49 h. ago Bafta 2026 film awards longlists hope to avoid #BaftasSoWhite diversity criticism

With strong showings for Ryan Coogler’s Sinners and target hit for 50% female directors, criticism that has dogged the prizes in recent years may have been headed offFor now, the Bafta film awards appears to have headed off further criticism over its long-running diversity crisis after revealing its longlists on Friday.Despite Bafta overhauling its awards voting system in 2020 after claims of “systemic racism”, outrage re-emerged in 2023 after no people of colour won awards. The longlists, which are an intermediate stage on the way to the final nominations with each category determined by different mixes of membership voting and jury selection, suggest that some progress is being made. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago Bafta Awards longlist sees Leonardo DiCaprio thriller lead way with 16 nods

‘Hamnet’, ‘Sinners’ and Timothée Chalamet’s ‘Marty Supreme’ have also notched up an impressive amount of mentions on the list

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50 h. ago BAFTA Awards 2026 longlist: Leonardo DiCaprio thriller One Battle After Another is surprise frontrunner

The BAFTAs are typically known for honouring British talent and projects that have perhaps been overlooked by international audiences.

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51 h. ago Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another leads Bafta longlist for 2026

Leonardo DiCaprio features in the leading actor longlist alongside Timothee Chalamet and Michael B Jordan.

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52 h. ago BAFTA Awards 2026 longlist: Leonardo Di Caprio thriller One Battle After Another is surprise frontrunner

The BAFTAs are typically known for honouring British talent and projects that have perhaps been overlooked by international audiences.

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52 h. ago BAFTA 2026 longlist in full from Hamnet to Frankenstein and Sinners

The EE BAFTA Film Awards 2026 longlist has been announced with One Battle After Another appearing in 16 categories

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