2026 BAFTA final predictions: ‘One Battle’ and ‘Hamnet’ out front in key categories — what about ‘Sinners’?

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards — one of the most significant Oscar bellwethers — will be presented on Sunday. Gold Derby is predicting another strong showing for awards juggernaut One Battle After Another. We also anticipate some key wins for Hamnet, about as British a story you can get.

But what about Sinners?

The BAFTAs have long ignored films about the Black experience, resulting in #BAFTAsSoWhite and #BAFTAsStillTooWhite backlash. Ryan Coogler‘s blues-infused vampire story, set the in 1930s Jim Crow South and dealing with topics like systemic racism, is the kind of film that would traditionally struggle at the BAFTAs. Coogler has first-hand experience, as the British…