Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos has been nominated for Best Director at the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards for his latest work, “Bugonia,” a black comedy that continues his run of bold and unconventional films. Known globally for his distinct cinematic voice, the Greek director takes on an English-language remake of the 2003 South Korean film “Save the Green Planet!” in this new release.
“Bugonia,” released in 2025 and written by Will Tracy, follows two young men who kidnap a powerful CEO, believing she is an alien plotting the destruction of Earth. The nomination places Lanthimos among this year’s top contenders as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced its full list of nominees.
Lanthimos started in experimental theatre before making his directorial debut with the 2001 comedy “My Best Friend.” He gained international attention with “Dogtooth” in 2009, which won the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards.
His transition to English-language cinema brought critical acclaim with films like “The Lobster” (2015) and “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” (2017). His ongoing collaboration with actress Emma Stone includes “The Favourite” (2018), “Poor Things” (2023), “Kinds of Kindness” (2024), and now “Bugonia.”
He received Oscar nominations for Best Director and Best Picture for both “The Favourite” and “Poor Things,” with the latter also earning the Golden Lion at Venice.
Bafta film awards 2026 nominations list
The upcoming ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, February 22, at London’s Royal Festival Hall. Leading the nominations is the thriller “One Battle After Another,” followed by the vampire horror “Sinners.”
Other top-nominated titles include “Hamnet,” which explores the family life of William Shakespeare, and the table tennis drama “Marty Supreme.”
Adapted Screenplay
“The Ballad of Wallis Island” – Tom Basden, Tim Key
“Bugonia” – Will Tracy
“Hamnet” – Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell
“One Battle After Another” – Paul Thomas Anderson
“Pillion” – Harry Lighton
Animated Film
“Elio”
“Little Amélie”
“Zootropolis 2”
Best Film
“Hamnet”
“Marty Supreme”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sentimental Value”
“Sinners”
British Short Animation
“Cardboard”
“Solstice”
“Two Black Boys in Paradise”
British Short Film
“Magid / Zafar”
“Nostalgie”
“Terence”
“This Is Endometriosis”
“Welcome Home Freckles”
Casting
“I Swear”
“Marty Supreme”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sentimental Value”
“Sinners”
Children’s & Family Film
“Arco”
“Boong”
“Lilo & Stitch”
“Zootropolis 2”
Cinematography
“Frankenstein”
“Marty Supreme”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
“Train Dreams”
Costume Design
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“Marty Supreme”
“Sinners”
“Wicked: For Good”
Director
“Bugonia” – Yorgos Lanthimos
“Hamnet” – Chloé Zhao
“Marty Supreme” – Josh Safdie
“One Battle After Another” – Paul Thomas Anderson
“Sentimental Value” – Joachim Trier
“Sinners” – Ryan Coogler
Documentary
“2000 Meters to Andriivka”
“Apocalypse in the Tropics”
“Cover-Up”
“Mr Nobody Against Putin”
“The Perfect Neighbor”
Editing
“F1”
“A House of Dynamite”
“Marty Supreme”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
Film Not in the English Language
“It Was Just an Accident”
“The Secret Agent”
“Sentimental Value”
“Sirāt”
“The Voice of Hind Rajab”
Leading Actor
Robert Aramayo – “I Swear”
Timothée Chalamet – “Marty Supreme”
Leonardo DiCaprio – “One Battle After Another”
Ethan Hawke – “Blue Moon”
Michael B Jordan – “Sinners”
Jesse Plemons – “Bugonia”
Leading Actress
Jessie Buckley – “Hamnet”
Rose Byrne – “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”
Kate Hudson – “Song Sung Blue”
Chase Infiniti – “One Battle After Another”
Renate Reinsve – “Sentimental Value”
Emma Stone – “Bugonia”
Make Up & Hair
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“Marty Supreme”
“Sinners”
“Wicked: For Good”
Original Score
“Bugonia”
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
Original Screenplay
“I Swear” – Kirk Jones
“Marty Supreme” – Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
“The Secret Agent” – Kleber Mendonça Filho
“Sentimental Value” – Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
“Sinners” – Ryan Coogler
Outstanding British Film
“28 Years Later”
“The Ballad of Wallis Island”
“Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy”
“Die My Love”
“H Is for Hawk”
“Hamnet”
“I Swear”
“Mr Burton”
“Pillion”
“Steve”
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
“The Ceremony” – Jack King (director, writer), Hollie Bryan (producer), Lucy Meer (producer)
“My Father’s Shadow” – Akinola Davies Jr (director), Wale Davies (writer)
“Pillion” – Harry Lighton (director, writer)
“A Want in Her” – Myrid Carten (director)
“Wasteman” – Cal McMau (director), Hunter Andrews (writer), Eoin Doran (writer)
Production Design
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“Marty Supreme”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
Sound
“F1”
“Frankenstein”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
“Warfare”
Special Visual Effects
“Avatar: Fire and Ash”
“F1”
“Frankenstein”
“How to Train Your Dragon”
“The Lost Bus”
Supporting Actor
Benicio del Toro – “One Battle After Another”
Jacob Elordi – “Frankenstein”
Paul Mescal – “Hamnet”
Peter Mullan – “I Swear”
Sean Penn – “One Battle After Another”
Stellan Skarsgård – “Sentimental Value”
Supporting Actress
Odessa A’zion – “Marty Supreme”
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – “Sentimental Value”
Wunmi Mosaku – “Sinners”
Carey Mulligan – “The Ballad of Wallis Island”
Teyana Taylor – “One Battle After Another”
Emily Watson – “Hamnet”
