Sophie Habboo leads the stars getting glammed up ahead of the BAFTAs as her husband Jamie Laing declares their hotel room is 'chaos' ahead of pair hosting the red carpet
Sophie Habboo led the stars getting glammed up ahead of the star-studded BAFTAs 2026.The Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall will provide the backdrop as the very best of contemporary cinema converge for the event on Sunday evening. Former Made In Chelsea star Sophie, 31, took to her Instagram Story while getting ready with celebrity hairstylist Willis Galbraith.The mother-of-one looked delighted to be being pampered ahead of the event as she looked cosy in a grey co-ord before changing into a stunning gown.She will be hosting the red carpet with her husband Jamie Laing who shared also shared a snap of her getting ready to his story and declared it was 'chaos' in their hotel room. The clip showed the glam team around Sophie as well as a camera crew which could well be filming for their new reality show about becoming parents. Sophie Habboo led the stars getting glammed up ahead of the star-studded BAFTAs 2026 which take place this evening Former Made In Chelsea star Sophie, 31, took to her Instagram Story while getting ready with celebrity hairstylist Willis GalbraithHosted by Alan Cumming, this year's ceremony will welcome stars including Leonardo DiCaprio, Timothée Chalamet, Jacob Elordi and Michael B. Jordan as the year's biggest cinema releases are honoured.Those walking the red carpet will be treated to a DJ set by Magic FM presenter Neev Spencer, while Clara Amfo and Ali Plumb will be reporting live from outside the legendary London venue. A lengthy list of celebrity guest presenters includes Aimee Lou Wood, Alicia Vikander, Cillian Murphy, Ethan Hawke, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Sadie Sink and British grime artist Stormzy. The Royal Festival Hall stage will also welcome appearances from Kerry Washington, Minnie Driver, Monica Bellucci, Patrick Dempsey and Regé-Jean Page, among others. Entertainment on the night will come from a diverse spectrum of performers, including a first performance outside the United States of record breaking track Golden from KPop Demon Hunters, sung by JAE, AUDREYNUNA & REI AMI, the voices of HUNTR/X. Meanwhile, British singer Jessie Ware will perform a Barbara Streisand cover in a moving tribute during the In Memoriam.This year's Special Award recipients include Dame Donna Langley, who will be honoured with this year's BAFTA Fellowship, the arts charity's highest accolade. The British Chairman of NBCUniversal Entertainment will be celebrated for her prolific career and as of the most influential and respected figures in the entertainment industry. She will be hosting the red carpet with her husband Jamie Laing who shared also shared a snap of her getting ready to his story The mother-of-one looked delighted to be being pampered ahead of the event as she looked cosy in a grey co-ord before changing into a stunning gownAdditionally, Clare Binns, Creative Director of Picture House Cinemas, will be presented with the BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema award. The honour recognises her role in championing diverse and fiercely independent work on big screens around the United Kingdom. One Battle After Another will be no doubt be hoping to win one award after another, with Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film earning a remarkable fourteen nominations at this year's ceremony. But it faces stiff competition, notably from supernatural horror Sinners, with thirteen nominations, and Hamnet, director Chloé Zhao's moving drama about the death of Shakespeare's only son, with eleven. Adapted for the screen from Maggie O'Farrell's award-winning novel about the Bard's family life, Hamnet has broken the record for the most nominations for a female-directed film in BAFTA history. Irish star Jessie Buckley has been nominated for her lead role in the film after already scoring a Golden Globe and a Critics Choice Award and nominations for the Academy Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Co-star