BAFTA Film Awards 2026 Odds: All the favourites to win a BAFTA this weekend, time, how to watch, presenters

All eyes are now on the BAFTA Film Awards next month, with the the ceremony scheduled for this Sunday (February 22).

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It’s seen as a major indicator of who will triumph at the Oscars, the world’s most prestigious film awards, which will be held on Sunday, March 15.

Here’s everything you need to know about the awards.

When does the BAFTA Film Awards 2026 ceremony start?

The BAFTAs will start at 5pm on Sunday, February 22, with the red carpet arrivals starting around two hours before.

Where are the BAFTA Film Awards held?

The ceremony is held at London’s Royal Festival Hall, in the Southbank Centre, and crowds of spectators sypically gather at the venue to watch the stars arrive.

When will the BAFTA Film Awards be on television?

The ceremony will be be broadcast on BBC1 from 7pm on the night of the awards - two hours after the event starts. It means you’ll be wanting to avoid the internet and social media if you don’t want to know the winners beforehand.

Who will be hosting the BAFTA Film Awards 2026?

Following David Tennant last year, another Scot will be taking on hosting duties - Alan Cumming.

Cumming first found fame in the role of the MC in the stage musical Cabaret, first in London’s West End and then in Broadway. Since then he has starred in a slew of successful television programmes and feature films, including The High Life, The Good Wife, Goldeneye, Spy Kids and X-Men 2.

He is currently hosting the US version of The Traitors, for which he won an Emmy Award, and recently became the Artistic Director of the Pitlochry Festival Theatre.

Who is the favourite to win the BAFTA for Best Fim?

The bookies have this as a two horse race, with One Battle After Another the favourite at 1/2 and Hamnet priced at 6/4.

Who is the favourite to win the BAFTA for Best Director?

Paul Thomas Anderson is the red hot 1/16 favourite for One Battle After Another, with Chloe Zhao the distant 10/1 second favourite for Hamnet.

Who is the favourite to win the BAFTA for Best Actor?

Timothee Chalamet is the one to beat, priced at 1/3 for Marty Supreme, but Robert Aramayo (5/1) has a chance for I Swear, as does Leonardo DiCaprio (7/1) for One Battle After Another.

Who is the favourite to win the BAFTA for Best Actress?

It looks like being a home win for Best Actress with Jessie Buckley having near-cert odds of 1/25 for Hamnet. Rose Byrne (12/1) is her closest rival for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.

Who is the favourite to win the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor?

Stellan Skarsgard is the 3/10 favourite for Sentimental Value. Three other actors are in with a shot though - Benicio del Toro (7/1) for One Battle After Another, Paul Mescal (8/1) for Hamnet and Sean Penn (9/1) for One Battle After Another.

Who is the favourite to win the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress?

It seems like a straight battle between Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas for Sentimental Value (1/1) and Teyana Taylor for One Battle After Another (11/8), although Wunmi Mosaku could cause on of the night’s upsets for Sinners, priced at 5/1.

Who is the favourite to win the BAFTA for Best British Fim?

Hamnet is the 1/5 favourite to win Best British Film, but this is a category which often surprises, so there’s a good chance for a win for either I Swear (6/1) or Pillion (7/1).

Who will presenting awards at the BAFTA Film Awards 2026?

Here are the stars who have been confirmed for presenting duties so far:

• 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
• Kerry Washington
• Little Simz
• Maggie Gyllenhaal
• Mia McKenna-Bruce
• Michael B. Jordan
• Miles Caton
• Milly Alcock
• Minnie Driver
• Monica Bellucci
• Noah Jupe
• Olivia Cooke
• Paddington
• Patrick Dempsey
• Regé-Jean Page
• Riz Ahmed
• Sadie Sink
• Stellan Skargård
• Stormzy
• Warwick Davis

What musical performances will there be at the BAFTA Awards 2026?

The ceremony will see the first performance outside the USA of Golden from nominated animated musical Kpop Demon Hunters, sung by Jae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami. Jessie Ware will also be on stage singing a Barbara Streisand’s songs during the In Memoriam section.

Who has been nominated for a BAFTA Film Award in 2026?

Here are the shortlists in full:

BEST FILM

• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners

DIRECTOR

• Bugonia, Yorgos Lanthimos
• Hamnet, Chloé Zhao
• Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie
• One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson
• Sentimental Value, Joachim Trier
• Sinners, Ryan Coogler

LEADING ACTRESS

• Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
• Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
• Kate Hudson, Song Sung Blue
• Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another
• Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value
• Emma Stone, Bugonia

LEADING ACTOR

• Robert Aramayo, I Swear
• Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
• Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
• Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
• Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
• Jesse Plemons, Bugonia

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Odessa A’zion, Marty Supreme
• Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
• Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
• Carey Mulligan, The Ballad of Wallis Island
• Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
• Emily Watson, Hamnet

SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
• Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
• Paul Mescal, Hamnet
• Peter Mullan, I Swear
• Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
• Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM

• 28 Years Late
• The Ballad of Wallis Island
• Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
• Die My Love
• H Is for Hawk
• Hamne
• I Swear
• Mr. Burton
• Pillion
• Steve

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER

• The Ceremony
• My Father’s Shadow
• Pillion
• A Want in Her
• Wasteman

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• The Ballad of Wallis Island
• Bugonia
• Hamnet
• One Battle After Another
• Pillion

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• I Swear
• Marty Supreme
• The Secret Agent
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners

CHILDREN’S & FAMILY FILM

• Arco
• Boong
• Lilo & Stitch
• Zootropolis 2

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

• It Was Just an Accident
• The Secret Agent
• Sentimental Value
• Sirât
• The Voice of Hind Rajab

COSTUME DESIGN

• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• Sinners
• Wicked: For Good

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS

• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• F1
• Frankenstein
• How to Train Your Dragon
• The Lost Bus

DOCUMENTARY

• 2,000 Meters to Andriivka
• Apocalypse in the Tropics
• Cover-Up
• Mr. Nobody Against Putin
• The Perfect Neighbor

ANIMATED FILM

• Elio
• Little Amélie
• Zootropolis 2

CASTING

• I Swear
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners

CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Frankenstein
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners
• Train Dreams

EDITING

• F1
• A House of Dynamite
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners

MAKE UP & HAIR

• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• Sinners
• Wicked: For Good

ORIGINAL SCORE

• Bugonia
• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners

PRODUCTION DESIGN

• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners

SOUND

• F1
• Frankenstein
• One Battle Afte Another
• Sinners
• Warfare

BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION

• Cardboard
• Solstice
• Two Black Boys in Paradise

BRITISH SHORT FILM

• Magid/Zafar
• Nostalgie
• Terence
• This Is Endometriosis
• Welcome Home Freckles

EE RISING STAR AWARD

• Robert Aramayo
• Miles Caton
• Chase Infiniti
• Archie Madekwe
• Posy Sterling

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