BAFTA Film Award for Sentimental Value

The BAFTA Film Awards are awarded by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and are considered the british equivalent to the Oscars. The 2026 BAFTA Film Awards were presented in London on Sunday night in a live BBC broadcast.  

"The BAFTA award confirm the remarkable international standing that Sentimental Value has achieved. To be recognised by the British Academy in such significant categories is a major acknowledgement of Joachim Trier and the entire creative team behind the film. This is a milestone for Norwegian cinema and further confirmation of its place at the very highest international level" says Kjersti Mo, CEO of the Norwegian Film Institute.

Awards and nominations 

Sentimental Value received a total of eight BAFTA nominations:  

Best Film, Film Not in the English Language, Director, Original Screenplay (Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier), Leading Actress (Renate Reinsve), Supporting Actress (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas), Supporting Actor (Stellan Skarsgård), and Casting (Yngvill Kolset Haga og Avy Kaufman). 

Sentimental Value is nominated in a record nine categories at the 98th Oscar Academy Awards: Best Picture, International Feature Film, Directing (Joachim Trier), Actress in a Leading Role (Renate Reinsve), Actress in a Supporting Role (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas and Elle Fanning), Writing (Original Screenplay) (Eskil Vogt/Joachim Trier), Actor in Supporting Role (Stellan Skarsgård), Film Editing (Olivier Bugge Coutté). The 98th Oscars Academy Awards® will be presented on March 15 in Los Angeles. 

Sentimental Value was the big winner at this year’s  European Film Awards, winning Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Composer, and Best Screenplay. 

At the Golden Globes, Stellan Skarsgård received Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in Sentimental Value.  

Sentimental Value had its world premiere at the Cannes Festival 2025, where it became the first Norwegian film to win the Grand Prix. 

Sentimental Value has received NOK 32,9 million in grants and funding from the Norwegian Film Institute. International Sales Agent is MK2 (France) and Neon is the US distributor. Sentimental Value has to date sold more than 3.4 million tickets worldwide.