Paul Mescal, who was was snubbed during Oscar nominations, will also be hoping for an award after earning a Supporting Actor BAFTA nod. Elsewhere, Marty Supreme and Timothée Chalamet will be hoping to make it three times lucky after earning eleven BAFTA nominations, including Best Film and Best Actor, following recent wins at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards. Frankenstein and Sentimental Value each have eight whilst there are five nominations for I Swear and Bugonia, and three nominations for The Ballad of Wallis Island, Pillion and F1. Also vying for the Leading Actress BAFTA are Rose Byrne for If I Had Legs I'd Kick You; Kate Hudson for Song Sung Blue; Chase Infiniti for One Battle After Another; Renate Reinsve for Sentimental Value and Emma Stone for Bugonia.Leonardo DiCaprio could earn his second ever BAFTA after scoring his seventh nomination, this year for his Leading Actor performance in the already heavily decorated movie One Battle After Another.First time BAFTA Film nominees include Robert Aramayo, Odessa A'zion, Rose Byrne, Chase Infiniti, Michael B. Jordan, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Stellan Skarsgård, and Teyana Taylor. Emma Baehr, Executive Director of Awards and Content, said: 'We are delighted to welcome so many of this year's remarkable nominees to London for the EE BAFTA Film Awards, a vibrant celebration of the creativity, craft and collaboration that goes into British and global cinema. 'It's especially exciting to have such an impressive lineup of presenters joining us on the night, representing the very best of film and the wider creative industries. 'This year's ceremony is set to be an unforgettable occasion for audiences at home and in the room.' A sea of famous faces including Paul Mescal, Hannah Waddingham, Rose Byrne and Sadie Sink will be arriving for the event later Leonardo DiCaprio will be hoping to win big for his film One Battle After Another BAFTA's mission as a charity is to champion the creative and cultural importance of the screen arts across film, games and television. Through its Awards ceremonies and year-round programme of talent initiatives and learning events that include masterclasses, lectures, scholarships, bursaries and mentoring schemes in the UK and North America, BAFTA identifies and celebrates excellence, discovers, inspires and nurtures new screen talent, and enables learning and creative collaboration. The ceremony will be broadcast at 7pm on BBC One and iPlayer in the UK, and on E! in North America at 8:00pm Eastern Time. The awards will also be available on a number of other broadcasters internationally.EE BAFTA FILM AWARDS 2026: FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS BEST FILM HAMNET MARTY SUPREMEONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER SENTIMENTAL VALUE SINNERS OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM28 YEARS LATER THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND BRIDGET JONES: MAD ABOUT THE BOY DIE MY LOVE H IS FOR HAWK HAMNETI SWEAR MR BURTON PILLION STEVE One Battle After Another earned the most nods with 14, including one for lead star Leonardo DiCaprioOUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCERTHE CEREMONY Jack King (Director, Writer), Hollie Bryan (Producer), Lucy Meer (Producer)MY FATHER’S SHADOW Akinola Davies Jr. (Director), Wale Davies (Writer)PILLION Harry Lighton (Director, Writer)A WANT IN HER Myrid Carten (Director)WASTEMAN Cal McMau (Director), Hunter Andrews (Writer), Eoin Doran (Writer)FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGEIT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT THE SECRET AGENT SENTIMENTAL VALUE SIRĀT THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB Marty Supreme has scored eleven BAFTA nominations including Best FilmDOCUMENTARY2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS COVER-UP MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR ANIMATED FILMELIO LITTLE AMÉLIE ZOOTROPOLIS 2 CHILDREN’S & FAMILY FILMARCO BOONG LILO & STITCH ZOOTROPOLIS 2 DIRECTORBUGONIA HAMNET MARTY SUPREME ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER SENTIMENTAL VALUE SINNERSORIGINAL SCREENPLAYI SWEAR MARTY SUPREME THE SECRET AGENT SENTIMENTAL VALUE SINNERS ADAPTED SCREENPLAYTHE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND BUGONIA HAMNETONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER PILLIONLEADING ACTRESS JESSIE BUCKLEY HamnetROSE BYRNE If I Had Legs I’d Kick YouKATE HUDSON Song Sung BlueCHASE INFINITI One Battle After AnotherRENATE REINSVE Sentimental ValueEMMA STONE Bugonia Teyana Taylor has a Supporting Actress nomination for One Battle After AnotherLEADING ACTORROBERT ARAMAYO I SwearTIMOTHÉE CHALAMET Marty SupremeLEONARDO DICAPRIO One Battle After AnotherETHAN HAWKE Blue MoonMICHAEL B. JORDAN SinnersJESSE PLEMONS BugoniaSUPPORTING ACTRESSODESSA A’ZION Marty SupremeINGA IBSDOTTER LILLEAAS Sentimental ValueWUNMI MOSAKU SinnersCAREY MULLIGAN The Ballad of Wallis IslandTEYANA TAYLOR One Battle After AnotherEMILY WATSON Hamnet SUPPORTING ACTOR BENICIO DEL TORO One Battle After AnotherJACOB ELORDI FrankensteinPAUL MESCAL HamnetPETER MULLAN I SwearSEAN PENN One Battle After AnotherSTELLAN SKARSGÅRD Sentimental Value Ryan Coogler's Sinners has earned 11 nods overall CASTINGI SWEAR Lauren EvansMARTY SUPREME Jennifer VendittiONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Cassandra KulukundisSENTIMENTAL VALUE Yngvill Kolset Haga, Avy KaufmanSINNERS Francine MaislerCINEMATOGRAPHYFRANKENSTEIN Dan LaustsenMARTY SUPREME Darius KhondjiONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Michael BaumanSINNERS Autumn Durald ArkapawTRAIN DREAMS Adolpho VelosoEDITING F1 Stephen MirrioneA HOUSE OF DYNAMITE Kirk BaxterMARTY SUPREME Ronald Bronstein, Josh SafdieONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Andy JurgensenSINNERS Michael P. ShawverCOSTUME DESIGN FRANKENSTEIN Kate HawleyHAMNET Malgosia TurzanskaMARTY SUPREME Miyako BellizziSINNERS Ruth E. CarterWICKED: FOR GOOD Paul TazewellMAKE UP & HAIR FRANKENSTEIN Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey, Mike Hill, Megan ManyHAMNET Nicole StaffordMARTY SUPREME Kyra Panchenko, Kay Georgiou, Mike FontaineSINNERS Siân Richards, Shunika Terry, Ken Diaz, Mike FontaineWICKED: FOR GOOD Frances Hannon, Laura Blount, Mark Coulier, Sarah NuthORIGINAL SCOREBUGONIA Jerskin FendrixFRANKENSTEIN Alexandre DesplatHAMNET Max RichterONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Jonny GreenwoodSINNERS Ludwig Göransson Hamnet has broken the record for the most nominations for a female-directed film in BAFTA historyPRODUCTION DESIGN FRANKENSTEIN Tamara Deverell, Shane VieauHAMNET Fiona Crombie, Alice FeltonMARTY SUPREME Jack Fisk, Adam WillisONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Florencia Martin, Anthony CarlinoSINNERS Hannah Beachler, Monique ChampagneSOUNDF1 Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan PeraltaFRANKENSTEIN Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitallie, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad ZoemONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Jose Antonio Garcia, Christopher Scarabosio, Tony VillaflorSINNERS Chris Welcker, Benny Burtt, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, Felipe PachecoWARFARE Mitch Low, Ben Barker, Howard Bargroff, Richard Spooner Sentimental Value has eight BAFTA nominationsSPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTSAVATAR: FIRE AND ASH Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Eric SaindonF1 Ryan Tudhope, Keith Alfred Dawson, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert HarringtonFRANKENSTEIN Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, José GranellHOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Christian Mänz, Francois Lambert, Glen McIntosh, Terry PalmerTHE LOST BUS Charlie Noble, Brandon K. McLaughlin, David ZarettiBRITISH SHORT ANIMATION CARDBOARD SOLSTICE TWO BLACK BOYS IN PARADISE BRITISH SHORT FILM MAGID / ZAFAR NOSTALGIE TERENCE THIS IS ENDOMETRIOSIS WELCOME HOME FRECKLES EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)ROBERT ARAMAYOMILES CATONCHASE INFINITIARCHIE MADEKWEPOSY STERLING
