The BAFTA Film Awards 2026 | Preview (BBC One)
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The BAFTA Film Awards are back, bringing the magic of cinema straight to your home. Host Alan Cumming takes to the stage for a night of celebration with the stars of this year's biggest films, including Sinners, Hamnet, One Battle After Another, I Swear and more.
With a stunning musical rendition from Jessie Ware, a show-stopping performance of Golden from EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami, the singing voices from KPop Demon Hunters, in their first ever UK performance, and not forgetting the all-important awards, it all adds up to an unmissable night in!
After hosting the 2025 BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises for the first time earlier this year, BAFTA is honoured to announce that Alan Cumming will helm the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards. Taking place once again at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London, the ceremony is one of the biggest nights celebrating the year’s best films and the remarkable talent on and off screen who bring them to life.
As a multi-award-winning actor, writer, producer and TV host, Alan Cumming is renowned for his celebrated career in the arts, spanning television, film, and theatre. From his Tony and Olivier award-winning performance in Cabaret, to his memorable performance in The Good Wife – for which he won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor as well as an Emmy for his work as an executive producer – Alan Cumming is recognised for his versatility both on-screen and behind the scenes.
More recently, his signature charm has captivated TV audiences worldwide as host and producer of The Traitors US, for which he has won four Emmys and two Critics’ Choice awards. He is also the artistic director of the Pitlochry Festival Theatre which is celebrating its 75th anniversary.
Alan Cumming, host of the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2026, said “How exciting to be back in the BAFTA fold, this time hosting the EE BAFTA Film Awards, a night like no other when we celebrate and honour creativity and craftsmanship – and also hopefully have a laugh and create some mischief as we do so!”
Emma Baehr, executive director of Awards & Content at BAFTA, said: “With his sharp wit, warmth and vibrant energy, we are beyond excited that Alan Cumming will be hosting this year’s EE BAFTA Film Awards. As we honour the outstanding talent in film that brings stories to life on screen, we know that Alan will give us an unforgettable night full of laughter, magic and plenty of surprises, and maybe some extraordinary outfits!”
BAFTA Film Awards airs Sunday 22nd February at 7pm on BBC One.
