BAFTAs 2026 in livid ‘anti-Brit’ row as nominations spark outrage | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV | EUROtoday

But because the outcomes got here by means of, it was seen that there seemed to be a scarcity of British stars nominated, regardless of the awards being the British Academy of Film Awards.

For Best Leading Actress, Irish actress Jessie Buckley was nominated for her function in Hamnet. Nominees Rose Byrne, Kate Hudson, Chase Infiniti and Emma Stone are all American, and Renate Reinseve is a Norwegian actress.

There was additionally just one British star nominated for Best Leading Actor, Robert Aramayo, which additionally left followers disenchanted.

There are additionally no British actors nominated for Best Supporting Actor, as Paul Mescal is Irish, Benicio del Toro is Puerto Rican, Pete Mullan is Scottish, Jacob Elordi is Australian, Stellan Skarsgard is Swedish and Sean Penn is American.

There have been additionally no movies nominated with a British forged, with Hamnet, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, Sentimental Value and Sinners being put ahead. However, it’s price noting there’s a separate finest British movie class.

Fans have been livid on the lack of British expertise being nominated for the British awards, as they took to social media to vent their outrage.

One fan requested: “So you’re telling me you liked Kate Hudson’s performance so much that you skipped nominating a single British actress for the first time… and nominated her?”

Another raged: “It’s called the British Academy (BAFTA), but I’m counting 5 Americans and 1 Brit. Hollywood has officially gentrified the UK awards. At this point, just rename it Oscars: London Branch. The British actors have been displaced from their own home. Brexit was clearly for nothing.”

A 3rd chimed in: “uk is such a sad grimy vassal state cosplaying as 51st state protectorate #Oscars2026 secretly desperately dying to b america is the british film industry this annihilated they can’t find one single movie to nominate?”

A fourth requested: “Hmm. Nothing for your fellow Brit?” A fifth raged: “For the first time in history, there is no British leading actress nominated for a BAFTA.” A sixth stated: “Bafta are woke as f***, they’re pathetic. Simply, not all films premiered.”

However, one responded: “It is not true that this is the first year that no british actress is nominated for BAFTA Best Leading. In 2001 no british actresses were nominated, also in 2011.”