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Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner attend the 2026 BAFTA Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026, in London, England. (Photo by Carlo Paloni/BAFTA via Getty Images)

Awards season may culminate in Hollywood, but first it makes a rather glamorous stop in London. The BAFTA Awards have long served as a night where future Oscar winners are often foreshadowed by the British Arts Charity, and where the red carpet offers its own form of critique, often proving that personal style is a natural extension of on-screen performance.

This year’s guest list honours the onslaught of talent over the past 12 months in cinema, with nominees from One Battle After Another, Hamnet, Frankenstein, Sinners and more stepping out in considered, camera-ready looks. There were romantic plot twists, too: Paul Mescal and Gracie Abrams made their red carpet debut as a couple—she in Chanel, he in Prada—and Kylie Jenner once again skipped the red carpet, only to support her partner, Timothée Chalamet, once inside.

Elsewhere, Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, returned to the spotlight in a sweeping Gucci, and  Jessie Buckley collected the coveted Best Leading Actress award in vibrant Dior.

Below, find all the standout looks that defined this year’s BAFTAs red carpet.

2026 BAFTA Awards Red carpet

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Prince William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, at the 2026 BAFTA Awards (Photo by Jaimi Joy – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Emma Stone (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
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Teyana Taylor (Photo by James McCauley/Variety via Getty Images)
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Jessie Buckley (Photo by Lia Toby/Getty Images)
Maya Rudolph in Chanel (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
Gracie Abrams in Chanel (Photo by Lia Toby/Getty Images)
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Aimee Lou Wood (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
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Michael B. Jordan in Prada (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
Sadie Sink in Prada (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
Alia Bhatt (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
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Kate Hudson in Prada (Photo by James McCauley/Variety via Getty Images)
Little Simz (Photo credit should read Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
Chase Infiniti (Photo by Lia Toby/Getty Images)
Glenn Close at the 2026 BAFTA Awards (Photo by James McCauley/Variety via Getty Images)
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Carey Mulligan in Prada (Photo by Lia Toby/Getty Images)
Timothée Chalamet (Photo by Dominic Lipinski/Getty Images)
Kirsten Dunst (Photo by Lia Toby/Getty Images)
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Odessa A’zion in Dior (Photo by Lia Toby/Getty Images)
Kerry Washington in Prada (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
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Rose Byrne in Prada (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage)
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Emily Watson at the 2026 BAFTA Awards (Photo by Neil Mockford/FilmMagic)
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Riz Ahmed and Fatima Farheen Mirza (Photo credit should read Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
Paul Mescal in Prada at the 2026 BAFTA Awards (Photo by James McCauley/Variety via Getty Images)
Gillian Anderson (Photo credit should read Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
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Renate Reinsve at the 2026 BAFTA Awards (Photo by James McCauley/Variety via Getty Images)
Olivia Cooke (Photo by Lia Toby/Getty Images)
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Nathalie Emmanuel (Photo by Lia Toby/Getty Images)
Kathryn Hahn (Photo by Lia Toby/Getty Images)
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Alicia Vikander (Photo by Lia Toby/Getty Images)
David Jonsson (Photo by Joe Maher/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA)
Wunmi Mosaku (Photo by Max Cisotti/Dave Benett/Getty Images)
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Kasmere Trice Stanfield (Photo by Joe Maher/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA)
Miyako Bellizzi (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
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Vick Hope at the 2026 BAFTA Awards (Photo credit should read Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
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Jenna Coleman (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
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Robert Aramayo (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
Amita Suman at the 2026 BAFTA Awards (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage)
Saja Kilani (Photo by Lia Toby/Getty Images)