BAFTA North America Postpones Inaugural Awards

BAFTA North America is suspending its upcoming inaugural BAFTA Honours till subsequent fall.

As first reported by Variety in August, BAFTA North America‘s new awards — which would come with one honoree per class throughout the TV, movie and online game industries — had been initially slated for Sunday, Nov. 2. Plans to delay the present by one 12 months had been confirmed this week.

“BAFTA North America is postponing its inaugural BAFTA Honours to fall 2026,” BAFTA North America mentioned in an announcement 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 particular particulars had been supplied on the time of publication as to the first purpose for the postponement of the inaugural awards, which BAFTA North America had been selling as a part of its continued mission to develop within the U.S., in addition to the group’s dedication to acknowledging the gaming trade on the similar stage because the movie and TV communities.

Recently, BAFTA North America has expanded its engagement with the gaming group with appearances at Games for Change in New York and Unreal Fest in Orlando, in addition to the formation of a brand new BAFTA Games North America Committee.

See under for an up to date record of upcoming BAFTA & BAFTA North America occasions, 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