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Paul Thomas Anderson’s political thriller One Battle After Another won six honors at the BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday, with Ryan Coogler’s vampire horror drama Sinners earning three, setting a record for the most honors for a movie from a Black filmmaker. And Kirk Jones’ Tourette Syndrome advocate dramedy I Swear stunned the crowd at the ceremony, hosted by Alan Cumming, the presenter and producer of The Traitors U.S., at London’s Royal Festival Hall, winning two honors voted on by the industry and a third one voted on by the public.

The film’s star, Robert Aramayo, in fact, left the event with two statuettes, one for Rising Star, the other for best actor, a star-studded category, in which his win was met with audible gasps by the audience. The other award for I Swear came in the best casting category.

The BAFTA nominations had set up a thrill ride for the British Academy honors, with One Battle After Another earning 14 nods, narrowly edging out Sinners with 13, and Chloé Zhao’s Shakespearean heartbreaker Hamnet and Josh Safdie’s ping-pong caper Marty Supreme with 11 nods each.

At the end of the night, One Battle After Another could celebrate half a dozen BAFTAs, namely for best film, best director, best adapted screenplay, best cinematography, editing, as well as best supporting actor Sean Penn.

The best supporting actress honor on Sunday went to Wunmi Mosaku for Sinners, which was also honored with the best original screenplay BAFTA for Coogler and the best original score award. Sinners followed up its record as the most-nominated film by a Black director in the British Academy’s history with a record three wins. Coogler also became the first Black winner of an original screenplay BAFTA on Sunday.

Three BAFTAs also went to Frankenstein, namely for production design, costumes, and make-up & hair. And Hamnet was honored twice, as the Outstanding British Film of the year, with star Jessie Buckley also winning the best leading actress award.

At the BAFTA Film Awards 2025, Conclave (best film) and The Brutalist (best director and actor) had won four honors each.

BAFTA chair Sara Putt opened the 2026 festivities Sunday night, lauding this year’s nominees and thanking them for providing audiences with “windows into other worlds and sometimes, yes, a respite from this one.” And she touted the excellence they have shown, “no algorithms involved.”

A pre-recorded sketch, starring Cumming discussing marketing ideas for the BAFTAs on a video call with Brian Cox, Warwick Davis, Ken Jeong, Jacobi Jupe, Hannah Waddingham, dog LaLa, a muted and video-less Leo DiCaprio, and Paddington Bear then opened the entertainment portion of the night.

In his opening monologue, Cumming ran through the topics covered by this year’s nominees. “Whatever happened to escapism? I’m exhausted,” he concluded. “It’s almost as though, I don’t know, there are events going on in the real world that are influencing filmmakers. Anyone else, like you Americans in particular?” Cumming then invited everyone in attendance to join him in a collective primal scream at world events.

Director David Borenstein accepted the honor for best documentary for his Mr. Nobody Against Putin with another U.S. reference, saying: “No matter how dark things get, whether in Russia or on the streets of Minneapolis, we always face a moral choice.”

Among other political comments during Sunday’s ceremony, My Father’s Shadow director Akinola Davies Jr., who won the Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer honor with his writer and brother Wale Davies, ended his acceptance speech with the words, “Free Palestine!”

Also on Sunday, Clare Binns, the creative director of Picturehouse Cinemas and Picturehouse Entertainment and “a driving force in the distribution of films in the U.K.,” was honored with the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award at the ceremony. The world needs more neighborhood cinemas, she told the BAFTA crowd. And she lauded the late Robert Redford for founding the Sundance Institute and Sundance Film Festival, saying: “He knew that above all, we should be prepared to take risks.”

And Donna Langley, the NBCUniversal Entertainment chair and the first British woman to run a major Hollywood studio, received the BAFTA Fellowship, the British Academy’s highest honor, telling the audience that “decency is a superpower.” 

