Completed

79th Edition

2026

51 winners

2026 BAFTA

Name: 2026 BAFTA
Start: 2026-02-22T12:00:00.000Z
Location: Royal Festival Hall

British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) marks its 79th ceremony celebrating achievements from 2026. Hosted at Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom. Hosted by Alan Cumming.

Ceremony date

February 22, 2026

Venue

Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom

Broadcast

Broadcast details to be announced

Hosts

1 host

Alan Cumming

Ceremony host

British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA)

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Film

Television

Special Achievement

Celebrated in London highlighting excellence in 2026.

28 award categories spotlighted

Performance

Celebrating 5 categories inperformance.

5 categories

EE Rising Star

Award year 2026

Performance

Robert Aramayo
Performer
Winner
Miles Caton

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2026 BAFTA

Hosts

Performance

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Film

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Technical Achievement

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