BAFTA 2026 nominations: One Battle After Another earns 14 nods as Jessie Buckley and Leonardo DiCaprio lead acting categories

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By JOANNA CRAWLEY, DEPUTY SHOWBIZ EDITOR (NEWS)

Published: 12:21 GMT, 27 January 2026 | Updated: 12:29 GMT, 27 January 2026

The 2026 BAFTA nominations were announced by 2025 Rising Star nominee David Jonsson and Aimee Lou Wood on Tuesday. 

Days after its success at the Academy Award nominations, One Battle After Another earned the most nods with 14 nods, including one for lead star Leonardo DiCaprio

Sinners is just behind with 13 nods whilst Marty Supreme and Hamnet scored eleven each. Frankenstein and Sentimental Value each earned eight whilst there was five nominations for I Swear and Bugonia and three nominations for The Ballad of Wallis Island, Pillion and F1.

The five movies up for Best Film are Hamnet, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, Sinners and Sentimental Value.

The winners will be announced on Sunday February 22 at the EE BAFTA Film Awards ceremony, which will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. 

Jessie Buckley is adding to her awards season roster with a nod for her lead role in Hamnet after already scoring a Golden Globe and a Critics Choice Award and nominations for the Academy Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards earlier this month. 

One Battle After Another earned the most nods with 14 nods, including a nomination for lead star Leonardo DiCaprio 

Jessie Buckleyis adding to her awards season roster with a nod for her lead role in Hamnet after already scoring a Golden Globeand a Critics Choice Award 

Jessie's Hamnet co-star Paul Mescal was snubbed at the Oscar nominations but he has earned a Supporting Actor BAFTA nod, competing against Benicio Del Toro for One Battle After Another; Jacob Elordi for Frankenstein; Petter Mullan for I Swear; Sean Penn for One Battle After Another and Stellan Skarsgard for Sentimental Value. 

Sinners' success in the BAFTA nominations comes a week after Ryan Coogler's movie earned the most Academy Awards nominations ever with 16 including biggest prize of the night Best Picture. 

It has broken the Oscars record previously shared by 1950's All About Eve, 1997's Titanic and 2016's La La Land of 14 nominations. 

The nominees for the EE BAFTA Rising Star Award were announced earlier this month.

Archie Madekwe (Lurker), Chase Infiniti (One Battle After Another), Miles Caton (Sinners), Posy Sterling (Lollipop) and Robert Aramayo (I Swear) were revealed as the nominees for the 2026 prize at a press conference at London's Savoy Hotel on January 14.

The nominees were chosen by a panel of industry jurors including actors Joe Alwyn, Sheila Atim and Benedict Wong alongside a host of distinguished industry experts.

The prestigious EE Rising Star Award is the only prize at the EE BAFTA Film Awards voted for by the British public.

Previous Rising Star winners include David Jonsson, Mia, Emma Mackey, Kristen Stewart, Eva Green, Lashana Lynch, Letitia Wright, James McAvoy, Daniel Kaluuya, John Boyega, and Tom Hardy.

Jessie's Hamnet co-star Paul Mescal was snubbed at the Oscar nominations but he has earned a Supporting Actor BAFTA nod 

221 films were submitted for consideration by the BAFTA judges and 82 made the longlist before being whittled down for the shortlist. 

Alan Cumming will host the Bafta Film Awards in London on Sunday 22 February. 

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