EE BAFTA 2026 Nominations: Paul Thomas Anderson & Ryan Coogler dominate nominations

The road to Britain’s biggest night in film officially began today as the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2026 nominations were unveiled during a global livestream from BAFTA’s iconic headquarters at 195 Piccadilly, London.

The announcement was hosted by David Jonsson and Aimee Lou Wood, who revealed this year’s nominees live on BAFTA’s YouTube channel, drawing film fans and industry insiders from around the world into the heart of awards season.

Following Tuesday’s announcement, Paul Thomas Anderson’s political satire ‘One Battle After Another ’emerged as the clear frontrunner, leading the field with 14 nominations overall. The film’s strong showing spans major categories including Best Film, Director, acting races and multiple craft awards, cementing its position as one of the defining contenders of this year’s awards season.

Close behind is Ryan Coogler’s historical horror ‘Sinners,’ which secured 13 nominations, marking a significant milestone for BAFTA. The nominations also represent a first-time BAFTA recognition for both Ryan Coogler and star Michael B. Jordan, who is nominated in the Leading Actor category.

Meanwhile, ‘Hamnet’ and ‘Marty Supreme’ each earned 11 nominations, underlining their broad support across performance, screenplay and technical categories.

While ‘Hamnet’ has been widely embraced as a standard-bearer for British cinema, Chloé Zhao’s adaptation has also made BAFTA history, becoming the most-nominated film by a female director at this year’s awards. The film’s success spans Best Film, Outstanding British Film, multiple acting nominations and key craft categories, positioning it as one of the ceremony’s most significant achievements.

The EE BAFTA Film Awards 2026 ceremony will be hosted by Alan Cumming and takes place on Sunday, 22 February, broadcast in the UK on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

Voting is now open for the EE Rising Star Award, the only BAFTA category voted for by the public. Audiences can cast their votes now at ee.co.uk/BAFTA, with the winner to be announced during the ceremony.

Also in news – Oscars 2026 nominations: Full list of Academy Awards for the 98th Oscars – Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ makes history

Here’s the full list of nominations;

EE BAFTA Film Awards 2026 Categories

Best Film

• Hamnet — Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg, Sam Mendes

• Marty Supreme — Timothée Chalamet, Anthony Katagas, Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie

• One Battle After Another — Adam Somner, Sara Murphy, Paul Thomas Anderson

• Sentimental Value — Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar

• Sinners — Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler

Outstanding British Film

• 28 Years Later — Danny Boyle, Andrew Macdonald, Peter Rice, Bernard Bellew, Alex Garland

• The Ballad of Wallis Island — James Griffiths, Rupert Majendie, Tom Basden, Tim Key

• Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy — Michael Morris, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Jo Wallett, Helen Fielding, Dan Mazer, Abi Morgan

• Die My Love — Lynne Ramsay, Martin Scorsese, Jennifer Lawrence, Justine Cirrocchi, Andrea Calderwood, Enda Walsh, Alice Birch

• H Is for Hawk — Philippa Lowthorpe, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Emma Donoghue

• Hamnet — Chloé Zhao, Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg, Sam Mendes, Maggie O’Farrell

• I Swear — Kirk Jones, Georgia Bayliff, Piers Tempest

• Mr. Burton — Marc Evans, Ed Talfan, Josh Hyams, Hannah Thomas, Trevor Matthews, Tom Bullough

• Pillion — Harry Lighton, Emma Norton, Lee Groombridge, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe

• Steve — Tim Mielants, Alan Moloney, Cillian Murphy, Max Porter

Best Film Not in the English Language

• It Was Just an Accident — Jafar Panahi, Philippe Martin

• The Secret Agent — Kleber Mendonça Filho, Emilie Lesclaux

• Sentimental Value — Joachim Trier, Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar

• Sirât — Oliver Laxe, Domingo Corral

• The Voice of Hind Rajab — Kaouther Ben Hania, Nadim Cheikhrouha

Best Documentary

• 2,000 Meters to Andriivka — Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, Raney Aronson-Rath

• Apocalypse in the Tropics — Petra Costa, Alessandra Orofino

• Cover-Up — Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus, Olivia Streisand, Yoni Golijev

• Mr. Nobody Against Putin — David Borenstein, Helle Faber, Radovan Síbrt, Alžběta Karásková

• The Perfect Neighbor — Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu, Sam Bisbee

Best Children’s and Family Film

• Arco — Ugo Bienvenu, Félix De Givry, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman

• Boong — Lakshmipriya Devi, Ritesh Sidhwani

• Lilo & Stitch — Dean Fleischer Camp, Jonathan Eirich

• Zootropolis 2 — Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino

Best Animation

• Elio — Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina, Mary Alice Drumm

• Little Amélie — Mailys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, Nidia Santiago, Edwina Liard, Claire Le Combe, Henri Magalon

• Zootropolis 2 — Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino

Director, Actor and Actress

Best 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

Best Actor in a Leading Role

• 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

Best Actress in a Leading Role

• 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

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

• 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

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• 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

EE Rising Star Award (Public Vote)

• Robert Aramayo — I Swear

• Miles Caton — Sinners

• Chase Infiniti — One Battle After Another

• Archie Madekwe — Lurker

• Posy Sterling — Lollipop

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer

• The Ceremony — Jack King (Director, Writer), Hollie Bryan (Producer), Lucy Meer (Producer)

• My Father’s Shadow — Akinola Davies Jr. (Director), Wale Davies (Writer)

• Pillion — Harry Lighton (Director, Writer)

• A Want in Her — Myrid Carten (Director)

• Wasteman — Cal McMau (Director), Hunter Andrews (Writer), Eoin Doran (Writer)

Screenplay and Casting

Best 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

Best 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

Music and Sound

Best Original Score

• Bugonia — Jerskin Fendrix

• Frankenstein — Alexandre Desplat

• Hamnet — Max Richter

• One Battle After Another — Jonny Greenwood

• Sinners — Ludwig Göransson

Best Sound

• F1 — Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta

• Frankenstein — Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitallie, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoem

• One Battle After Another — Jose Antonio Garcia, Christopher Scarabosio, Tony Villaflor

• Sinners — Chris Welcker, Ben Burtt, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, Felipe Pacheco

• Warfare — Mitch Low, Ben Barker, Howard Bargroff, Richard Spooner

Design, Visuals and Craft

Best Cinematography

• Frankenstein — Dan Laustsen

• Marty Supreme — Darius Khondji

• One Battle After Another — Michael Bauman

• Sinners — Autumn Durald Arkapaw

• Train Dreams — Adolpho Veloso

Best Casting

• I Swear — Lauren Evans

• Marty Supreme — Jennifer Venditti

• One Battle After Another — Cassandra Kulukundis

• Sentimental Value — Yngvill Kolset Haga, Avy Kaufman

• Sinners — Francine Maisler

Best Editing

• F1 — Stephen Mirrione

• A House of Dynamite — Kirk Baxter

• Marty Supreme — Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie

• One Battle After Another — Andy Jurgensen

• Sinners — Michael P. Shawver

Best Production Design

• Frankenstein — Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau

• Hamnet — Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton

• Marty Supreme — Jack Fisk, Adam Willis

• One Battle After Another — Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino

• Sinners — Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne

Best Costume Design

• Frankenstein — Kate Hawley

• Hamnet — Malgosia Turzanska

• Marty Supreme — Miyako Bellizzi

• Sinners — Ruth E. Carter

• Wicked: For Good — Paul Tazewell

Best Make Up & Hair

• Frankenstein — Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey, Mike Hill, Megan Many

• Hamnet — Nicole Stafford

• Marty Supreme — Kyra Panchenko, Kay Georgiou, Mike Fontaine

• Sinners — Siân Richards, Shunika Terry, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine

• Wicked: For Good — Frances Hannon, Laura Blount, Mark Coulier, Sarah Nuth

Best Visual Effects

• Avatar: Fire and Ash — Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Eric Saindon

• F1 — Ryan Tudhope, Keith Alfred Dawson, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington

• Frankenstein — Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, José Granell

• How to Train Your Dragon — Christian Mänz, François Lambert, Glen McIntosh, Terry Palmer

• The Lost Bus — Charlie Noble, Brandon K. McLaughlin, David Zaretti

Short Form

Best British Short Film

• Magid/Zafar — Luis Hindman, Sufiyaan Salam, Aidan Robert Brooks

• Nostalgie — Kathryn Ferguson, Stacey Gregg, Marc Robinson, Kath Mattock

• Terence — Edem Kelman, Noah Reich

• This Is Endometriosis — Georgie Wileman, Matt Houghton, Harriette Wright

• Welcome Home Freckles — Huiju Park, Nathan Hendren

Best British Short Animation

• Cardboard — J.P. Vine, Michaela Manas Malina

• Solstice — Luke Angus

• Two Black Boys in Paradise — Baz Sells, Dean Atta, Ben Jackson