Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026

19 movies

Critics’ Picks: BAFTA Best Film Nominees · Recognition 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.

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1
OB
Paul Thomas Anderson · United States
202596.377.195.396.6
🏆BAFTA 2026🏆OSCAR 2026
Comedy, Crime, Thriller161 min
2
T
Todd Field · United States; Germany
202294.675.393.390.8
●VENICE 2022●BAFTA 2023●OSCAR 2023
Drama, Music158 min
3
A
Sean Baker · United States
202496.075.192.497.4
🏆CANNES 2024●BAFTA 2025🏆OSCAR 2025
Comedy, Drama, Romance139 min
4
TB
Brady Corbet · United States; Canada; Hungary; United Kingdom
202494.373.792.490.8
●VENICE 2024●BAFTA 2025●OSCAR 2025
Drama216 min
5
O
Christopher Nolan · United States; United Kingdom
202396.783.091.796.6
🏆BAFTA 2024🏆OSCAR 2024
Biography, Drama, History180 min
6
TF
Florian Zeller · France; United Kingdom
202095.083.391.589.3
●BAFTA 2021●OSCAR 2021
Drama, Mystery97 min
7
TP
Jane Campion · New Zealand; Australia; United Kingdom; United States; Canada
202194.670.991.294.0
●VENICE 2021🏆BAFTA 2022●OSCAR 2022
Drama, Western126 min
8
MS
Josh Safdie · United States; Finland
202594.176.691.089.3
●BAFTA 2026●OSCAR 2026
Drama, Sport149 min
9
LP
Paul Thomas Anderson · United States
202193.773.291.089.3
●BAFTA 2022●OSCAR 2022
Comedy, Drama, Romance133 min
10
KO
Martin Scorsese · United States
202394.176.691.089.3
●BAFTA 2024●OSCAR 2024
Crime, Drama, History206 min
11
TB
Martin McDonagh · United Kingdom; United States
202294.677.890.390.8
●VENICE 2022●BAFTA 2023●OSCAR 2023
Comedy, Drama114 min
12
PT
Yorgos Lanthimos · Ireland; United Kingdom; United States
202395.879.090.195.7
🏆VENICE 2023●BAFTA 2024●OSCAR 2024
Comedy, Drama, Romance141 min
13
N
Chloé Zhao · United States
202095.574.889.796.6
🏆BAFTA 2021🏆OSCAR 2021
Drama107 min
14
AO
Justine Triet · France
202395.878.089.796.2
🏆CANNES 2023●BAFTA 2024●OSCAR 2024
Crime, Drama, Mystery151 min
15
SV
Joachim Trier · Norway; Germany; Denmark; France; Sweden; United Kingdom; Türkiye
202594.978.089.492.3
◆CANNES 2025●BAFTA 2026●OSCAR 2026
Comedy, Drama135 min
16
S
Ryan Coogler · United States
202594.077.588.589.3
●BAFTA 2026●OSCAR 2026
Drama, Horror, Thriller137 min
17
TH
Alexander Payne · United States
202394.279.887.289.3
●BAFTA 2024●OSCAR 2024
Comedy, Drama133 min
18
H
Chloé Zhao · United Kingdom; United States
202594.179.886.189.3
●BAFTA 2026●OSCAR 2026
Drama, History125 min
19
EE
Daniel Kwan; Daniel Scheinert · United States
202295.679.485.696.2
●BAFTA 2023🏆OSCAR 2023
Action, Adventure, Comedy139 min
#1
OB
2025 · Paul Thomas Anderson · 161 min
Comedy · Crime · Thriller
🏆BAFTA 2026🏆OSCAR 2026
#2
T
2022 · Todd Field · 158 min
Drama · Music
●VENICE 2022●BAFTA 2023●OSCAR 2023
#3
A
2024 · Sean Baker · 139 min
Comedy · Drama · Romance
🏆CANNES 2024●BAFTA 2025🏆OSCAR 2025
#4
TB
2024 · Brady Corbet · 216 min
Drama
●VENICE 2024●BAFTA 2025●OSCAR 2025
#5
O
2023 · Christopher Nolan · 180 min
Biography · Drama · History
🏆BAFTA 2024🏆OSCAR 2024
#6
TF
2020 · Florian Zeller · 97 min
Drama · Mystery
●BAFTA 2021●OSCAR 2021
#7
TP
2021 · Jane Campion · 126 min
Drama · Western
●VENICE 2021🏆BAFTA 2022●OSCAR 2022
#8
MS
2025 · Josh Safdie · 149 min
Drama · Sport
●BAFTA 2026●OSCAR 2026
#9
LP
2021 · Paul Thomas Anderson · 133 min
Comedy · Drama · Romance
●BAFTA 2022●OSCAR 2022
#10
KO
2023 · Martin Scorsese · 206 min
Crime · Drama · History
●BAFTA 2024●OSCAR 2024
#12
PT
2023 · Yorgos Lanthimos · 141 min
Comedy · Drama · Romance
🏆VENICE 2023●BAFTA 2024●OSCAR 2024
#14
AO
2023 · Justine Triet · 151 min
Crime · Drama · Mystery
🏆CANNES 2023●BAFTA 2024●OSCAR 2024
#15
SV
2025 · Joachim Trier · 135 min
Comedy · Drama
◆CANNES 2025●BAFTA 2026●OSCAR 2026
#16
S
2025 · Ryan Coogler · 137 min
Drama · Horror · Thriller
●BAFTA 2026●OSCAR 2026
#17
TH
2023 · Alexander Payne · 133 min
Comedy · Drama
●BAFTA 2024●OSCAR 2024
#18
H
2025 · Chloé Zhao · 125 min
Drama · History
●BAFTA 2026●OSCAR 2026
#19
EE
2022 · Daniel Kwan; Daniel Scheinert · 139 min
Action · Adventure · Comedy
●BAFTA 2023🏆OSCAR 2023

How to choose from this collection

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.

  1. 1. One Battle After Another

    Paul Thomas Anderson · 2025 · 161 min

    Audience 77.1 · Critics 95.3 · Total 96.3

    BAFTA 2026: Winner (Best Film)

  2. 2. Tár

    Todd Field · 2022 · 158 min

    Audience 75.3 · Critics 93.3 · Total 94.6

    BAFTA 2023: Nominee (Best Film)

  3. 3. Anora

    Sean Baker · 2024 · 139 min

    Audience 75.1 · Critics 92.4 · Total 96.0

    BAFTA 2025: Nominee (Best Film)

How the ranking works

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.