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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).