In pictures: Elegance and restraint on the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards red carpet
Held at Royal Festival Hall on 22 February 2026, the EE BAFTA Film Awards' top honours, including Best Film and leading acting awards, signalled a shift toward intimate, character-driven narratives over franchise spectacle. One Battle After Another won Best Film.
Emma Stone attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage)
Prince William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, arrive with Jane Millichip, CEO of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London Ken Olisa to the BAFTA Film Awards 2026, at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jaimi Joy - WPA Pool/Getty Images) Alicia Vikander attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) Teyana Taylor attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)
Erin Doherty attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images) Sadie Sink attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Lia Toby/Getty Images) Rose Byrne attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage) Monica Bellucci attends the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2026 at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski/Getty Images) (L-R) Archie Madekwe, Kate Hudson and Danny Fujikawa attend the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) Stormzy attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) Gillian Anderson attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Lia Toby/Getty Images) Taaha Shah attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Lia Toby/Getty Images) Sheila Atim attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images) Chase Infiniti attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images) Aimee Lou Wood attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images) Jessie Buckley attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images) Timothée Chalamet attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images) Alan Cumming attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images) Milly Alcock attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) Posy Sterling attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images) Kate Hudson attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage) (L-R) Rei Ami, EJAE, Audrey Nuna attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage) Chloé Zhao attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images) Kerry Washington attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images) Jesse Plemons and Kirsten Dunst attend the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images) Emma Stone attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage) Benicio Del Toro attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images) Glenn Close attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images) Maggie Gyllenhaal attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images) Hannah Beachler attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Lia Toby/Getty Images) Emma Stone attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) Maura Higgins attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) Hannah Waddingham attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage)
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2262489480_932972.jpg "Prince William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, arrive with Jane Millichip, CEO of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London Ken Olisa to the BAFTA Film Awards 2026, at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jaimi Joy - WPA Pool/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2262962879_993843.jpg "Alicia Vikander attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2262988447_916929.jpg "Teyana Taylor attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2262988333_996971.jpg "Erin Doherty attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2262987197_352441.jpg "Sadie Sink attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Lia Toby/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2262979259_170883.jpg "Rose Byrne attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2262964944_502955.jpg "Monica Bellucci attends the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2026 at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2263029166_541000.jpg "(L-R) Archie Madekwe, Kate Hudson and Danny Fujikawa attend the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2263029134_749550.jpg "Stormzy attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2263014784_525782.jpg "Gillian Anderson attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Lia Toby/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2263027552_399862.jpg "Taaha Shah attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Lia Toby/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2262990261_746377.jpg "Sheila Atim attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2262989470_312325.jpg "Chase Infiniti attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2262988901_270262.jpg "Aimee Lou Wood attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2262988704_660149.jpg "Jessie Buckley attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2262988621_186836.jpg "Timothée Chalamet attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2263067467_181226.jpg "Alan Cumming attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2263066058_738899.jpg "Milly Alcock attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2263066197_954122.jpg "Posy Sterling attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2263066401_966084.jpg "Kate Hudson attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2263066438_860956.jpg "(L-R) Rei Ami, EJAE, Audrey Nuna attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2263065464_975765.jpg "Chloé Zhao attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2263064101_126016.jpg "Kerry Washington attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2263063253_709343.jpg "Jesse Plemons and Kirsten Dunst attend the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2263063243_151555.jpg "Emma Stone attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2263063189_997500.jpg "Benicio Del Toro attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2263063144_190364.jpg "Glenn Close attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2263062999_826111.jpg "Maggie Gyllenhaal attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2263034870_323289.jpg "Hannah Beachler attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Lia Toby/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2263029231_448539.jpg "Emma Stone attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2263029197_717876.jpg "Maura Higgins attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage)")
/file/attachments/2988/GettyImages-2263029180_696810.jpg "Hannah Waddingham attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage)")
Emma Stone attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage)