
No Writer
Feb 22
BAFTA nominations 2026: The full list of stars and films shortlisted for awards
One Battle After Another leads the nominations with 14, while Sinners has 13, and Marty Supreme and Hamnet each have 11. There are 26 categories in total, including the public-voted rising star award. Here is the list of nominations in full. Best filmHamnetMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherSentimental ValueSinners Best actor Robert Aramayo - I SwearTimothee Chalamet - Marty SupremeLeonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After AnotherEthan Hawke - Blue MoonMichael B Jordan - SinnersJesse Plemons - Bugonia Best actressJessie Buckley - HamnetRose Byrne - If I Had Legs I'd Kick YouKate Hudson - Song Sung BlueChase Infiniti - One Battle After AnotherRenate Reinsve - Sentimental ValueEmma Stone - Bugonia Outstanding British film 28 Years LaterThe Ballad Of Wallis IslandBridget Jones: Mad About The BoyDie My LoveH Is For HawkHamnetI SwearMr BurtonPillionSteve Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producerThe 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) Best adapted screenplayThe Ballad Of Wallis Island - Tom Basden, Tim KeyBugonia - Will TracyHamnet - Chloé Zhao, Maggie O'FarrellOne Battle After Another - Paul Thomas AndersonPillion - Harry Lighton Best original screenplayI Swear - Kirk JonesMarty Supreme - Ronald Bronstein, Josh SafdieThe Secret Agent - Kleber Mendonca FilhoSentimental Value - Eskil Vogt, Joachim TrierSinners - Ryan Coogler Non-English language filmIt Was Just An AccidentThe Secret AgentSentimental ValueSiratThe Voice Of Hind Rajab Best directorBugonia - Yorgos LanthimosHamnet - Chloe ZhaoMarty Supreme - Josh SafdieOne Battle After Another - Paul Thomas AndersonSentimental Value - Joachim TrierSinners - Ryan Coogler Best supporting actressOdessa A'Zion - Marty SupremeInga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Sentimental ValueWunmi Mosaku - SinnersCarey Mulligan - The Ballad of Wallis IslandTeyana Taylor - One Battle After AnotherEmily Watson - Hamnet Best supporting actorBenicio Del Toro - One Battle After AnotherJacob Elordi - FrankensteinPaul Mescal - HamnetPeter Mullan - I SwearSean Penn - One Battle After AnotherStellan Skarsgard - Sentimental Value Best children's and family filmArcoBoongLilo & StitchZootropolis 2 Best costumeFrankensteinHamnetMarty SupremeSinnersWicked: For Good Special visual effectsAvatar: Fire And AshF1FrankensteinHow To Train Your DragonThe Lost Bus Production designFrankensteinHamnetMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherSinners SoundF1FrankensteinOne Battle After AnotherSinnersWarfare Make-up and hairFrankensteinHamnetMarty SupremeSinnersWicked: For Good Best original scoreBugoniaFrankensteinHamnetOne Battle After AnotherSinners Best animated filmElioLittle AmelieZootropolis 2 British short animationCardboardSolsticeTwo Black Boys In Paradise Best British short filmMagid/ ZafarNostalgieTerenceThis Is EndometriosisWelcome Home Freckles CastingI SwearMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherSentimental ValueSinners CinematographyFrankensteinMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherSinnersTrain Dreams EditingF1A House Of DynamiteMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherSinners Best documentary2000 Meters to AndriivkaApocalypse In The TropicsCover-UpMr Nobody Against PutinThe Perfect Neighbor Rising star - voted for by the publicArchie Madekwe - LurkerChase Infiniti - One Battle After AnotherMiles Caton - SinnersRobert Aramayo - I SwearPosy Sterling - Lollipop The 2026 BAFTA film awards ceremony takes place on Sunday 22 February at London's Royal Festival Hall.

