Friday 4th September 2026, LONDON: The race for the 2026 BASE Awards is officially on, with this year’s shortlist celebrating the campaigns, creative work, commercial innovation and industry talent shaping how audiences discover, access, own and engage with film and television beyond the cinema.
Spanning 17 confirmed categories, the shortlist reflects the range of expertise behind the sector’s success – from standout packaging, video assets and bonus features to insight-led innovation, audience engagement, social impact and campaigns connecting films and television with audiences across digital and physical entertainment. New for 2026, Best in Class: SteelBook® Case recognises the creativity and craft behind one of the sector’s most distinctive premium formats.
Entries increased year on year, underlining continued engagement with the Awards from across the Home Entertainment sector. Among this year’s most widely recognised work, I Swear features across five categories, while Jurassic World Rebirth appears across video, campaign and creative initiative categories. Ran Collector’s Edition and the Superman x HMV Partnership also receive recognition across multiple disciplines, underlining the collaboration and joined-up thinking behind the year’s strongest work.
The winners will be revealed on Thursday 5 November 2026, when 500 guests from across the major studios, distributors, platforms, retailers, agencies and creative partners gather at our new venue, The Londoner, in Leicester Square, for the 46th BASE Awards – the flagship celebration of UK Home Entertainment. Set at the heart of London’s film and entertainment district, the new venue provides a suitably cinematic backdrop as finalists compete for coveted BASE Awards and the industry celebrates the creativity, commercial impact and people driving Home Entertainment forward, from established industry heroes to the next generation of rising stars.
The BASE Awards celebrate excellence across Home Entertainment – the part of the screen-content lifecycle that connects audiences with film and television beyond the cinema, across digital and physical formats. The Awards recognise the creativity, innovation, commercial impact and people shaping how entertainment is discovered, accessed, owned and enjoyed.
Liz Bales, Chief Executive, BASE, said:
“This shortlist captures an industry at its most inventive – ambitious in its thinking, meticulous in its execution and constantly finding new ways to connect audiences with the entertainment they love. What stands out is not only the quality of the individual entries, but the depth of collaboration behind them, across distributors, retailers, agencies, creatives and partners. Congratulations to every finalist. We are hugely looking forward to bringing the industry together at our new venue, The Londoner, in November and giving this exceptional work the celebration it deserves.”
The 46th BASE Awards are made possible by the generous support of the event’s sponsors and partners. BASE would like to extend a huge thank you to BDS West10, BIFA (British Independent Film Awards), Birra Moretti, Disney, DP World, JustWatch, Lionsgate, OC, Official Charts Company, PREMIER, Scanavo, Silk Factory, Sony Pictures, Spirit Entertainment, STUDIOCANAL, The Yummy Yank and TiVo. Their support enables BASE to bring the industry together and give its outstanding people, creativity and achievements the celebration they deserve. A limited number of sponsorship opportunities are still available for organisations looking to be part of this standout industry occasion.
Further announcements, including the Hidden Gem shortlist, Entertainment Moment of the Year and BASE Rising Star nominees, will follow in the coming weeks.
The last few remaining tickets for the 46th BASE Awards are available via the BASE Awards website.