At the end of a big BAFTA Awards night for One Battle After Another, director Paul Thomas Anderson, who had received a standing ovation, lauded the strong movies of the past year and had this message for people who say movies are no good anymore: “You can p*** right off!”

Check out the full 2026 BAFTA honors in London below. The winners are highlighted in bold in all announced categories.

Best Film
HAMNET Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg, Sam Mendes 
MARTY SUPREME Timothée Chalamet, Anthony Katagas, Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie 
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Adam Somner, Sara Murphy, Paul Thomas Anderson 
SENTIMENTAL VALUE Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar 
SINNERS Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler 

Leading Actress 
JESSIE BUCKLEY Hamnet 
ROSE BYRNE If I Had Legs I’d Kick You 
KATE HUDSON Song Sung Blue 
CHASE INFINITI One Battle After Another 
RENATE REINSVE Sentimental Value 
EMMA STONE Bugonia 

Leading Actor 
ROBERT ARAMAYO I Swear 
TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET Marty Supreme 
LEONARDO DICAPRIO One Battle After Another 
ETHAN HAWKE Blue Moon 
MICHAEL B. JORDAN Sinners 
JESSE PLEMONS Bugonia 

Director
BUGONIA Yorgos Lanthimos 
HAMNET Chloé Zhao 
MARTY SUPREME Josh Safdie 
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Paul Thomas Anderson 
SENTIMENTAL VALUE Joachim Trier 
SINNERS Ryan Coogler 

EE Rising Star Award (voted for by the public)  
Robert Aramayo 
Miles Caton 
Chase Infiniti 
Archie Madekwe 
Posy Sterling 

Outstanding British Film
28 YEARS LATER Danny Boyle, Andrew Macdonald, Peter Rice, Bernard Bellew, Alex Garland 
THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND James Griffiths, Rupert Majendie, Tom Basden, Tim Key  
BRIDGET JONES: MAD ABOUT THE BOY Michael Morris, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Jo Wallett, Helen Fielding, Dan Mazer, Abi Morgan 
DIE MY LOVE Lynne Ramsay, Martin Scorsese, Jennifer Lawrence, Justine Cirrocchi, Andrea Calderwood, Enda Walsh, Alice Birch 
H IS FOR HAWK Philippa Lowthorpe, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Emma Donoghue 
HAMNET Chloé Zhao, Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Speilberg, Sam Mendes, Maggie O’Farrell 
I SWEAR Kirk Jones, Georgia Bayliff, Piers Tempest 
MR BURTON Marc Evans, Ed Talfan, Josh Hyams, Hannah Thomas, Trevor Matthews, Tom Bullough 
PILLION Harry Lighton, Emma Norton, Lee Groombridge, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe 
STEVE Tim Mielants, Alan Moloney, Cillian Murphy, Max Porter 

Film Not in the English Language 
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT Jafar Panahi, Philippe Martin  
THE SECRET AGENT Kleber Mendonça Filho, Emilie Lesclaux 
SENTIMENTAL VALUE Joachim Trier, Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar 
SIRĀT Oliver Laxe, Domingo Corral 
THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB Kaouther Ben Hania, Nadim Cheikhrouha 

Costume Design 
FRANKENSTEIN Kate Hawley 
HAMNET Malgosia Turzanska 
MARTY SUPREME Miyako Bellizzi 
SINNERS Ruth E. Carter 
WICKED: FOR GOOD Paul Tazewell 

Adapted Screenplay 
THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND Tom Basden, Tim Key 
BUGONIA Will Tracy 
HAMNET Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell 
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Paul Thomas Anderson 
PILLION Harry Lighton 

Original Score
BUGONIA Jerskin Fendrix 
FRANKENSTEIN Alexandre Desplat 
HAMNET Max Richter 
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Jonny Greenwood 
SINNERS Ludwig Göransson 

