With awards season heating up, BAFTA has thrown in its two cents with strong showings for One Battle After Another, Hamnet, and Sinners on their 2026 Film Awards longlists.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s political thriller came out on top with 16 mentions on the longlists, shortly followed by Chloé Zhao’s Shakespearean heartbreaker Hamnet and Ryan Coogler’s slick vampire film Sinners with 14 apiece.
Following closely behind them was Josh Safdie’s wild ping-pong caper Marty Supreme (13), Yorgos Lanthimos’ black comedy Bugonia (12) and Guillermo del Toro’s gothic classic Frankenstein (12). Both Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value and Jon M. Chu’s Wicked: For Good also scored high on the longlists, appearing eight times each. Apart from Wicked, they’re all in contention for best film, as is The Ballad of Wallis Island, Nuremberg and I Swear.
All of the aforementioned filmmakers — bar Chu — are up for best director with Hikari for Rental Family, Kathryn Bigelow for A House of Dynamite, Lynne Ramsay for Die My Love, and Kaouther Ben Hania for The Voice of Hind Rajab.
Among those named in the performance awards categories are Jessie Buckley, Cynthia Erivo, Emma Stone, Renate Reinsve, and Chase Infiniti, as well as Rose Bryne for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Kate Hudson for Song Sung Blue, Tessa Thompson for Hedda, Jennifer Lawrence for Die My Love, and Andrea Riseborough for Dragonfly.
Critics’ Choice Award winner Timothée Chalamet makes the longlist for leading actor alongside Michael B. Jordan, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jesse Plemons. Rounding out that list is Robert Aramayo for I Swear, Russell Crowe for Nuremberg, Joel Edgerton for Train Dreams, Ethan Hawke for Blue Moon, Harry Melling for Pillion, and Cillian Murphy for Steve.
In the supporting actress category, the list is whittled down to: Odessa A’zion (Marty Supreme),
Brenda Blethyn (Dragonfly), Ariana Grande (Wicked: For Good), Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value), Amy Madigan (Weapons), Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners), Carey Mulligan (The Ballad of Wallis Island),
Gwyneth Paltrow (Marty Supreme), Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another), and Emily Watson (Hamnet).
And in contention on the supporting actor longlist is Benicio Del Toro (One Battle After Another), Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein), Delroy Lindo (Sinners), Paul Mescal (Hamnet), Peter Mullan (I Swear), Sean Penn (One Battle After Another), Adam Sandler (Jay Kelly), Andrew Scott (Blue Moon), Alexander Skarsgård, (Pillion), and Stellan Skarsgård (Sentimental Value).
The BAFTA ceremony, hosted by Scottish actor-presenter Alan Cumming on Sunday, Feb. 22 at London’s Royal Festival Hall, is the most prestigious of the U.K.’s film and television awards calendar and is considered a considerable marker for Oscar hopefuls.
The next round of voting, to determine the nominations, will take place between Jan. 9-20.
See the full BAFTA Film Awards 2026 longlists below.
Best Film
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
I Swear
Marty Supreme
Nuremberg
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Director
Yorgos Lanthimos, Bugonia
Lynne Ramsay, Die My Love
Chloé Zhao, Hamnet
Kathryn Bigelow, A House of Dynamite
Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Hikari, Rental Family
Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Kaouther Ben Hania, The Voice of Hind Rajab
Original Screenplay
Blue Moon
A House of Dynamite
I Swear
Is This Thing On?
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Weapons
Adapted Screenplay
28 Years Later
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Nuremberg
One Battle After Another
Pillion
Train Dreams
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Leading Actress
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked: For Good
Kate Hudson, Song Sung Blue
Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another
Jennifer Lawrence, Die My Love
Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value
Andrea Riseborough, Dragonfly
Emma Stone, Bugonia
Tessa Thompson, Hedda
Leading Actor
Robert Aramayo, I Swear
Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Russell Crowe, Nuremberg
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Joel Edgerton, Train Dreams
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Harry Melling, Pillion
Cillian Murphy, Steve
Jesse Plemons, Bugonia
Supporting Actress
Odessa A’zion, Marty Supreme
Brenda Blethyn, Dragonfly
Ariana Grande, Wicked: For Good
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan, Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Carey Mulligan, The Ballad of Wallis Island
Gwyneth Paltrow, Marty Supreme
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
Emily Watson, Hamnet
Supporting Actor
Benicio Del Toro, One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo, Sinners
Paul Mescal, Hamnet
Peter Mullan, I Swear
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Adam Sandler, Jay Kelly
Andrew Scott, Blue Moon
Alexander Skarsgård, Pillion
Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value
Outstanding British Film
28 Years Later
Ballad of a Small Player
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
The Choral
Die My Love
Goodbye June
H is for Hawk
Hamnet
I Swear
Mr Burton
Pillion
The Roses
Steve
Warfare
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
The Ceremony
The Man in My Basement
Mother Vera
My Father’s Shadow
Pillion
Ocean With David Attenborough
The Shadow Scholars
Urchin
A Want In Her
Wasteman
Children’s & Family Film
Arco
Boong
Elio
Grow
How to Train Your Dragon
Lilo & Stitch
Little Amelie
Zootropolis 2
Film Not in English Language
It Was Just an Accident
La Grazia
Left-Handed Girl
No Other Choice
Nouvelle Vague
Rental Family
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sirāt
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Documentary
2000 Meters To Andriivka
Apocalypse In The Tropics
Becoming Led Zeppelin
Cover-Up
The Librarians
Mr Nobody Against Putin
Ocean With David Attenborough
One to One: John & Yoko
The Perfect Neighbor
Riefenstahl
Animated Film
Arco
The Bad Guys 2
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Elio
Little Amelie
Zootropolis 2
Casting
Frankenstein
Hamnet
A House of Dynamite
I Swear
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Pillion
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Sirāt
Cinematography
Ballad of a Small Player
Bugonia
Die My Love
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams
Costume Design
Bugonia
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Nouvelle Vague
Nuremberg
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Wicked: For Good
Editing
28 Years Later
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
A House of Dynamite
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Weapons
Make Up & Hair
Bugonia
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Nuremberg
One Battle After Another
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
Wicked: For Good
Original Score
28 Years Later
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Nuremberg
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Wicked: For Good
Production Design
Ballad of a Small Player
Bugonia
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Mickey 17
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Wicked: For Good
Special Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Frankenstein
How to Train Your Dragon
Jurassic World Rebirth
The Lost Bus
Mickey 17
Superman
Tron: Ares
Wicked: For Good
Sound
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
The Lost Bus
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Warfare
Wicked: For Good
British Short Animation
Brain Space
Cardboard
Death’s Peak
Ovary-Acting
Solstice
Two Black Boys in Paradise
British Short Film
22+1
Blondi
Magid / Zafar
Neil Armstrong and the Langholmites
Nostalgie
The Pearl Comb
Terence
This Is Endometriosis
Welcome Home Freckles
Wonderwall
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