Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026
Films with a BAFTA Best Film nomination, including winners in 2021–2026. Only films with a known Critics Score of 85+ are included, ordered by Critics Score.
2021–2026 refers to ceremony and festival years, not necessarily release dates. 19 films in this collection.
| # | Movie | Watch | Year | Total ~ | Audience | Critics | Award Score | Recognition | Genre | Runtime |
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| 1 | OB Paul Thomas Anderson · United States | 2025 | 96.3 | 77.1 | 95.3 | 96.6 | 🏆BAFTA 2026🏆OSCAR 2026 | Comedy, Crime, Thriller | 161 min | |
| 2 | T Todd Field · United States; Germany | 2022 | 94.6 | 75.3 | 93.3 | 90.8 | ●VENICE 2022●BAFTA 2023●OSCAR 2023 | Drama, Music | 158 min | |
| 3 | A Sean Baker · United States | 2024 | 96.0 | 75.1 | 92.4 | 97.4 | 🏆CANNES 2024●BAFTA 2025🏆OSCAR 2025 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 139 min | |
| 4 | TB Brady Corbet · United States; Canada; Hungary; United Kingdom | 2024 | 94.3 | 73.7 | 92.4 | 90.8 | ●VENICE 2024●BAFTA 2025●OSCAR 2025 | Drama | 216 min | |
| 5 | O Christopher Nolan · United States; United Kingdom | 2023 | 96.7 | 83.0 | 91.7 | 96.6 | 🏆BAFTA 2024🏆OSCAR 2024 | Biography, Drama, History | 180 min | |
| 6 | TF Florian Zeller · France; United Kingdom | 2020 | 95.0 | 83.3 | 91.5 | 89.3 | ●BAFTA 2021●OSCAR 2021 | Drama, Mystery | 97 min | |
| 7 | TP Jane Campion · New Zealand; Australia; United Kingdom; United States; Canada | 2021 | 94.6 | 70.9 | 91.2 | 94.0 | ●VENICE 2021🏆BAFTA 2022●OSCAR 2022 | Drama, Western | 126 min | |
| 8 | MS Josh Safdie · United States; Finland | 2025 | 94.1 | 76.6 | 91.0 | 89.3 | ●BAFTA 2026●OSCAR 2026 | Drama, Sport | 149 min | |
| 9 | LP Paul Thomas Anderson · United States | 2021 | 93.7 | 73.2 | 91.0 | 89.3 | ●BAFTA 2022●OSCAR 2022 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 133 min | |
| 10 | KO Martin Scorsese · United States | 2023 | 94.1 | 76.6 | 91.0 | 89.3 | ●BAFTA 2024●OSCAR 2024 | Crime, Drama, History | 206 min | |
| 11 | TB Martin McDonagh · United Kingdom; United States | 2022 | 94.6 | 77.8 | 90.3 | 90.8 | ●VENICE 2022●BAFTA 2023●OSCAR 2023 | Comedy, Drama | 114 min | |
| 12 | PT Yorgos Lanthimos · Ireland; United Kingdom; United States | 2023 | 95.8 | 79.0 | 90.1 | 95.7 | 🏆VENICE 2023●BAFTA 2024●OSCAR 2024 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 141 min | |
| 13 | N Chloé Zhao · United States | 2020 | 95.5 | 74.8 | 89.7 | 96.6 | 🏆BAFTA 2021🏆OSCAR 2021 | Drama | 107 min | |
| 14 | AO Justine Triet · France | 2023 | 95.8 | 78.0 | 89.7 | 96.2 | 🏆CANNES 2023●BAFTA 2024●OSCAR 2024 | Crime, Drama, Mystery | 151 min | |
| 15 | SV Joachim Trier · Norway; Germany; Denmark; France; Sweden; United Kingdom; Türkiye | 2025 | 94.9 | 78.0 | 89.4 | 92.3 | ◆CANNES 2025●BAFTA 2026●OSCAR 2026 | Comedy, Drama | 135 min | |
| 16 | S Ryan Coogler · United States | 2025 | 94.0 | 77.5 | 88.5 | 89.3 | ●BAFTA 2026●OSCAR 2026 | Drama, Horror, Thriller | 137 min | |
| 17 | TH Alexander Payne · United States | 2023 | 94.2 | 79.8 | 87.2 | 89.3 | ●BAFTA 2024●OSCAR 2024 | Comedy, Drama | 133 min | |
| 18 | H Chloé Zhao · United Kingdom; United States | 2025 | 94.1 | 79.8 | 86.1 | 89.3 | ●BAFTA 2026●OSCAR 2026 | Drama, History | 125 min | |
| 19 | EE Daniel Kwan; Daniel Scheinert · United States | 2022 | 95.6 | 79.4 | 85.6 | 96.2 | ●BAFTA 2023🏆OSCAR 2023 | Action, Adventure, Comedy | 139 min |
This collection contains 19 films with a BAFTA Best Film nomination, including winners during 2021–2026. Every film has a known Critics Score of at least 85. Missing critics’ ratings are excluded. Critics Score combines ratings from trusted sources; it is not an individual Rotten Tomatoes percentage or Metacritic score. Only Best Film is covered; other award categories are outside this selection.
One Battle After Another leads this Critics Score ranking with 95.3. The Father has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (83.3). One Battle After Another has one of the highest known Critics scores (95.3). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.
Paul Thomas Anderson · 2025 · 161 min
Audience 77.1 · Critics 95.3 · Total 96.3
BAFTA 2026: Winner (Best Film)
Todd Field · 2022 · 158 min
Audience 75.3 · Critics 93.3 · Total 94.6
BAFTA 2023: Nominee (Best Film)
Sean Baker · 2024 · 139 min
Audience 75.1 · Critics 92.4 · Total 96.0
BAFTA 2025: Nominee (Best Film)
Films are ordered by their known Critics Score. The 85-point minimum is applied before ranking. A Critics score marked ~ is estimated from the catalogue median; its Total is provisional. Recognition years refer to ceremonies and festival editions, not necessarily release dates.