One Battle After Another leads BAFTA 2026 nominations - as Hamnet breaks a record

One Battle After Another, the politically charged dark comedy thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a washed-up revolutionary, leads this year's BAFTA nominations with 14 nods.

It is closely followed by period vampire horror Sinners, which has 13, and frenetic ping-pong flick Marty Supreme and Shakespeare drama Hamnet, which each have 11.

All four are nominated for best film, with the category completed by Norwegian film Sentimental Value, which tells the story of an estranged father reuniting with his daughters.

The nods for Hamnet bring a BAFTA record for director Chloe Zhao, with the British-made film making history as the most nominated ever by a female director.

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Hamnet's Irish star Jessie Buckley, widely considered a favourite after Golden Globe and Critics Choice wins for her portrayal of the bard's wife, Agnes, is shortlisted for leading actress, while Marty Supreme star Timothee Chalamet also repeats his awards season success so far with a nod in the leading actor category.

DiCaprio is also nominated for best actor, with One Battle After Another also shortlisted for best film and best director for Paul Thomas Anderson, among its 14 nods.

The film is loosely based on Thomas Pynchon's novel Vineland, and DiCaprio plays Bob Ferguson - a paranoid former radical living off-grid in California - who embarks on a frantic quest to find his missing daughter Willa, played by Chase Infiniti - a first-time BAFTA nominee who is up for best actress.

Its supporting stars are also heavily represented, with Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn and Benicio Del Toro also nominated.

Sinners' nods include Michael B Jordan in the best actor category and best director for Ryan Coogler, while Buckley's Hamnet co-star Paul Mescal is also recognised in the supporting actor category.

Emma Stone is on the shortlist for leading actress for her performance in conspiracy theory drama Bugonia.

The BAFTAs also include categories to recognise British films and talent, with I Swear and The Ballad Of Wallis Island among those shortlisted, as well as Hamnet.

Robert Aramayo, who stars as the real-life Tourette's campaigner John Davidson in I Swear, is the sole UK hopeful in the best actor category, while his co-star Peter Mullan is also the only UK nominee for best supporting actor. Aramayo is also up for the rising star award, which recognises actors at the start of their careers.

The UK's strongest category is best supporting actress, where three of the six nominees are British: Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners), Carey Mulligan (The Ballad Of Wallis Island) and Emily Watson (Hamnet).

Wicked: For Good star Cynthia Erivo is among the biggest surprises to have been left off the list, but the film has not done as well generally this awards season as the first part did in 2025. Unlike the Oscars, it has not been completely left out, with nods for costume, and make-up and hair.

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BAFTA chief executive Jane Millichip said the nominations reflect "an incredible breadth of storytelling".

She said: "There are some big subjects tackled, whether it's the ambiguity of activism, black identity, corruption, some really big subjects being tackled in very different ways... then films that are exquisite personal films, like Hamnet and I Swear."

Emily Stillman, chairwoman of the BAFTA film committee, said: "It feels so much of this year's films are around human connectivity and human stories and particularly at a time like this, it promotes kindness and thought about the human relationship, and that is particularly important with what is going on in the world right now."

The BAFTAs ceremony takes place on Sunday 22 February at the Royal Festival Hall, and will be hosted by actor and US Traitors host Alan Cumming.

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