Sound
F1 Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta 
FRANKENSTEIN Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitallie, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoem 
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Jose Antonio Garcia, Christopher Scarabosio, Tony Villaflor 
SINNERS Chris Welcker, Benny Burtt, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, Felipe Pacheco  
WARFARE Glenn Freemantle, Mitch Low, Ben Barker, Howard Bargroff, Richard Spooner 

Cinematography  
FRANKENSTEIN Dan Laustsen 
MARTY SUPREME Darius Khondji 
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Michael Bauman 
SINNERS Autumn Durald Arkapaw 
TRAIN DREAMS Adolpho Veloso 

Animated Film
ELIO Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina, Mary Alice Drumm 
LITTLE AMÉLIE Mailys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, Nidia Santiago, Edwina Liard, Claire Le Combe, Henri Magalon 
ZOOTROPOLIS 2 Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino 

Editing 
F1 Stephen Mirrione 
A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE Kirk Baxter 
MARTY SUPREME Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie 
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Andy Jurgensen 
SINNERS Michael P. Shawver 

Casting
I SWEAR Lauren Evans 
MARTY SUPREME Jennifer Venditti 
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Cassandra Kulukundis 
SENTIMENTAL VALUE Yngvill Kolset Haga, Avy Kaufman 
SINNERS Francine Maisler 

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer  
THE 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) 

Original Screenplay 
I SWEAR Kirk Jones 
MARTY SUPREME Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie 
THE SECRET AGENT Kleber Mendonça Filho  
SENTIMENTAL VALUE Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier 
SINNERS Ryan Coogler 

British Short Animation
CARDBOARD J.P. Vine, Michaela Manas Malina 
SOLSTICE Luke Angus 
TWO BLACK BOYS IN PARADISE Baz Sells, Dean Atta, Ben Jackson  
 
British Short Film 
MAGID / ZAFAR Luis Hindman, Sufiyaan Salam, Aidan Robert Brooks 
NOSTALGIE Kathryn Ferguson, Stacey Gregg, Marc Robinson, Kath Mattock 
TERENCE Edem Kelman, Noah Reich 
THIS IS ENDOMETRIOSIS Georgie Wileman, Matt Houghton, Harriette Wright 
WELCOME HOME FRECKLES Huiju Park, Nathan Hendren 

Documentary
2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, Raney Aronson-Rath 
APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS Petra Costa, Alessandra Orofino 
COVER-UP Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus, Olivia Streisand, Yoni Golijev 
MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN David Borenstein, Helle Faber, Radovan Síbrt, Alžběta Karásková 
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu, Sam Bisbee 

Make-up & Hair
FRANKENSTEIN Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey, Mike Hill, Megan Many 
HAMNET Nicole Stafford 
MARTY SUPREME Kyra Panchenko, Kay Georgiou, Mike Fontaine 
SINNERS Siân Richards, Shunika Terry, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine 
WICKED: FOR GOOD Frances Hannon, Laura Blount, Mark Coulier, Sarah Nuth 

Production Design 
FRANKENSTEIN Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau 
HAMNET Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton 
MARTY SUPREME Jack Fisk, Adam Willis  
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino 
SINNERS Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne 

Children’s & Family Film 
ARCO Ugo Bienvenu, Félix De Givry, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman 
BOONG Lakshmipriya Devi, Ritesh Sidhwani 
LILO & STITCH Dean Fleischer Camp, Jonathan Eirich 
ZOOTROPOLIS 2 Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino

Supporting Actor 
BENICIO DEL TORO One Battle After Another 
JACOB ELORDI Frankenstein 
PAUL MESCAL Hamnet 
PETER MULLAN I Swear 
SEAN PENN One Battle After Another 
STELLAN SKARSGÅRD Sentimental Value 

Supporting Actress
ODESSA A’ZION Marty Supreme 
INGA IBSDOTTER LILLEAAS Sentimental Value 
WUNMI MOSAKU Sinners 
CAREY MULLIGAN The Ballad of Wallis Island 
TEYANA TAYLOR One Battle After Another 
EMILY WATSON Hamnet 

