Welcome to your definitive destination for everything BAFTA Awards 2026. Taking place this evening on London’s South Bank, inside the iconic Royal Festival Hall, the British Academy Film Awards, widely regarded as the highest honour in British cinema, promise a night of glamour and celebration.
Hosted by Alan Cumming, this year’s ceremony is already shaping up to be a standout moment in the cultural calendar. Long considered a bellwether for the Academy Awards, tonight’s wins could offer a telling glimpse of what’s to come in Hollywood next month.
From the first red-carpet arrivals to the evening’s most important awards, we’ll be bringing you minute-by-minute updates as the night unfolds. Stay with us for every headline-making moment, every major award reveal and all the behind-the-scenes highlights from the BAFTAs 2026.
Natalie Munro is Who What Wear UK’s news writer. She reports daily on the latest fashion trends and collaborations, as well as celebrity style and must-know moments, such as Award Shows, Fashion Week, and red-carpet events.
Romeo and Juliet have arrived! Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe have graced the red carpet, with Noah in a sharply tailored blazer and Sadie in a glossy satin gown.
Jessie Ware rings in spring in the prettiest canary yellow printed dress.
A gothic romance themse is unfolding on the red carpet this afternoon, with guests including Kerry Washington, Renate Reinsve and Ellie Bamber stepping out in decadent dresses in the richest shade of black.
Alan Cumming has arrived at the awards ceremony. The BAFTA host stepped out in a tasselled ombré coat, tapping into one of spring’s most pertinent texture trends.
Opening this afternoon’s arrivals, Paddington Bear stepped onto the red carpet. Dressed in his signature blue duffle coat, the beloved bear marks the first of many exciting arrivals still to come.