Baftas 2026 live – Red carpet excitement as Timothée Chalamet makes an entrnace
The Baftas are here, with the biggest stars in Hollywood descending upon London for the 2026 film awards.
This year’s ceremony will be held today at Royal Festival Hall, in London’s Southbank Centre, with Leonardo DiCaprio, Timothée Chalamet, Emma Stone and many more in attendance.
One Battle After Another leads the nominations with 14, followed closely by Sinners with 13. Marty Supreme and Hamnet picked up 11 nominations – and there was also recognition for Frankenstein (eight) and I Swear (five), a biographical drama about John Davidson, a Scottish man with severe Tourette’s syndrome.
As usual, the Baftas will take place earlier than their scheduled broadcast time, which means the stars of the big screen will hit the red carpet on Sunday afternoon, with the ceremony kicking off at 5pm.
Find all the updates from this afternoon’s red carpet and subsequent televised broadcast, which starts at 7pm on BBC One, below.
The Hamnet trio – Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, and Chloe Zhao – have officially arrived, alongside Mescal’s girlfriend, the American singer Gracie Abrams
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Representing My Father’s Shadow at the Baftas tonight are actor Wale Davies, filmmaker Akinola Davies Jr, and producer Rachel Dargavel.
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Black seems to be the go-to colour tonight, with both Emma Stone, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Timothée Chalamet following suit.
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I have it on good authority from our video journalist on the ground at Royal Festival Hall that Timothée Chalamet’s arrival has been met with the loudest screams of the night so far from the fans behind the barricade.
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Glenn Close opts for an understated and weather-appropriate two-piece adorned with beautiful embroidery.
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See below for the most daring looks right as they arrive on the Bafta red carpet…
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Some more stunning gowns worn by Maggie Gyllenhaal, Sadie Sink, and Jessie Ware.
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Marty Supreme actor Odessa A’zion arrives together with sister Gideon Adlon.
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