2026 BAFTA Student Award Winners

Winners of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts’ 22nd BAFTA Student Awards include young filmmakers from Spain, France, China and the United States, it was revealed at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Friday night that was hosted by TV host Elle Osili Wood and featured presenters such as actor/producer Asif Ali, actor/writer Wil Wheaton, immersive artist Gina Kim and film executives Kathryn Busby and Niels Swinkels.

The BAFTA Student Awards celebrate emerging creative talent from around the world across film, games and immersive storytelling. This year’s winners were chosen from more than 600 submissions from universities worldwide by a jury that included actor/writer Joel Kim Booster, composer Laura Karpman, documentarian Smriti Mundhra, actor/comedian Nico Santos and exec Heather Callow.

“We continue to be inspired by the originality and ambition of student work from across the globe,” Courtney LaBarge Bell, BAFTA North America’s executive director, said in a statement. “Each year, these projects raise the bar for storytelling across film, games, and immersive media, and reflect the creative energy driving the future. We’re proud to provide a platform that recognizes this talent and helps support the next stage of their careers.”

Here is a list of the 2026 BAFTA Student Award winners…

THE ALBERT R. ‘CUBBY’ BROCCOLI SPECIAL JURY PRIZE

Rage
Fran Moreno Blanco, Santi Pujol Amat
Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisuals de Catalunya, Spain

FOR ANIMATION (PRESENTED BY CRUNCHYROLL)

Gauze
Noran Fikri Alezabi, Nicholas Arujah, Xinyue Ma, Yulin Yue, Xiaonan Zhou
Gobelins, France

FOR DOCUMENTARY (PRESENTED BY ESPN BOLD)

Strangers on Our Land
Zane Karram, Kelsey Oliver
University of California, Berkeley, United States

FOR LIVE ACTION

Whispers of the Waves
Patricia Xu
Beijing Film Academy, China

FOR GAMES

Candellum
Eva Martinello, Mattéo Gomez
Isart Digital, France