Bafta has confirmed several key changes today to the eligibility and voting rules in the outstanding British film and best documentary categories for the 2026 EE Bafta Film Awards, tightening eligibility for the former, and creating a new specialised chapter for the latter.

For outstanding British film, eligible films must now achieve a minimum of 60% of available points (up from 50% last year) – and within this points system, either a director or writer should be British in order to qualify. Films that reach the 60% British candidates threshold without a British writer or director will be considered on appeal.

Former outstanding British film nominated titles include Poor Things , The Two Popes , The Lobster and Gravity – none with a writer or director who is British by nat

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