2026 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Longlist

The 79th Annual BAFTA Awards • Longlisted titles and performers were announced January 9, 2026 • Nominations will be announced January 27, 2026, at 7:00 AM EST • Ceremony on February 22, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST

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

Animated Film

Arco
The Bad Guys 2
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Elio
Little Amelie
Zootropolis 2

Best Film

The Ballad of Wallis Island
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
I Swear
Marty Supreme
Nuremberg
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners

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

Casting

Frankenstein
Hamnet
A House of Dynamite
I Swear
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Pillion
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Sirāt

Children’s & Family Film

Arco
Boong
Elio
Grow
How to Train Your Dragon
Lilo & Stitch
Little Amelie
Zootropolis 2

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

Director

Yorgos Lanthimos — Bugonia
Lynne Ramsay — Die My Love
Chloé Zhao — Hamnet
Kathryn Bigelow — A House of Dynamite
Josh Safdie — Marty Supreme
Paul Thomas Anderson — One Battle After Another
Hikari — Rental Family
Joachim Trier — Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler — Sinners
Kaouther Ben Hania — The Voice of Hind Rajab

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

Editing

28 Years Later
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
A House of Dynamite
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Weapons

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
Sirāt
The Voice of Hind Rajab

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

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

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

Original Score

28 Years Later
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Nuremberg
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Wicked: For Good

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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2026 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Longlist

The 79th Annual BAFTA Awards • Longlisted titles and performers were announced January 9, 2026 • Nominations will be announced January 27, 2026, at 7:00 AM EST • Ceremony on February 22, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST

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