Winners will be announced on Sunday 22 February on BBC One and iPlayer and @BAFTA
BAFTA today announces the nominations for the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards, celebrating the very best in film over the past year. A total of 46 films received nominations today.
View the full list of nominations HERE.
The 11 films with the most nominations are:
- 14 nominations for One Battle After Another
- 13 nominations for Sinners
- 11 nominations for Hamnet and Marty Supreme
- Eight nominations for Frankenstein and Sentimental Value
- Five nominations for I Swear and Bugonia
- Three nominations for The Ballad of Wallis Island, Pillion and F1
The following films also nominated include:
- Two nominations for The Secret Agent, Wicked: For Good and Zootropolis 2
- One nomination for each of the following: 2000 Meters To Andriivka, 28 Years Later, Apocalypse In The Tropics, Arco, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Blue Moon, Boong, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, The Ceremony, Cover-Up, Die My Love, Elio, H is for Hawk, A House of Dynamite, How to Train Your Dragon, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, It Was Just an Accident, Lilo & Stitch, Little Amélie, The Lost Bus, Mr Burton, Mr. Nobody Against Putin, My Father’s Shadow, The Perfect Neighbor, Sirāt, Song Sung Blue, Steve, Train Dreams, The Voice of Hind Rajab, A Want in Her, Warfare and Wasteman
First time nominees in the performance categories who have received their first BAFTA Film nomination are; Robert Aramayo, Odessa A’zion, Rose Byrne, Chase Infiniti, Michael B. Jordan, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Stellan Skarsgård, and Teyana Taylor.
Six former and current EE Rising Stars are nominated – Robert Aramayo, Jessie Buckley, Timothée Chalamet, Jacob Elordi, Chase Infiniti and Carey Mulligan.
In the Best Director category, two of the six directors are first-time nominees – Ryan Coogler and Josh Safdie.
Three BAFTA Breakthroughs are nominated: Jessie Buckley, Akinola Davies Jr. and Chase Infiniti.
The nominees for the EE Rising Star Award were announced on 14 January as Archie Madekwe, Chase Infiniti, Miles Caton, Posy Sterling and Robert Aramayo. It is the only award voted for by the British public and it is presented annually to a performer who has demonstrated exceptional talent early in their careers. Voting is now open at ee.co.uk/bafta.
Jane Millichip, CEO of BAFTA, said: “Huge congratulations to the teams behind the 46 superb films nominated today. They showcase the very best of storytelling and its ability to engage, entertain and provoke debate. This year’s nominated films are full of bold storytelling and exquisite craft. And the breadth of narrative, genres and styles is spellbinding. Whether newcomers or veterans, I hope our first-time nominees enjoy this much deserved spotlight, and I look forward to welcoming them and all our returning nominees to London. As the UK’s leading arts charity and academy, it’s a real privilege to showcase this year’s brilliant films and the talent in the 79th EE BAFTA Film Awards, which will be broadcast on BBC, BBC iPlayer, and across the world on 22 February.”
Sara Putt, Chair of BAFTA, said: “Across the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards nominations it is thrilling to see British indie films and debuts in the company of blockbusters that have taken the world by storm. It’s an exceptional year for bold, original storytelling. Behind these films are thousands of hard working crews who have worked tirelessly to bring them to life the quality and craftsmanship on display is filmmaking at its best. We hope the public enjoy watching these films as much as our 8300 BAFTA film voters have.”
Actors Aimee Lou Wood and David Jonsson announced the nominations via a live broadcast from BAFTA 195 Piccadilly. The longlists for all 25 categories including Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Director, Cinematography, Casting, Documentary, Film Not in the English Language, the four performance categories, Children’s & Family Film category, and more, are published here.
The EE BAFTA Film Awards ceremony will be held at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London and broadcast as-live on BBC One and iPlayer and internationally, as part of an unmissable celebration of British and global film hosted by multi-award-winning actor, writer, producer and TV host, Alan Cumming. Viewers will also be able to find all the essential action from the red carpet, ceremony and beyond across BAFTA’s socials.
BAFTA represents one of the world’s largest film industry voting bodies, comprising 8,300 creative practitioners from all corners of the UK and global film industry. Latest demographic information on BAFTA’s academicians published in December 2025 is here.
Round One voting for all members ran from Friday 5 December 2025 to Monday 5 January 2026. Round Two voting opened Friday 9 January until Tuesday 20 January 2026. Round Three voting opens on Wednesday 28 January until Tuesday 17 February 2026, and will determine the Winners, to be announced at the EE BAFTA Films Awards on Sunday 22 February. More information can be found here on BAFTA’s voting and eligibility processes.
EE is the long-standing title sponsor of the EE BAFTA Film Awards. This year’s EE BAFTA Film Awards is supported by BAFTA’s Official Partners. See more about our partners here.
Notes to editors:
The following documents can be found on the BAFTA Press Centre:
- Nominations list by category
- Nominations listed by title and distributor
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