BAFTA Awards 2026: One Battle After Another leads with 16 nods

BAFTA Awards 2026 longlists highlights

Films with the most longlist mentions

• One Battle After Another

  • Total nods: 16

  • Highest longlist count since BAFTA introduced longlists in 2021

  • Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

• Hamnet

  • Total nods: 14

  • Directed by Chloé Zhao

• Sinners

  • Total nods: 14

  • Directed by Ryan Coogler

• Marty Supreme

  • Total nods: 13

  • Directed by Josh Safdie

• Bugonia

  • Total nods: 12

  • Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

• Frankenstein

  • Total nods: 12

  • Directed by Guillermo del Toro

Strong British film presence

• I Swear – 6 longlists

• Pillion – 6 longlists

• The Ballad of Wallis Island – 5 longlists

• Nuremberg – 6 total mentions, including best film longlist

Actors moving to round two include Robert Aramayo, Peter Mullan, Harry Melling, Alexander Skarsgård and Carey Mulligan.

Films with limited or surprising results

• It Was Just an Accident

  • Only appeared in screenplay and non-English film lists

• The Secret Agent

  • Missed out on a lead actor nod for Wagner Moura

• Sirāt

  • Nominated only for casting and film in English language

• The Smashing Machine

  • Single mention in make-up and hair

• After the Hunt

• The Testament of Ann Lee

  • No longlist mentions

Key dates and ceremony details for BAFTA Awards 2026

• Final BAFTA nominations: January 27

• Rising Star nominees: January 14

• Awards ceremjknhbgfvcdxsqwony: February 22

• Venue: Royal Festival Hall, London

• Host: Alan Cumming

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