Special Visual Effects
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Eric Saindon  
F1 Ryan Tudhope, Keith Alfred Dawson, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington 
FRANKENSTEIN Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, José Granell 
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Christian Mänz, Francois Lambert, Glen McIntosh, Terry Palmer 
THE LOST BUS Charlie Noble, Brandon K. McLaughlin, David Zaretti 
 
 
 

Netflix‘s KPop Demon Hunters singing voice stars took the stage at the BAFTA Film Awards in London on Sunday evening, getting a game crowd grooving. In their first-ever live performance outside the U.S., EJAE, who provides the singing voice for Rumi, Audrey Nuna, who sings Mira’s lines, and Rei Ami, who stars as the singing voice of Zoey, performed their Grammy-winning hit “Golden” at Britain’s biggest movie awards night.

Cameras showed audience members nodding along, shaking their shoulders and otherwise getting into the music.

“Performing at the EE BAFTA Film Awards is a golden moment that our younger selves could never have imagined,” the trio had said when they were unveiled as performers. “We’re so proud to represent Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters and spread the film’s positive message to fans around the globe.” The movie tells the story of three women who are demon hunters and use their singing voices to create a magical barrier against demons called the Honmoon.

Emma Baehr, executive director of awards & content at BAFTA, highlighted at the time that the Sony-produced KPop Demon Hunters has had a “phenomenal impact on the hearts and minds of audiences of all ages around the world” since its release last summer. “We are thrilled the talented singers behind HUNTR/X will bring their K-pop energy to the EE BAFTA Film Awards next month.”

Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans’ animated musical has become Netflix’s most popular film of all time and is nominated for the Oscar for best animated feature film. “Golden,” the headline track, also scored an Academy Award nom for best original song. It also became the most-streamed song globally last year.

On Saturday, KPop Demon Hunters swept the Annie Awards, the animation honors handed out by the L.A. Branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood. The film won 10 honors, including for best feature, best FX, best character animation, best character design and best production design.

The BAFTA Film Awards, hosted by Alan Cumming, were taking place at the Royal Festival Hall at London’s Southbank Center. Find the full winners list here.

The star-studded BAFTA Film Awards 2026 ceremony in London on Sunday also put a spotlight on Donna Langley, chair of NBCUniversal Entertainment and the first British woman to run a major Hollywood studio. The top executive, born and raised on the Isle of Wight in the U.K., took to the stage to receive the British Academy’s highest honor, the BAFTA Fellowship, to a standing ovation before highlighting cinema’s power to bring people together.

“We are … facing moments of change and disruption today,” Langley said. “And my hope is that those of us who help tell stories for a living continue to find inspiration to make popular art that carries over into people’s everyday lives — that helps us understand the world a bit better and to see each other a little more clearly… and reminds us that decency is a superpower.”

Langley also shared that her parents helped her “see differences as a strength and not a weakness.”

She continued: “As my career has progressed, I’ve come to believe that the most meaningful part of what we do is the people we choose to support along the way. The voices we encourage. And the talent we protect… long enough for them to find their feet. And the doors we remember to open.”

Langley ended with a call to action. “As we move forward, let’s remember the future of this business is not something that happens to us,” she emphasized. “It’s something we shape… by the risks we take and the people we back. So, let us continue to adapt, be resilient and make room for new voices.”

Prince William introduced Langley, lauding, among other things, her “determination and commitment,” and her “strong commitment to inclusion and mentorship.”

In a video reel showing collaborators praising Langley, Steven Spielberg said: “Donna is a peacemaker and she’s a dealmaker, a creative rights advocate, and she’s always on the forward fringe of new business, new technology, new ideas.”

He added: “Donna believes that movies and audiences belong in movie theaters, and she’s an advocate of that… to make movies [for people], as Gloria Swanson said in Sunset Boulevard, out there in the dark.”

