Screen Ireland-supported documentary A Want in Her receives BAFTA Film Award nomination
Posted: 27th January 2026
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland is delighted to congratulate director Myrid Carten and the team behind the Screen Ireland-supported documentary A Want in Her on the film's BAFTA Film Award nomination today. Today’s announcement saw yet another wide range of BAFTA nominations for Irish creative talent and Irish film, from actors Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal and VFX artist Richard Baneham, to Irish films Steve, produced by Big Things Films, and several nominations for Bugonia, Pillion and My Father’s Shadow, all produced by Element Pictures. Blue Moon, co-produced by Wild Atlantic Pictures and filmed on location in Ireland, also received a nomination for its lead actor, Ethan Hawke.
A Want in Her is nominated for Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer. The film is Myrid Carten's feature directorial debut, proudly supported by Screen Ireland and the BFI Doc Society Fund in association with New Dawn and the Netherlands Film Fund. The film is an Inland Films Production in co-production with Snowstorm Productions and Basalt Film.
When her mother goes missing somewhere in Ireland, artist Myrid Carten returns from London to find her. Her search takes her into a feuding family, a contested house, and a history that threatens to take everyone down, including herself. The film received its World Premiere at the International Documentary Film Festival 2024 (IDFA) and went on to win several awards over the course of its festival run, as well as three British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) last year.
The BAFTA Film Awards ceremony will take place on February 22nd at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London.