First British woman to lead major studio Donna Langley to receive BAFTA Fellowship at EE BAFTA Film Awards

Donna Langley to receive BAFTA honour

• Donna Langley to receive BAFTA Fellowship at EE BAFTA Film Awards on February 22
• Langley honored for leadership, inclusion, and impact in entertainment industry
• She is the first British woman to run a major Hollywood studio

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NBCUniversal Entertainment chair Donna Langley will receive the BAFTA Fellowship on Sunday, February 22, at the EE BAFTA Film Awards. The British Academy's highest honour, the BAFTA Fellowship, honours "outstanding and exceptional" contributions to television, video games, or movies.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, BAFTA said in the announcement, “Born and raised on the Isle of Wight in the U.K., Langley is the first British woman to run a major Hollywood studio. More than 30 years on from arriving to Los Angeles with no industry contacts, today she oversees creative strategy, business operations, production, acquisitions, marketing, and distribution across all NBCUniversal entertainment programming.”

BAFTA further noted in the statement that Langley will receive the Fellowship for “her transformative leadership in the face of rapid change and disruption, sustained commitment to inclusion and pipeline building, and the strength of her relationships with creative partners who bring film and television to life, all of which have led her to become one of the most influential and respected figures in the entertainment industry.”

Expressing her excitement over the recent milestone, she said, “It is an incredible honor to be chosen as this year’s recipient of the BAFTA Fellowship. As a Brit, to be recognized by my home country, by my peers and fellow colleagues in the industry, is an absolute privilege. I wouldn’t be receiving this award without the indelible vision of the creative partners who have defined my career.”

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Helen Mirren, Mike Leigh, Sidney Poitier, Mel Brooks, Ridley Scott, Thelma Schoonmaker, Kathleen Kennedy, Ang Lee, Sandy Powell, and Samantha Morton are among the former BAFTA Fellows. Warwick Davis received the 2025 BAFTA Fellowship.

One Battle After Another, a political thriller directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, received 14 nominations for the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards, just 13 more than Ryan Coogler's vampire movie Sinners. The awards event will be hosted by Alan Cumming at London's Royal Festival Hall, which is part of the Southbank Centre.