Baftas 2026: Sinners, Hamnet, but no KPop

Timothée Chalamet, Emma Stone, Jessie Buckley and Jacob Elordi are among the actors who may be nominated for the Bafta Film Award, which will be announced later.

Bafta has become the latest major organization to announce its shortlists for this year’s film awards season. Announcement of Oscar nominees last week.

Hamnet, Sinners, and One Battle After Another are expected to lead the field, but KPop Demon Hunters will miss out due to eligibility rules.

Many of the films in contention are the same as the Oscars, but there will be more UK representation at the Baftas, which has categories geared towards rewarding British talent.

Bafta is also able to recognize slightly more films and actors than the Oscars, as it has six slots in many categories rather than five.

Alan Cumming will host the Bafta Film Awards in London on Sunday, February 22.

Everything you need to know before candidacy:

We know you have a lot of award ceremonies to keep up with this time of year, and you might be tired of reading the same movies over and over again.

But if you’re just getting into the awards race, here’s a quick rundown of the films. The names on the longest list at the Bafta Film Awards are: and what they are about:

• One war after another It tells the story of a former revolutionary who reunites with his old crew to retrieve his daughter, who has been kidnapped by a white supremacist group.

• Hamnet, Based on Maggie O’Farrell’s novel, the film explores the idea that a family tragedy led William Shakespeare to write one of his most famous plays.

• sinners, A blend of vampire horror and blues music, it follows twin brothers as they set out to open a new live entertainment venue in 1930s Mississippi before their plans are derailed by an evil force.

• Marty Supreme It tells the story of a young table tennis player in 1950s New York who tries to survive financially and make a name for himself as an athlete.

• bugonia It tells the story of two cousins ​​who kidnap and hold captive the CEO of a pharmaceutical company, whom they hold responsible for the death of a relative.

• Frankenstein A new interpretation of Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel about a mad professor who creates a new creature from parts of a human body but then abandons it.

• Emotional Value We see two sisters reconnect with their estranged father, a film director who is planning his return following the death of their mother.

• Bad: For Good It concludes the story of how Elphaba, the evil witch of the West, became school friends with the good witch Glinda before the events of 1939’s The Wizard of Oz.

Although the big nominations overlap with the Oscars, there will be much more British representation at the Baftas.

British and Irish actors generally perform better on their home soil; there are also categories devoted to best film overall, as well as outstanding first film in Britain and outstanding British films.

Likely candidates include: I swear, The uplifting story of a young man with Tourette’s growing up in 1980s Scotland is a humorous and heartwarming tale. The Ballad of Wallis Island, An eccentric lottery winner tries to reunite his favorite musical duo.

Other British films that have been the subject of controversy include: Back seat, An excellent movie about two men in a BDSM relationship and a great big screen adaptation. H is for Hawk, The story of a woman who buys and trains a goshawk while grieving the death of her father.

Other films longlisted for outstanding British film: Chorus, 28 Years Later, Ballad of a Little Actor, Die My Love, Hamnet, Steve, Farewell June, War, Mr. Burton, Roses And Bridget Jones: I’m Angry at the Boy.

Many of the British and Irish stars featured in these films also received individual acting nominations, despite not appearing elsewhere during the awards season.

These include: Cillian Murphy (Steve), Carey Mulligan (The Ballad of Wallis Island), Harry Melling (At the back), Emily Watson (Hamnet) Robert Aramayo And Pete Mullan (I swear) and Andrea Riseborough And Brenda Blethyn (Dragonfly).

Other British actors in the competition include Sinners stars Wunmi Mosaku And Delroy Lindo — both were honored in supporting categories in last week’s Oscar nominations.

Bafta’s announcement of its longlists in advance also means we already know many of the films and actors that definitely won’t be nominated on Tuesday.

Like some Hollywood stars Julia Roberts, Dwayne Johnson, George Clooney And Sydney Sweeney There were films released this year but they all missed the Bafta longlist, as did the Oscars.

Secret Agent star WagnerMoura Although it has been nominated at most other major award ceremonies, including the Oscars, it is not longlisted at the Baftas.

But perhaps the most notable omission is KPop Demon Hunters – The Netflix success of last year’s biggest viral movie hit.

It tops the animated and original song categories at the Oscars, but is ineligible for the Baftas as it opened directly on Netflix in the UK without a prior cinema release (although a singular version was later released in cinemas).

The Bafta Film Awards may be a good indicator of which actors will win at this year’s Academy Awards, which take place on March 15.

Last year’s Bafta acting winners – Zoe Saldaña, Kieran Culkin, Mikey Madison and Adrien Brody – all triumphed in their respective categories at the Oscars.

In fact, 13 of the last 15 actors who won the Bafta best actor award and 10 of the last 12 actors who won the Bafta best actress award repeated their success at the Oscars.

While other ceremonies like the Golden Globes, Critics’ Choice and Actor Awards (formerly SAG) often go their own way, Bafta can sometimes be the most reliable indicator of what Oscar voters are thinking.

However, last year the best picture race was split in two; Before the Oscars chose Anora, Baftas awarded the Pope’s choice drama Conclave.