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Leonardo DiCaprio's film One Battle After Another has topped the BAFTA longlist.
The most prestigious film ceremony in the UK, the BAFTAs are typically known for honouring British talent and projects that have perhaps been overlooked by international audiences.
However, this year, the film that has curried the most favour with the British Academy is the American black comedy - which recently scooped Best Picture at the Critics Choice Awards.
Currently, One Battle After Another has 16 nods across various categories, including Best Film, Director for Paul Thomas Anderson, Leading Actor for DiCaprio and Leading Actress for Chase Infiniti.
Tied in second place with 14 nods are American horror film Sinners and British historical drama Hamnet, while American sports comedy-drama Marty Supreme has 13.
However, these numbers will change after the next round of voting to determine the shortlist. The official nominations will be announced on January 27.
The film that has curried the most favour with the British Academy is One Battle After Another - which has 16 nods after it recently scooped Best Picture at the Critics Choice Awards
Tied in second place with 14 nods are American horror film Sinners (Michael B. Jordan pictured in the film) and British historical drama Hamnet
Irish actors Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal star in Hamnet playing William Shakespeare and his wife Agnes Hathaway
Only two Brits are named for Leading Actress - Cythia Erivo for Wicked and Andrea Riseborough for Dragonfly.
They will battle it out against the likes of Irish star Jessie Buckley (Hamnet) and American Jennifer Lawrence (Die My Love).
It's a similar story for Leading Actor with just Harry Melling (Pillion) and Robert Aramayo (I Swear) flying the flag amongst the 10 stars which include Russell Crowe (Nuremberg), Timothee Chalamet (Marty Supreme) and Cillian Murphy (Steve).
Four of the 10 movies longlisted for Best Film were set in the UK including Hamnet, The Ballad of Wallis Island, I Swear and Frankenstein.
The EE Rising Star Award is the only award voted for by the public.
The nominees for EE Rising Star will be revealed on January 14 and the winner will be announced at the ceremony.
BAFTA Film Committee Chair, Emily Stillman, said of the longlist: 'Today’s 82 longlisted films reflect a year of outstanding filmmaking told through bold, complex and original storytelling and exceptional craftsmanship.
'The presence of the British film industry across this global list is felt strongly – from our world class talent, locations and infrastructure to scripts rooted in a distinctly British perspective.
'In a stand-out year for film, our 8,300 BAFTA voting members face a formidable task ahead.
'We are delighted BAFTA’s Film Awards longlists have become such an important part of awards season, giving the spotlight to a vast range of films, and we hope the public will enjoy watching and discussing them as much as we have.'
Only two Brits are named for Leading Actress - Cythia Erivo for Wicked (left) and Andrea Riseborough for Dragonfly
It's a similar story for Leading Actor with just Harry Melling in Pillion (left) and Robert Aramayo in I Swear flying the flag amongst the 10 stars
One Battle After Another has won phenomenal praise and generated Oscar buzz among critics.
The DiCaprio-fronted film, an action-thriller based loosely on Thomas Pynchon's 1990 novel Vineland, has been greeted with five-star reviews across the board and even deemed 'the defining film of a generation'.
One Battle After Another sees Leo playing Bob Ferguson, a dishevelled and distraught revolutionary who lives in a state of stoned paranoia off-grid with his daughter Willa, whom he shares with Teyana Taylor's character Perfidia.
The film follows Bob as he reconnects with a group of allies on a mission to track down his daughter, with Benicio Del Toro playing his sensei, guiding him through a life without fear.
The high-stakes thriller and black comedy also sees Sean Penn starring as Bob's evil nemesis, Col. Steven J. Lockjaw, and Regina Hall playing revolutionary Deandra.
Winning praise from the top, Steven Spielberg gushed: 'What an insane movie, oh my God. There is more action in the first hour of this than every other film you've ever directed put together. Everything, it is really incredible...
'This is such a concoction of things that are so bizarre and at the same time so relevant, that I think have become increasingly more relevant than perhaps even when you finished the screenplay and assembled your cast and crew and began production.'
The EE BAFTA Film Awards ceremony takes place on Sunday 22 February 2026.
BAFTA FILM AWARDS 2026 LONGLIST
BEST FILM
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
I Swear
Marty Supreme
Nuremberg
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
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
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
DIRECTOR
Bugonia, Yorgos Lanthimos
Die My Love, Lynne Ramsay
Hamnet, Chloé Zhao
A House of Dynamite, Kathryn Bigelow
Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie
One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson
Rental Family, Hikari
Sentimental Value, Joachim Trier
Sinners, Ryan Coogler
The Voice of Hind Rajab, Kaouther Ben Hania
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
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
Sirât
The Voice of Hind Rajab
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
CHILDREN’S & FAMILY FILM
Arco
Boong
Elio
Grow
How to Train Your Dragon
Lilo & Stitch
Little Amelie
Zootropolis 2
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
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
CASTING
Frankenstein
Hamnet
A House of Dynamite
I Swear
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Pillion
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Sirât
EDITING
28 Years Later
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
A House of Dynamite
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Weapons
ORIGINAL SCORE
28 Years Later
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Nuremberg
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
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