Gemma Peplow and Katie Spencer, culture and entertainment
Feb 21
The Ballad Of Wallis Island stars on becoming a word-of-mouth hit - and asking A-listers for selfies
His film, The Ballad Of Wallis Island, a quirky, wry comedy about fame and loss, also co-starring and co-written with Tim Key, was one of the UK's sleeper hits of 2025 - and described by romcom king Richard Curtis, no less, as one of the greatest British films of all time. But set on a fictional island off the Pembrokeshire coast in Wales, it is a world away from the big-budget, A-list-filled productions it is up against at this year's BAFTAs, including One Battle After, Marty Supreme and Sinners. Basden and his co-creators will likely be brushing shoulders with Leonardo DiCaprio and Timothee Chalamet, as well as fellow nominees including Michael B Jordan, Kate Hudson, Emma Stone and Benicio Del Toro. "In truth, we sort of feel a bit like outsiders because we made this film really on our own terms with very little in the way of budget," Basden tells Sky News. "So to be walking next to your Chalamets and your DiCaprios is obviously [going to be] completely surreal. "I mean, yeah, we'll take it in our stride, of course, but we might end up asking for selfies, maybe." Before this, Basden, a writer and actor, was best known for co-creating and starring in the sitcoms Plebs and Here We Go. Key has written several books and appeared in films and series, including Peep Show, Taskmaster and Greed, but is probably most recognisable as Alan Partridge collaborator Sidekick Simon. In The Ballad Of Wallis Island, Basden plays Herb, a folk singer who once found fleeting fame alongside his former musical partner (and girlfriend) Nell, played by Carey Mulligan. Key is Charles, an eccentric two-time lottery winner and mega fan who hires the pair to play what turns out to be a reunion gig for an audience of one. Exceedingly British, very funny, and poignant in a way that avoids cliche, it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in the US in January last year, and won three prizes - best joint lead performance, for Key and Basden, best screenplay and best original music - at the British Independent Film Awards in November. Now, it is up for three BAFTAs - outstanding British film, best adapted screenplay, and best supporting actress, for Mulligan. "It's absolutely beyond our wildest expectations," Basden says of the reaction. "We've just kind of watched it grow and watched word of mouth build as it's gone on. And now to be here with three BAFTA nominations a year after it premiered… is just mind-blowing." The film is based on their own short film, also BAFTA nominated, made in 2007, called The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island - hence why it is up for adapted rather than original screenplay this time round. Both were directed by James Griffiths, who describes the story as the "gift that keeps giving" after almost 20 years. "It feels really wonderful that we've come full circle." Getting Mulligan on board gave the plans the momentum needed for the film to be made. Already a BAFTA winner, the actress is also a triple Oscar nominee. But perhaps most importantly (or intimidatingly), she is also married to Marcus Mumford, a real-life folk star. "Having her there meant that not only would we become confident that the film would be good, but it also meant that people would start taking it seriously and want to come and get involved, read the script and see if there was a way that they could support it," Basden says. "I'm so happy she's been nominated, I think it's so, so deserved." There was "never any danger" of the music being too rehearsed, he says, as the film was shot in 18 days. "We were really just having to go hell for leather. Carey and I played together a couple of times in the make-up truck, and then kind of, we just did it." No one, not even Key, had seen them perform together beforehand. The songs were re-recorded in the studio later on, with the intention of including the more polished version in the edit, but in the end, they decided they preferred the rawness of the original takes. "It just felt really truthful and it really felt like a band sort of finding a connection that they'd previously lost," Basden says. Read more:'The Ozzy tape I never played': Recording found after 46 yearsOne Battle After Another: Film is 'devastatingly' timely Both he and Griffiths hope the profile given by the BAFTAs will help fly the flag for other British films. "These smaller stories, lower-budget movies that are being made here," says Basden. "Seek out the stories that we're making and feel proud that there's this creativity and brilliance at work in Britain and it doesn't all just immediately go to Hollywood. "We've got some of the best craftspeople working in the industry here as well," adds Griffiths, highlighting