Concluded Spielberg: “Her patience is kind of like the bonding agent. It makes us all feel like, in a way, she’s our security blanket.”

Christopher Nolan said in the reel: “It’s hard to think of a more deserving recipient of a BAFTA Fellowship than Dame Donna Langley. She’s been leading Universal with a very unique blend of filmmaker-friendly creative insights with true leadership that commands respect.” His conclusion: “Donna has a grasp of all the different aspects of the filmmaking process but never loses sight of the audience. [She] is so inspiring to work for and collaborate with.”

Mamma Mia! producer Judy Craymer lauded Langley as “a titan,” adding: “She’s an outlier. She’s already created an incredible legacy.”

Working Title Films chairs and producers Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner also feted Langley via the reel. “You have somebody at the very center of the motion picture business who really understands our culture, so that when you take a British idea or a British subject to her, she will understand it,” Bevan highlighted. Added Fellner: “Once she believes in what you’re trying to do, she’s 100 percent behind you.”

Sara Putt, BAFTA chair, previously lauded Langley for her distinguished career. “The first British woman to lead a major Hollywood studio, Dame Donna Langley’s cultural impact has been exceptional,” she said in unveiling the honor. “BAFTA is honored to celebrate Donna’s transformative studio leadership and strength of her creative relationships, including the many now-iconic films she has brought to audiences around the world.”

In unveiling details about the latest BAFTA Fellowship, BAFTA said Langley “has consistently served as an advocate for acclaimed and emerging filmmakers and showrunners, resulting in a diverse and enduring slate for NBCUniversal. As a trusted partner to the creative community, she has championed films that have shaped culture, such as Straight Outta Compton, Bridesmaids, Get Out, The Holdovers, and BAFTA’s best film winner Oppenheimer, among many others. All while bolstering beloved franchises – including Fast & Furious, Jurassic World, Bridget Jones, Mamma Mia, and the highest-grossing animated franchise of all time, Despicable Me. Most recently, with Wicked becoming the highest-grossing film musical of all time, Langley has underscored her ability to translate creative ambition into landmark cultural and commercial success.” 
 
Concluded BAFTA: “She also continues to champion bold, creator-driven shows such as All Her Fault and The Day of the Jackal, helping bring dynamic stories to life for audiences everywhere.  Throughout her career, Langley has maintained a strong commitment to, and investment in, British filmmaking.”

The BAFTA Awards, hosted by Scottish star Alan Cumming, the presenter and producer of The Traitors U.S., took place at London’s Royal Festival Hall on Sunday evening. Full list of winners here.

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Hosted by Alan Cumming at London’s Royal Festival Hall, the 79th BAFTA Film Awards will, for the first time ever, be broadcast in the U.S. on cable TV. The ceremony airs on Sunday, Feb. 22, at 8 p.m. PT/ET on E!, meaning cord-cutters can watch on any live TV streaming service that carries the network, including DirecTV (with a five-day free trial), Sling and Hulu + Live TV.

At a Glance: How to Watch 2026 BAFTA Awards Online

Since select streamers are offering free trials and limited-time discounts, viewers can catch the star-studded evening at no cost; keep reading to learn more about each option, and scroll down for this year’s nominees, performers and presenters.

Where to Watch BAFTA Awards 2026: Air Date and Time, Stream Free Online in the U.S.

The 79th BAFTA Film Awards air in the U.S. on Sunday, Feb. 22, at 8 p.m. PT/ET, on E!, which can be livestreamed via DirecTV (with a five-day free trial), Sling or Hulu + Live TV. While the easiest way to watch the ceremony is through DirecTV’s trial period, The Hollywood Reporter is further outlining each streaming option ahead.

Learn more about each plan option, including how to build your own channel lineup (starting at just $19.99 per month), at directv.com.

For the best bang for your buck, opt for Sling’s Orange & Blue plan, which is currently half off for the first month: $33 for the first month and $65.99 monthly thereafter.

