‘One Battle After Another’ leads BAFTA nominations with 14 nods

2026 BAFTA Film Awards Nominations Announced: ‘One Battle After Another’ Leads the Pack

Paul Thomas Anderson’s political thriller “One Battle After Another” dominated the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards nominations announced Tuesday at the British Academy’s London headquarters, capturing 14 nods—one more than Ryan Coogler’s vampire horror “Sinners,” which arrives fresh from breaking Oscar records with a historic 16 Academy Award nominations last week.reuters

David Jonsson and Aimee Lou Wood revealed the nominees at BAFTA’s Piccadilly headquarters, setting up what promises to be one of the most competitive awards seasons in recent memory.independent

A Tight Race for Best Film

The Best Film category showcases the year’s most acclaimed work: “Hamnet,” “Marty Supreme,” “One Battle After Another,” “Sentimental Value,” and “Sinners”. Chloé Zhao’s Shakespearean drama “Hamnet” and Josh Safdie’s table tennis biopic “Marty Supreme” each secured 11 nominations, while Guillermo del Toro’s gothic “Frankenstein” and Joachim Trier’s Norwegian family drama “Sentimental Value” both earned eight.bbc

Leonardo DiCaprio’s nomination for his role as a disillusioned revolutionary in “One Battle After Another” places him in elite company—he now ties Daniel Day-Lewis, Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier, Jack Lemmon, Peter Finch, and Dustin Hoffman with seven career BAFTA Best Actor nominations, becoming the youngest actor to reach that milestone.worldofreel

The Best Director race features six nominees: Anderson, Coogler, Zhao, Safdie, Trier, and Yorgos Lanthimos for his dark comedy “Bugonia”. Notably, Zhao stands as the only female director nominated in the category.independent

Notable Inclusions and Snubs

BAFTA recognized several performers overlooked by the Academy Awards, including Paul Mescal for “Hamnet,” Odessa A’zion for “Marty Supreme,” and Chase Infiniti for her breakthrough performance in “One Battle After Another”. British films also made their mark, with “I Swear”—a biographical drama about Scottish Tourette syndrome activist John Davidson—earning five nominations, while “The Ballad of Wallis Island” and “Pillion” each secured three.radiotimes

Jon M. Chu’s “Wicked: For Good” managed only two craft nominations—costume design and makeup & hair—faring slightly better than its complete Oscar shutout.hollywoodreporter

The winners will be announced at the 79th BAFTA Film Awards ceremony on February 22 at London’s Royal Festival Hall, hosted for the first time by Scottish actor Alan Cumming, who takes over from David Tennant after two years.hollywoodreporter