in particular the remote and rugged coastline location needed for filming. "It really is a testament to the effort and energy and enthusiasm of the crew and the craftspeople in the UK who are just happy to get their hands dirty and lug lenses up mountains and on really difficult tidal stretches of water… It certainly meant a lot of tractor rides up and down and to the coast. And poor Tom obviously spent a lot of time just wet in the cold water." This weekend's BAFTA ceremony will hopefully be a drier and warmer experience. "I'm just looking forward to hugging everyone that helped make the film and giving big thanks to everyone who kind of got us to this point," says Griffiths. "You know, the red carpet's kind of like a lovely finish, isn't it? But it's all the hard work that went into it and recognising all of that, that's the most important thing." And who knows. If they do bump into Leo and Timothee, maybe they will be the ones asking for selfies

No Writer
Feb 20
Eric Dane: Grey's Anatomy and Euphoria star dies aged 53
His representatives said he died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), known also as Lou Gehrig's disease. Dane announced his diagnosis last year, and had become an advocate for ALS awareness before his death. "He spent his final days surrounded by dear friends, his devoted wife, and his two beautiful daughters, Billie and Georgia, who were the centre of his world," said a statement. Described as "determined to make a difference for others" with the disease, his representatives said he would be "lovingly remembered" and "deeply missed". "Eric adored his fans and is forever grateful for the outpouring of love and support he's received," they added. Read more from Sky News:Andrew released after arrestSky News gains rare access to Bank's gold vaults Dane starred in ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy from 2006 until 2012, and reprised his role in 2021. He was also celebrated for his part in HBO's Euphoria. Other appearances included Saved By The Bell, Gideon's Crossing, Marley & Me, and X-Men: The Last Stand. He was married to Rebecca Gayheart, a fellow actor and model. His memoir is due to be published later this year.

Gemma Peplow, culture and entertainment reporter
Feb 21
Abbey Road is opening its doors for a rave: 'There's something about this place - hopefully we don't ruin it'
This was the message for fans hoping to bag a spot for something unusual at Abbey Road Studios tonight. It is the world's first - and most famous - music studio, synonymous with The Beatles and with a Who's Who of artists it has welcomed over the decades, from Pink Floyd, Stevie Wonder and Kate Bush to Oasis, Radiohead and Blur, as well as the late Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga and Stormzy. Now, it is doing something a little different - opening its doors to clubbers. Abbey Road After Hours, curated by electronic pioneers Soulwax, is the venue's first-ever "rave", a late-night party for just 340 fans who will be hitting the dancefloor in Studio 1. Brothers David and Stephen Dewaele, the Belgian musicians behind Soulwax, say it was an opportunity they could not refuse. "Who doesn't want to do a party at Abbey Road?" says Stephen. "It's very hard to explain to people, but there's something when you walk into this building because there's so much history, but it also feels… "For Dave and me, one idea after the other came just by walking from one of the rooms to the other room. So there's something about this place. And hopefully we don't ruin it." Soulwax went old-school, asking fans to call a special hotline in a nod to the method of discovering the secret locations of raves in the late 1980s and early '90s. While tonight's event won't be as rough-and-ready as raves were back in the day (the venue is already known, and it finishes at 1am, for a start), they are promising "a good party". (Glow sticks optional). Around 4,000 people tried to get tickets, with demand at more than 10 times the available capacity. "It's really been exponentially way more than we thought and also way more than we can fit in," says Stephen. "But we're filming the whole thing, so hopefully people will be able to see it afterwards." The brothers have been working at Abbey Road for the past few days, recording new music and cutting directly to vinyl, ready to play out live for the first time to tonight's ravers. They are sitting in Studio 1 as they talk to Sky News during a quick break from their work. This is the room where recorded music history began in 1931. The Beatles performed All You Need Is Love for the world's first global satellite broadcast here, and where some of the greatest film scores of the last 45 years have been recorded, from Raiders Of The Lost Ark and The Return Of The Jedi, to Harry Potter and Wicked. An attraction to 