BAFTA Nominations 2026

Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another leads the film nominees with 14 nods, closely followed by Ryan Coogler’s Sinners with 13. Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet and Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme earned 11 BAFTA nods each, while Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein earned eight a piece. Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia and Kirk Jones’ I Swear each received five noms.

See here for the full list of 2026 BAFTA Awards nominees.

BAFTA Winners 2026

The Hollywood Reporter is updating the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards winners live here.

BAFTA Performers 2026

KPop Demon Hunters singers EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami are performing on Sunday, marking their first live show outside of the U.S. British singer-songwriter Jessie Ware will cover Barbra Streisand during the In Memoriam segment.

BAFTA Presenters 2026

BAFTA presenters include Aimee Lou Wood, Bryan Cranston, Cillian Murphy, David Jonsson, Delroy Lindo, Gillian Anderson, Glenn Close, Olivia Cooke, Patrick Dempsey will present awards, alongside BAFTA nominees Ethan Hawke, Michael B. Jordan, Miles Caton, Kate Hudson, Emily Watson, Stellan Skargård, Aaron Pierre, Alicia Vikander, Alia Bhatt, Erin Doherty, Hannah Waddingham, Kathryn Hahn, Karen Gillan, Kerry Washington, Little Simz, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Milly Alcock, Minnie Driver, Noah Jupe, Regé-Jean Page, Riz Ahmed, Sadie Sink, Stormzy and Warwick Davis.

As the 2026 Winter Olympics come to an end Sunday, NBCUniversal is officially kicking off its marketing campaign for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.

During the closing ceremonies of the Milan-Cortina games, NBC debuted a two-minute film, starring Kate Hudson and a flurry of summer Olympics stars, set to the tune of The Mamas & The Papas’ 1966 classic “California Dreamin’” and ending with NBC’s LA28 logo, which replaces the “A” with the iconic peacock logo.

The spot, titled “LA28 Dreamin’,” tees up the next games, which some inside NBCU are betting on being a massive ratings draw, given the U.S. setting, and the addition of sports like baseball, softball, flag football and squash. It was filmed across the city, from Downtown L.A. to Venice Beach, the 6th Street Bridge and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

NBC has also lined up 28 L.A. institutions to share the spot on social media, including the Griffith Observatory, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, SoFi Stadium and Universal Studios Hollywood.

“As the world gathers in Milan to close one Olympic chapter, LA28 Dreamin’ opens the door to what’s next,” says Jenny Storms, NBCUniversal’s CMO for television & streaming. “With LA28 Dreamin’, we wanted to create a moment that feels both iconic and forward‑looking. Kate Hudson brings a deeply personal connection to Los Angeles, and together with the athletes and the music, it sets the tone for the next Olympic chapter — one rooted in culture, creativity, and possibility. With Kate Hudson at its center, this piece captures the spirit and unmistakable energy of Los Angeles — a love letter to the city and a powerful invitation to dream ahead to the Summer Games in 2028.”

Other athletes featured in the spot include 2028 hopefuls Jack Alexy, Perris Benegas, Rai Benjamin, Jordan Chiles, Kelly Cheng, Jagger Eaton, Jajaira Gonzalez, Jamal Hill, Nick Itkin, Megan Kraft, Blake Leeper, Caroline Marks, Helen Maroulis and Curtis Thompson.

NBCU, of course, has been using high-wattage stars to get viewers excited for the games going back to the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. For Milan-Cortina, it dialed that up, not only bringing on talent like Snoop Dogg and Stanley Tucci for coverage, but stars like Matt Damon and Ariana Grande to star in promos teeing up the games.

Suffice it to say, NBCU is unlikely to dial that back for what it sees as its biggest Olympics yet, set squarely in the global capital of the entertainment business (the squash competition, as it happens, will take place on Universal’s studio lot, in front of the Courthouse Square building known from Back to the Future).