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FEATURE CATEGORIES
2024 BAFTA Film Awards will be held on Sunday 18 February 2024
The rulebook for the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards will be published in July 2023
Please send any questions about rules or entry to awards@bafta.org
- 2023 Rules & Guidelines (Feature categories)
- Key dates
- Key rules and process changes
- BAFTA Music Tracker
- Music cue sheet template
- Casting statement template
- Outstanding Debut qualifying festival list
- Headshot Photogrid template
- Q&A agreement
- Confidentiality agreement - entrants requesting access to voter data
- Confidentiality agreement - mailing houses or publicists requesting access to voter data
- Technical Specification for Video uploads on entry.bafta.org
- BAFTA View Security Overview
SHORTS CATEGORIES
The dates for the British Short Film and British Short Animation entries will be updated shortly
- 2023 Rules & Guidelines (shorts categories)
- List of qualifying festivals
- Apply to be a BAFTA qualifying festival
DIVERSITY STANDARDS
- BFI Diversity Standards form - for features and shorts
Details of the criteria and extended guidance and notes are available here. If you have any questions, please contact diversitystandards@bfi.org.uk . Please note BFI funded films which have already been assessed against the standards do not need to resubmit an application.

Entry for the 2024 Awards is now open at entry.bafta.org
Stage One entry should be completed before 30 June or within 30 days of release thereafter. Only basic information is required to complete stage one entry, and entering early allows BAFTA voters more time to consider your game before voting opens later this year.
Stage Two entry deadline is Thursday 9 November. All entries must be fully completed and paid by this date.
Longlist announcement: Thursday 14 December
Nominations announcement: Thursday 7 March 2024
Ceremony date: To be confirmed
Entry for the 2023 Awards is now closed
Nominations date: Wednesday 22 March 2023
Ceremony date: Sunday 14 May 2023
Please send any questions about rules or entry to awards@bafta.org
Entry for the 2023 Awards is now closed
Nominations date: Wednesday 22 March 2023
Ceremony date: Sunday 23 April 2023
Please send any questions about rules or entry to awards@bafta.org
Entry for the 2023 BAFTA Cymru Awards is now closed
Nominations date: Wednesday 6 September 2023
Ceremony date: October 2023
Please send any questions about rules or entry to awards@bafta.org
Entries for the 2023 BAFTA Scotland Awards are open.
Deadline 17:00 Wednesday 10 May
- Rules & Guidelines
- Approved Festivals List
- Video Specifications
- Trophy Policy
- BFI Diversity Standards