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Chloe Zhao is now the first female director with most BAFTA nominations

Writer: Heidi Hsia

"Hamnet" receives 11 BAFTA nominations

28 Jan - Chloe Zhao has now become the first female director with the most nominations at the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) through her new film, "Hamnet".

Though the film itself is not the movie with the most nominations this year (that would be "One Battle After Another with 14), "Hamnet" itself has received 11 nominations, including Best Director for Zhao, and Adapted Screenplay for Zhao and original novelist Maggie O'Farrell.

"One Battle After Another" gets most nominations

The film "Hamnet", adapted from O'Farrell's 2020 novel of the same name, is also nominated for Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Best Actress for Jessie Buckley, and Best Supporting Actor and Actress for Paul Mescal and Emily Watson.

It is also nominated for Best Original Score, Best Costume Design, Makeup & Hair, and Production Design.

Chloe Zhao on the set with Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley

Chloe Zhao on the set with Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley

Cinema Online, 28 January 2026

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