Overview
- The ceremony takes place in London on 22 February 2026, with Alan Cumming hosting for the first time.
- Best Film nominees are Hamnet, Marty Supreme, Sinners, Une bataille après l'autre, and Valeur sentimentale.
- BAFTA director general Jane Millichip highlighted narrative audacity this year, citing films that tackle Black identity, moral ambiguity in activism, and societal collapse.
- Emily Stillman said Hamnet is the most‑nominated film directed by a woman in BAFTA history, with 11 nods for Chloé Zhao’s drama.
- Vogue reports Sinners is the most‑nominated film ever directed by a Black person, a milestone noted alongside a reshuffled season in which BAFTA results will follow the close of Oscar voting.