BAFTA Nominations Snubs and Surprises: ‘Wicked: For Good’ Shut Out of Main Categories, Paul Mescal and Chase Infiniti Make the Cut After Oscar Misses

The British Academy’s 2026 lineup of Film Awards nominees has no shortage of snubs and surprises. While the likes of “One Battle After Another,” “Sinners,” “Hamnet” and “Marty Supreme” largely did as was expected and dominated the list, further down there was more than enough to raise eyebrows among awards watchers.

With merely five slots in the best film race, there were plenty of features that didn’t make the cut. In the performance categories, however, the sixth space (one more than the Oscars) saw some names not on many frontrunner predictions sneak in. And, as ever, there was some love for British (and Irish — hi Paul Mescal!) stars not reciprocated over the Atlantic.

Below, we break down the biggest developments from this morning’s announcement.

Snub: “Wicked: For Good” misses out in main categories

After being shut out entirely of the Oscar nominations last week, “Wicked: For Good” didn…