Paul Mescals Love Triangle at the Baftas

Paul Mescals Love Triangle at the Baftas

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cosied up to his two leading ladies at the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2026 held at The Royal Festival Hall in London on Sunday.

The Irish actor, 30, looked loved-up with his girlfriend Gracie Abrams before posing with Hamnet co-star on the red carpet. 

The couple have been in a relationship since 2024 but largely keep their relationship out of the spotlight.

Gracie, 26, looked gorgeous in a black patterned dress as she looked adoringly at her partner.

Meanwhile Paul also posed with Jessie, 36, who cut a glamorous figure in a bright blue velvet dress. 

Paul, who was was snubbed during Oscar nominations, will be hoping for an award tonight after earning a Supporting Actor BAFTA nod.

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Paul Mescal cosied up to his two leading ladies at the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2026 held at The Royal Festival Hall in London on Sunday (seen with girlfriend Gracie Abrams)

Meanwhile Paul also posed with Jessie, 36, who cut a glamorous figure in a bright blue velvet dress

They even shared a sweet kiss on the red carpet

The Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall will provide the backdrop as the very best of contemporary cinema converge for the The 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday evening. 

Hosted by Alan Cumming, this year's ceremony will welcome stars including Leonardo , Timothée Chalamet,  and Michael B. Jordan as the year's biggest cinema releases are honoured.

Those walking the red carpet will be treated to a DJ set by Magic FM presenter Neev Spencer, while Clara Amfo and Ali Plumb will be reporting live from outside the legendary London venue. 

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A lengthy list of celebrity guest presenters includes , , , , , and British grime artist . 

The Royal Festival Hall stage will also welcome appearances from , Minnie Driver, Monica Bellucci, Patrick Dempsey and Regé-Jean Page, among others. 

Entertainment on the night will come from a diverse spectrum of performers, including a first performance outside the United States of record breaking track Golden from KPop Demon Hunters, sung by JAE, AUDREYNUNA & REI AMI, the voices of HUNTR/X. 

Meanwhile, British singer Jessie Ware will perform a Barbara Streisand cover in a moving tribute during the In Memoriam.

Paul, who was was snubbed during Oscar nominations, will also be hoping for an award after earning a Supporting Actor BAFTA nod

The Irish actor, 30, looked loved-up with his girlfriend Gracie before posing with Hamnet co-star Jessie on the red carpet

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The couple have been in a relationship since 2024 but largely keep their relationship out of the spotlight

She looked gorgeous in the embroidered dress

Meanwhile Paul also posed with Jessie, 36, who cut a glamorous figure in a bright blue velvet dress

He gave Jessie a sweet hug on the red carpet

This year's Special Award recipients include Dame Donna Langley, who will be honoured with this year's BAFTA Fellowship, the arts charity's highest accolade. 

The British Chairman of NBCUniversal Entertainment will be celebrated for her prolific career and as of the most influential and respected figures in the entertainment industry.

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Additionally, Clare Binns, Creative Director of Picture House Cinemas, will be presented with the BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema award. 

They only made their red carpet debut just last week

'This year's ceremony is set to be an unforgettable occasion for audiences at home and in the room.' 

BAFTA's mission as a charity is to champion the creative and cultural importance of the screen arts across film, games and television. 

Through its Awards ceremonies and year-round programme of talent initiatives and learning events that include masterclasses, lectures, scholarships, bursaries and mentoring schemes in the UK and North America, BAFTA identifies and celebrates excellence, discovers, inspires and nurtures new screen talent, and enables learning and creative collaboration. 

The ceremony will be broadcast at 7pm on BBC One and iPlayer in the UK, and on E! in North America at 8:00pm Eastern Time. The awards will also be available on a number of other broadcasters internationally.

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BEST FILM  

HAMNET 

MARTY SUPREME

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER 

SENTIMENTAL VALUE 

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SINNERS 

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM

28 YEARS LATER 

THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND 

BRIDGET JONES: MAD ABOUT THE BOY 

DIE MY LOVE 

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H IS FOR HAWK 

HAMNET

I SWEAR 

MR BURTON 

PILLION 

STEVE

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One Battle After Another earned the most nods with 14, including one for lead star Leonardo DiCaprio

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER

THE 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)

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WASTEMAN Cal McMau (Director), Hunter Andrews (Writer), Eoin Doran (Writer)

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT 

THE SECRET AGENT 

SENTIMENTAL VALUE 

SIRĀT 

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THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB 

Marty Supreme has scored eleven BAFTA nominations including Best Film

DOCUMENTARY

2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA 

APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS 

COVER-UP 

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MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN 

THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR 

ANIMATED FILM

ELIO 

LITTLE AMÉLIE 

ZOOTROPOLIS 2 

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CHILDREN’S & FAMILY FILM

ARCO 

BOONG 

LILO & STITCH 

ZOOTROPOLIS 2 

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DIRECTOR

BUGONIA 

HAMNET 

MARTY SUPREME 

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER 

SENTIMENTAL VALUE 

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SINNERS

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

I SWEAR 

MARTY SUPREME 

THE SECRET AGENT 

SENTIMENTAL VALUE 

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SINNERS 

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND 

BUGONIA 

HAMNET

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER 

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PILLION

LEADING ACTRESS 

JESSIE BUCKLEY Hamnet

ROSE BYRNE If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

KATE HUDSON Song Sung Blue

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CHASE INFINITI One Battle After Another

RENATE REINSVE Sentimental Value

EMMA STONE Bugonia

Teyana Taylor has a Supporting Actress nomination for One Battle After Another

LEADING ACTOR

ROBERT ARAMAYO I Swear

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TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET Marty Supreme

LEONARDO DICAPRIO One Battle After Another

ETHAN HAWKE Blue Moon

MICHAEL B. JORDAN Sinners

JESSE PLEMONS Bugonia

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

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ODESSA A’ZION Marty Supreme

INGA IBSDOTTER LILLEAAS Sentimental Value

WUNMI MOSAKU Sinners

CAREY MULLIGAN The Ballad of Wallis Island

TEYANA TAYLOR One Battle After Another

EMILY WATSON Hamnet

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SUPPORTING ACTOR 

BENICIO DEL TORO One Battle After Another

JACOB ELORDI Frankenstein

PAUL MESCAL Hamnet

PETER MULLAN I Swear

SEAN PENN One Battle After Another

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STELLAN SKARSGÅRD Sentimental Value

Ryan Coogler's Sinners has earned 11 nods overall 

CASTING

I SWEAR Lauren Evans

MARTY SUPREME Jennifer Venditti

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Cassandra Kulukundis

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SENTIMENTAL VALUE Yngvill Kolset Haga, Avy Kaufman

SINNERS Francine Maisler

CINEMATOGRAPHY

FRANKENSTEIN Dan Laustsen

MARTY SUPREME Darius Khondji

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Michael Bauman

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SINNERS Autumn Durald Arkapaw

TRAIN DREAMS Adolpho Veloso

EDITING 

F1 Stephen Mirrione

A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE Kirk Baxter

MARTY SUPREME Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie

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ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Andy Jurgensen

SINNERS Michael P. Shawver

COSTUME DESIGN 

FRANKENSTEIN Kate Hawley

HAMNET Malgosia Turzanska

MARTY SUPREME Miyako Bellizzi

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SINNERS Ruth E. Carter

WICKED: FOR GOOD Paul Tazewell

MAKE UP & HAIR 

FRANKENSTEIN Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey, Mike Hill, Megan Many

HAMNET Nicole Stafford

MARTY SUPREME Kyra Panchenko, Kay Georgiou, Mike Fontaine

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SINNERS Siân Richards, Shunika Terry, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine

WICKED: FOR GOOD Frances Hannon, Laura Blount, Mark Coulier, Sarah Nuth

ORIGINAL SCORE

BUGONIA Jerskin Fendrix

FRANKENSTEIN Alexandre Desplat

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HAMNET Max Richter

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Jonny Greenwood

SINNERS Ludwig Göransson

Hamnet has broken the record for the most nominations for a female-directed film in BAFTA history

PRODUCTION DESIGN 

FRANKENSTEIN Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau

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HAMNET Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton

MARTY SUPREME Jack Fisk, Adam Willis

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino

SINNERS Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne

SOUND

F1 Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta

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FRANKENSTEIN Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitallie, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoem

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Jose Antonio Garcia, Christopher Scarabosio, Tony Villaflor

SINNERS Chris Welcker, Benny Burtt, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, Felipe Pacheco

WARFARE Mitch Low, Ben Barker, Howard Bargroff, Richard Spooner

Sentimental Value has eight BAFTA nominations

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SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS

AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Eric Saindon

F1 Ryan Tudhope, Keith Alfred Dawson, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington

FRANKENSTEIN Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, José Granell

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Christian Mänz, Francois Lambert, Glen McIntosh, Terry Palmer

THE LOST BUS Charlie Noble, Brandon K. McLaughlin, David Zaretti

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BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION 

CARDBOARD 

SOLSTICE 

TWO BLACK BOYS IN PARADISE 

BRITISH SHORT FILM 

MAGID / ZAFAR 

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NOSTALGIE 

TERENCE 

THIS IS ENDOMETRIOSIS 

WELCOME HOME FRECKLES 

EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)

ROBERT ARAMAYO

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MILES CATON

CHASE INFINITI

ARCHIE MADEKWE

POSY STERLING

 

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