BAFTA 2026 Nominations Announced: ‘One Battle After Another’ Leads with 14, ‘Sinners’ Follows with 13

London: The nominations for the 2026 BAFTA Awards have been announced, highlighting the year’s most acclaimed films and performances. Paul Thomas Anderson’s political action thriller One Battle After Another, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, leads the pack with 14 nominations, while Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, which earned a record 16 Oscar nods, has received 13 BAFTA nominations.

Among the notable mentions is the Manipuri film Boong, produced under Farhan Akhtar’s banner, which has been nominated in the Best Film for Children category. Other top contenders include Chloe Zhao’s Shakespearean family drama Hamnet and Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme, each receiving 11 nominations.

Best Film Contenders
The Best Film category features: One Battle After Another, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, Sinners, and the Norwegian family drama Sentimental Value.

Leading Actor Nominations
The nominees for Best Leading Actor are:

• 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)

Leading Actress Nominations
Best Leading Actress nominations include:

• 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)

Supporting Categories
The Supporting Actor and Actress nominations feature celebrated talents such as Benicio del Toro, Paul Mescal, Odessa A’zion, and Wunmi Mosaku, among others.

British Film & Debut Categories
The Best Outstanding British Film contenders include 28 Years Later, The Ballad of Wallis Island, and Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. Emerging talents are recognized in the Best Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer category.

Technical & Creative Nominations
The awards also honor achievements in screenplay, costume design, cinematography, editing, visual effects, sound, production design, music score, and animated/short films. Highlights include Frankenstein, Hamnet, and Sinners, with nominations in multiple technical categories.

EE Rising Star Award
The nominees for the prestigious EE Rising Star Award are: Robert Aramayo, Miles Caton, Chase Infiniti, Archie Madekwe, and Posy Sterling.

Ceremony Details
The winners of BAFTA 2026 will be announced on 22 February 2026 in London. The event will be hosted by actor Alan Cumming. The BAFTAs are considered a significant indicator for the Oscars, which will announce their 2026 winners on 15 March 2026.

With Sinners dominating the Oscar nominations and One Battle After Another leading the BAFTA nominations, the awards season is shaping up to be a highly competitive and closely watched battle.