One Battle After Another leads BAFTA 2026 as Sinners, Hamnet and Marty supreme surge
The full list of nominations for the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards has been revealed, setting the stage for a fiercely competitive awards season defined by heavyweight contenders, breakout performances and a crowded race across all major categories.
Leading the field is One Battle After Another, which secured 14 nominations and emerged as the most shortlisted film of the year. Close behind is Sinners with 13 nominations, while Marty Supreme and Hamnet each claimed 11 nods, underlining the strength and depth of this year’s cinematic output.
Across the acting categories, some of the biggest names in global cinema will battle for recognition. Timothée Chalamet is nominated for Best Actor for his role in Marty Supreme, placing him alongside Leonardo DiCaprio for One Battle After Another, Michael B Jordan for Sinners, Ethan Hawke for Blue Moon, Jesse Plemons for Bugonia and Robert Aramayo for I Swear.
In the Best Actress category, Jessie Buckley’s acclaimed performance in Hamnet positions her as a major awards favourite, with competition coming from Rose Byrne in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Kate Hudson in Song Sung Blue, Chase Infiniti in One Battle After Another, Renate Reinsve in Sentimental Value and Emma Stone in Bugonia.
The Best Film category reflects a broad range of styles and voices, with Hamnet, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, Sentimental Value and Sinners all shortlisted. Several of these titles also appear repeatedly across technical and creative categories, reinforcing their status as this year’s defining films.
British cinema features strongly, particularly in the Outstanding British Film category, which includes Hamnet, Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, 28 Years Later, The Ballad Of Wallis Island and I Swear, among others. New and emerging talent is also highlighted in the Outstanding Debut category, recognising first-time writers, directors and producers whose work has made a significant impact.
Directing honours are split between established and distinctive voices. Paul Thomas Anderson earns another nomination for One Battle After Another, while Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet, Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme, Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value and Yorgos Lanthimos’s Bugonia complete a highly competitive shortlist.
Supporting acting categories are equally crowded. Teyana Taylor and Wunmi Mosaku are both nominated for performances in One Battle After Another and Sinners respectively, while Carey Mulligan, Emily Watson, Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro and Stellan Skarsgård also feature prominently.
Technical categories highlight large-scale productions alongside intimate dramas. Films such as Frankenstein, Wicked: For Good, F1 and Avatar: Fire And Ash appear in areas including costume design, sound, visual effects and make-up, reflecting the balance between spectacle and storytelling embraced by BAFTA voters this year.
The Rising Star award, voted for by the public, introduces a new generation of performers, including Chase Infiniti, Robert Aramayo and Miles Caton, offering a glimpse of the industry’s future.
With 26 categories in total, the 2026 BAFTA nominations underline a year of bold filmmaking, international influence and intense competition. The winners will be revealed when the BAFTA Film Awards take place on Sunday 22 February at London’s Royal Festival Hall.