'stupid' ideas? Soulwax are electronic innovators who have been pushing boundaries since the mid-1990s. As well as being a band, they are DJs (2manydjs), a record label (DEEWEE), co-creators of their own custom-built soundsystem (Despacio), and Grammy-nominated producers. They are also known for their boundary-breaking live shows, so an Abbey Road rave seems like a good fit. "Are you saying we have an attraction to stupid ideas?" laughs David. "Because we do... yeah, it fits completely because we've got sort of one foot very much in this world where… not just for us, I think most people's musical DNA is sort of shaped by these rooms, isn't it? Whether it's popular music or classical, and it's such a big part of the musical vernacular. So for us to be given the opportunity to bring something new in here, of course, yes, in our minds it makes complete sense." The idea is the brainchild of Mark Robertson, director of marketing and creative at Abbey Road, who says they are always looking for ways to innovate and expand on the traditional uses for the venue. "I guess that spirit of creative exploration is why hosting a rave here in our house feels like the right thing to do," he says. "Number one, it's unexpected. Number two, it's a way that we can bring people into the building, for fans to actually embrace the music… "Being able to share some of our story with those people that are coming here for something really special is a great thing." Read more from Sky News entertainment:'The Ozzy tape I never played'Derry Girls creator on new show As a rave fan, Mark says it is exciting to bring that world into Abbey Road. "It's kind of a strange thing... I think about all the different club nights that I've been to over the years, and now to come back and actually bring it into this place is amazing." So will there be more Abbey Road raves in the future? "Never say never."

No Writer
Feb 20
Tributes flood in for Grey's Anatomy star Eric Dane, who has died aged 53
He had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive neurodegenerative disease. In a statement, a representative said: "He spent his final days surrounded by dear friends, his devoted wife, and his two beautiful daughters, Billie and Georgia, who were the centre of his world". Dane's career took off when he joined long-running medical drama Grey's Anatomy as the much-loved Dr Mark Sloan - better known to fans as "McSteamy". He played the charming surgeon from 2006 until 2012. His character's mark on the still-running show was so great that Seattle Grace Hospital, where the series is set, was renamed the Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. The actor was later cast as Cal Jacobs, the antagonist in HBO's hit, Euphoria. Dane married actress Rebecca Gayheart in 2004, and they have two children. Ashton Kutcher, John Stamos, Nina Dobrev, Robert Patrick, Maria Shriver and Euphoria creator Sam Levinson are among the celebrity names who have also paid tribute to Dane. Kutcher wrote in a post on X: "The Franklin strip fanatics fantasy football league will miss Mr Eric Dane. "We know you'll be watching from the booth. Miss you, buddy. Let's keep fighting the fight to solve ALS." Kevin McKidd, who portrays Owen Hunt on Grey's Anatomy, posted a picture of Dane to his Instagram stories, writing "Rest in Peace, Buddy". In 2025, Dane went public with the news he had been diagnosed with ALS, later using his platform to advocate for greater awareness of the disease. Dane and Gayheart wed in 2004, and separated in September 2017. Gayheart filed for divorce in 2018, but later filed to have the petition dismissed.In a December essay for New York magazine's The Cut, reflecting on Dane's diagnosis, Gayheart called their dynamic "a very complicated relationship, one that's confusing for people". She said they never got a divorce, but dated other people and lived separately. "Our love may not be romantic, but it's a familial love." Read more from Sky News:'This was addiction': Parents' anger at ZuckerbergNASA astronauts were 'stranded' in space by mishap Actor Patrick Dempsey paid tribute to his Grey's Anatomy co-star, describing him as the "funniest man". Speaking on The Chris Evans Breakfast, Dempsey said: "I just woke up this morning, and it was very sad to read the news. It's hard to put into words. I feel really so sad for his children. "I was corresponding with him, we were texting, so I spoke to him about a week ago, and some friends of ours went in to see him and he was really starting to lose his ability to speak. "He was bedridden, and it was very hard for him to swallow, so the quality of his life was deteriorating so rapidly. "He was the funniest man - he was such a joy to work with - and I want to just remember him in that spirit, because any time he was on set, he brought so much fun to it. "He had a great sense of humour."


