The Baftas are here, with the biggest stars in Hollywood descending upon London for the 2026 film awards.
This year’s ceremony will be held today at Royal Festival Hall, in London’s Southbank Centre, with Leonardo DiCaprio, Timothée Chalamet, Emma Stone and many more in attendance.
One Battle After Another leads the nominations with 14, followed closely by Sinners with 13. Marty Supreme and Hamnet picked up 11 nominations – and there was also recognition for Frankenstein (eight) and I Swear (five), a biographical drama about John Davidson, a Scottish man with severe Tourette’s syndrome.
As usual, the Baftas will take place earlier than their scheduled broadcast time, which means the stars of the big screen will hit the red carpet on Sunday afternoon, with the ceremony kicking off at 5pm.
Find all the updates from this afternoon’s red carpet and subsequent televised broadcast, which starts at 7pm on BBC One, below.
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Below are all the nominees for tonight’s ceremony, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor/Actress… who are you backing?
Annabel Nugent22 February 2026 14:30
We have our first sighting of tonight’s host Alan Cumming who has let his hair do his talking in his otherwise pared-back black ensemble tonight…
Annabel Nugent22 February 2026 14:11
I had the pleasure of watching Bafta nominee Robert Aramayo at the Royal Court last night where he wrapped up a superb run of the heart-wrenching drama Guess How Much I Love You. Funny to think that less than 24 hours later, he’s at the Baftas!
Annabel Nugent22 February 2026 14:03
Less than an hour to go before stars including Timothée Chalamet, Jessie Buckley, Teyana Taylor, and Leonardo DiCaprio start to arrive at Royal Festival Hall.
Follow along with the red carpet show at the live-stream below…
Annabel Nugent22 February 2026 13:40
A little note
We won’t be announcing the winners here, but will instead have a dedicated article with a running list for those who want to know ahead of the broadcast, which begins at 7pm on BBC One.
Jacob Stolworthy22 February 2026 13:20
Who will perform?
If you’ve managed to get the KPop Demon Hunters track “Golden” out of your head, then prepare to start humming it once again.
Jae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami, the voices of the film’s group Huntr/X, will be performing the song at the ceremony – and it’ll be the first time they’ve done so outside of the US.
Jessie Ware will also be taking to the stage to sing a Barbara Streisand cover during the In Memoriam tribute to famous faces we’ve lost in the past 12 months.
Jacob Stolworthy22 February 2026 12:50
Which guests are presenting the accolades?
Let’s start with the biggest name: Paddington Bear.
The much-loved Peruvian import will be enjoying a day off from the West End production Paddington The Musical and hopping across the Thames to present the Best Children’s and Family Film prize.
Here’s the full alphabetical list of the other famous faces who will be handing out accolades:
Aaron Pierre, Aimee Lou Wood, Alicia Vikander, Alia Bhatt, Bryan Cranston, Cillian Murphy, David Jonsson, Delroy Lindo, Emily Watson, Erin Doherty, Ethan Hawke, Gillian Anderson, Glenn Close, Hannah Waddingham, Karen Gillan, Kate Hudson, Kathryn Hahn and Kerry Washington.
Little Simz, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Michael B. Jordan, Miles Caton, Milly Alcock, Minnie Driver, Monica Bellucci, Noah Jupe, Olivia Cooke, Patrick Dempsey, Regé-Jean Page, Riz Ahmed, Sadie Sink, Stellan Skarsgård, Stormzy and Warwick Davis.
Jacob Stolworthy22 February 2026 12:20
Important Bafta scheduling detail
The Baftas will take place earlier than their scheduled broadcast time, which means the stars of the big screen will hit the red carpet from 2.30pm. The ceremony will start at 5pm, and the televised broadcast will kick off at 7pm.
Jacob Stolworthy22 February 2026 11:20
Who is hosting?
Alan Cumming is taking up the mantle from David Tennant, who was on hosting duties in 2024 and 2025.
If you feel like you’ve seen Cumming host the Baftas before, then you are (sort of) right as he presented last year’s TV Baftas. The Scottish star is a big name on both sides of the Atlantic and presents the US version of The Traitors – so we can probably expect at least a couple of gags about the show during the ceremony.
Jacob Stolworthy22 February 2026 11:20
Every single Bafta nomination
It’s time to get your predictions ready!
Jacob Stolworthy22 February 2026 11:05
