BAFTAs best dressed: all the best looks from the 2026 red carpet

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Red carpet arrivals for the 2026 BAFTA awards are underway, promising a thoroughly stylish night of celebrating the great and good of film and TV.

Films up for nomination this year include current awards season favourites Marty Supreme, Hamnet and One Battle After Another. The BAFTAs also have a separate category for Outstanding British Film, which contains nominations for Harry Lighton’s biker BDSM romance Pillion, Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later, and Bridget Jones reboot Mad About The Boy.

Chloé Zhao’s Shakespearean-themed tearjerker Hamnet, which has already claimed two Golden Globes and is up for eight Oscars, is nominated in both categories.

Jessie Buckley attends the 2026 BAFTA awards wearing Chanel

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Hamnet’s leading lady Jessie Buckley has also received a nod. The 36-year-old Irish actress is up against the likes of Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You) and Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue) in the Lead Actress category.

For Best Actor, up-and-coming English actor Robert Aramayo (I Swear) will be competing against Hollywood heavweights Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another), Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon), Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme), Michael B Jordan (Sinners) and Jesse Plemons (Bugonia).

BAFTA Rising Star Award nominee Robert Aramayo wearing Dior

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Aramayo is also nominated for the prestigious BAFTA Rising Star Award, which is one of the biggest commendations a newcomer actor can receive. He is nominated alongside Miles Caton (Sinners), Chase Infiniti (One Battle After Another), Archie Madekwe (Lurker) and Posy Sterling (Lollipop).

Leonardo DiCaprio attends the 2026 BAFTA awards wearing Dior

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Speaking ahead of the ceremony, Madekwe told this publication: “I haven’t written anything down in case I jinx it. I’m superstitious like that, but I put like something in my head, just in case. But who knows? What will be will be.”

Madekwe’s nomination will reunite him with Saltburn co-star Jacob Elordi, who is nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category for his performance as Frankenstein’s Monster in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein.

The BAFTA 2026 Film Awards are being hosted by beloved Scottish actor and presenter Alan Cumming, who also hosted the 2025 BAFTA Television Awards. The Prince and Princess of Wales are also in attendance due to Prince William’s position as President of BAFTA. The awards are held at the Royal Festival Hall.