Sentimental Value Wins BAFTA for Best Film Not in the English Language

The BAFTA Film Awards are presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and are widely regarded as the British equivalent of the Oscars. Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value was nominated in eight categories at the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards in London last night, where it won the award for Best Film Not in the English Language.

Nominations

• Best Film (Maria Ekerhovd & Andrea Berentsen Ottmar)

• Best Film Not in the English Language (Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar & Joachim Trier)

• Best Director (Joachim Trier)

• Best Screenplay (Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier)

• Best Leading Actress (Renate Reinsve)

• Best Supporting Actress (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas)

• Best Supporting Actor (Stellan Skarsgård)

• Best Casting (Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman)

Sentimental Value

Joachim Trier

Photo credit in header: Kasper Tuxen