BAFTA North America is postponing its upcoming inaugural BAFTA Honours until next fall.
As first reported by Variety in August, BAFTA North America‘s new awards — which would include one honoree per category across the TV, film and video game industries — were originally slated for Sunday, Nov. 2. Plans to delay the show by one year were confirmed this week.
“BAFTA North America is postponing its inaugural BAFTA Honours to fall 2026,” BAFTA North America said in a statement to Variety. “Further details, including the date, location and honourees, will be shared in the coming months. We are excited to bring BAFTA Honours to Los Angeles next year and present the iconic BAFTA mask to three distinguished individuals across Film, TV and Games.”
No specific details were provided at the time of publication as to the primary reason for the postponement of the inaugural awards, which BAFTA North America had been promoting as part of its continued mission to grow in the U.S., as well as the organization’s commitment to acknowledging the gaming industry at the same level as the film and TV communities.
Recently, BAFTA North America has expanded its engagement with the gaming community with appearances at Games for Change in New York and Unreal Fest in Orlando, as well as the formation of a new BAFTA Games North America Committee.
See below for an updated list of upcoming BAFTA & BAFTA North America events, which notes the shifting of the BAFTA Honours to fall 2026.
BAFTA Tea Party – January 10, 2026 / Los Angeles
EE BAFTA Film Awards – February 22, 2026 / London
BAFTA Games Awards – April 17, 2026 / London
BAFTA TV Awards with P&O Cruises – May 10, 2026 / London
BAFTA Student Awards – Spring 2026 / Los Angeles
BAFTA TV Tea Party – Fall 2026 / Los Angeles
BAFTA New York Tea Party – Fall 2026 / New York
BAFTA Honours – Fall 2026 / Los Angeles
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