‘One Battle After Another’, ‘Sinners’, ‘Marty Supreme’ and ‘Hamnet’ lead the nominations for the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2026.
The nominations for the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2026 have now been announced through a live broadcast, presented by Aimee Lou Wood and David Jonsson. The awards, now in their 79th year, celebrate cinematic achievements from all over the world.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another received an incredible 14 nominations, including the awards for Best Film, Director and every acting category for its stars Chase Infiniti, Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor and Sean Penn.
It was closely followed by Sinners, which recently set a new record with its 16 nominations at the Academy Awards. Among its 13 nominations for the BAFTA Film awards are Best Film, Director, Leading Actor for Michael B. Jordan and Supporting Actress for Wunmi Mosaku. Other top nominees include Hamnet, Marty Supreme, Frankenstein and Sentimental Value.
While the Oscars may only be introducing the Best Casting award this year, the BAFTA Film Awards have been honouring the essential work of casting directors since 2020. This year, the nominees for the Casting award are Cassandra Kulukundis, Francine Maisler, Jennifer Venditti, Yngvill Kolset Haga, Avy Kaufman and British casting director Lauren Evans.
The winners of the EE BAFTA Film Awards will be revealed on 22 February 2026 at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London, in a ceremony hosted by national treasure Alan Cumming.
Full List of EE BAFTA Film Awards 2026 Nominees:
* indicates when the nominee is a Spotlight member
EE BAFTA Rising Star Award
- Robert Aramayo* (I Swear, The Rings of Power)
- Miles Caton (Sinners, Miles Caton: Somethin)
- Chase Infiniti (One Battle After Another, The Testaments)
- Archie Madekwe* (Saltburn, Steal)
- Posy Sterling* (Trigger Point, Lollipop)
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
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
Leading Actor
- Robert Aramayo* – I Swear
- Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
- Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
- Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
- Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
- Jesse Plemons – Bugonia
Supporting Actress
- Odessa A’zion – Marty Supreme
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
- Wunmi Mosaku* – Sinners
- Carey Mulligan* – The Ballad of Wallis Island
- Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
- Emily Watson* – Hamnet
Supporting Actor
- Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
- Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
- Paul Mescal – Hamnet
- Peter Mullan* – I Swear
- Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
- Stellan Skarsgård* – Sentimental Value
Casting
- Lauren Evans – I Swear
- Jennifer Venditti – Marty Supreme
- Cassandra Kulukundis – One Battle After Another
- Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman – Sentimental Value
- Francine Maisler – Sinners
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
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
- The Ceremony – Jack King, Hollie Bryan & Lucy Meer
- My Father’s Shadow – Akinola Davies Jr. & Wale Davies
- Pillion – Harry Lighton
- A Want In Her – Myriad Carten
- Wasteman – Cal McMau, Hunter Andrews & Eoin Doran
Film Not in the English Language
- It Was Just An Accident
- The Secret Agent
- Sentimental Value
- Sirât
- The Voice of Hind Rajab
Documentary
- 2000 Meters to Andriivka
- Apocalypse in the Tropics
- Cover-Up
- Mr Nobody Against Putin
- The Perfect Neighbor
Animated Film
- Elio
- Little Amélie
- Zootropolis 2
Children’s and Family Film
- Arco
- Boong
- Lilo & Stitch
- Zootropolis 2
Original Screenplay
- I Swear – Kirk Jones
- Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
- The Secret Agent – Kleber Mendonça Filho
- Sentimental Value – Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier
- Sinners – Ryan Coogler
Adapted Screenplay
- The Ballad of Wallis Island – Tom Basden & Tim Key
- Bugonia – Will Tracy
- Hamnet – Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell
- One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson
- Pillion – Harry Lighton
Original Score
- Bugonia – Jerskin Fendrix
- Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat
- Hamnet – Max Richter
- One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood
- Sinners – Ludwig Göransson
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 and 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
British Short Film
- Magid / Zafar
- Nostalgie
- Terence
- This Is Endometriosis
- Welcome Home Freckles
British Short Animation
- Cardboard
- Solstice
- Two Black Boys in Paradise
Congratulations to all the nominees! Take a look at our website for more awards news and industry advice.
The awards will be broadcast live on 22 February on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK.
