryan Coogler’s Sinners are the big films to watch at this year’s awards.
One Battle After Another received a total of 14 nominations, including Best Film, Director for Anderson, Leading Actress and Rising Star for Chase Infiniti, Leading Actor for Leonardo DiCaprio, Supporting Actress for Teyana Taylor, and Supporting Actor for both Benicio del Toro and Sean Penn.
Sinners followed close behind with 13 nominations, the highest for any film by a Black director in BAFTA history. These include Best Film, Director for Ryan Coogler, Leading Actor for Michael B Jordan, and Supporting Actress for Wunmi Mosaku.
Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet and Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme both received 11 nominations each. Zhao’s film also has the highest number of BAFTA nominations from a female director.
Hamnet’s nominations include Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Director for Zhao, Leading Actress for Jessie Buckley, Supporting Actress for Emily Watson, and Supporting Actor for Paul Mescal.
Marty Supreme’s nominations include Best Film, Director for Safdie, Leading Actor for Timothée Chalamet, and Supporting Actress for Odessa A’zion.
Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value received eight BAFTA nominations, including Director, Leading Actress for Renate Reinsve, Supporting Actress for Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Supporting Actor for Stellan Skarsgård, and rounding up the list for Best Film.
This year, the five Best Film nominees are all cinema releases, further proving both the value and quality of the big screen experience.
Outside of these top five films, another notable BAFTA nominee was British indie film I Swear, directed by Kirk Jones. The film received five nominations, for Outstanding British Film, Original Screenplay, Casting, Supporting Actor for Peter Mullan, and Leading Actor for Robert Aramayo. Aramayo is also nominated for Rising Star, alongside Miles Caton (Sinners), Chase Infiniti (One Battle After Another), Archie Madekwe (Gran Turismo) and Posy Sterling (Lollipop).
Picturehouse’s Creative Director Clare Binns will receive the outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award at the official awards ceremony, which will take place on Sunday 22 February at London’s Royal Festival Hall.
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