The 2026 BASE Awards Shortlist
Physical Retailer of the Year
Amazon.co.uk
Frontline
hmv
Rarewaves
Digital Retailer of the Year
Amazon Prime Video
Apple TV
Rakuten TV
SKY Store
Agency of the Year
OC
Silk Factory
WLP Vision
Best in Class: Blu-ray 4K
Ben-Hur 4K – Warner Bros. Discovery
The Curse of Frankenstein – Hammer Films
Hearts of Darkness Collector’s Edition – STUDIOCANAL with Visual Data Media Services, American Zoetrope & Roundabout Entertainment
Best in Class: Bonus Features
Dead of Night Collector’s Edition – STUDIOCANAL with Candy Vincent-Smith
La Haine – BFI
The New Avengers: Series 1 & 2 – STUDIOCANAL with Candy Vincent-Smith & Take the Shot Films
Best in Class: Insights
AI Strategy Planner – Looper Insights
Premiere Pricing – SKY Store
Best in Class: Packaging & Artwork
The Agatha Christie Collection – STUDIOCANAL with Sonny & Biddy and Rogue Four Design
Back to the Future 40th Anniversary Editions – Spirit Entertainment with Universal Pictures
The Nice Guys – OC with Second Sight
Ran Collector’s Edition – STUDIOCANAL with Sterling Hundley & Rogue Four Design
The Warriors Collector’s Edition – Paramount Pictures with Spark and GPA Global
Best in Class: Producers Award
Battleship Potemkin – Music by Pet Shop Boys – BFI
Dead Lover – Stink-O-Vision cinema screenings – Lightbulb Film Distribution with Cartuna & Dweck
I Swear – STUDIOCANAL with Kirk Jones, Tempo Productions & John Davidson
Best in Class: Social/PR
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale – Universal Pictures with Organic Publicity, IM Marketing, Hattingley Valley, Cutter & Squidge and CHARNLEY
I Swear – STUDIOCANAL with PREMIER
One of Them Days – DnA PR with Sony Pictures Entertainment
The Running Man Talent Tour – Paramount with Elevation Sales
Sisu: Road to Revenge – DnA PR with Sony Pictures Entertainment
Best in Class: SteelBook® Case
Luc Besson SteelBooks® – STUDIOCANAL with Flore Maquin & Rogue Four Design
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning – Paramount Pictures with Scanavo
A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection 1-7 – Warner Bros. Discovery
The Wild Robot Ultimate Collector’s Edition – Spirit Entertainment with Universal Pictures & DARE
Best in Class: Video Asset
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple – Sony Pictures UK with Silk Factory
Jurassic World Rebirth – Universal Pictures with Jeremy Lynch & CHARNLEY
PRIMATE Social Media Campaign – Paramount with Substance Global
Campaign of the Year for Catalogue
Dogma: Resurrected! A 25th Anniversary Celebration – Vertigo Releasing
Ran Collector’s Edition – STUDIOCANAL with Sterling Hundley & Rogue Four Design
Slade in Flame – BFI
Campaign of the Year for Independent Film
Dead of Winter – Vertigo Releasing
I Swear – STUDIOCANAL
Sentimental Value – MUBI
Campaign of the Year for New Release Film: Up to £15m Box Office
GOAT – Sony Pictures Entertainment
I Swear – STUDIOCANAL
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t – Lionsgate
One Battle After Another – Warner Bros. Discovery
Predator: Badlands – Elevation Sales
Campaign of the Year for New Release Film: Over £15m Box Office
The Housemaid – Lionsgate
Jurassic World Rebirth – Universal Pictures
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning – Paramount Home Media
Sinners – Warner Bros. Discovery
Zootropolis 2 – The Walt Disney Company
Campaign of the Year for Specialist & TV
Cinema Expanded: The Films of Frederick Wiseman – BFI
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms – Warner Bros. Discovery
The Sweeney 50th Anniversary Editions – Spirit Entertainment with Old Gold Media and Fetch PR
Commercial & Audience Engagement Initiative of the Year
Best of 2025 Campaign – SKY Store
Complete Your Bundle – Amazon Prime Video
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale – Audience Education Campaign – Universal Pictures with Acast, The Times Magazine and Woman & Home
Launch of Visions Home Video – Vertigo Releasing
Rediscovering Hidden Gems – Sony Pictures
Superman x HMV Partnership – Warner Bros. Discovery with HMV
Creative Initiative of the Year
Black Phone 2… The Phone Rings Interactivity Campaign – Universal Pictures with Blue Robot
Jurassic World Rebirth SKY Store Campaign – SKY Store
Wicked for Good x Bird & Blend Partnership – Universal Pictures with Bird & Blend and IM Marketing
Superman x HMV Partnership – Warner Bros. Discovery with HMV
Social Impact
I Swear – STUDIOCANAL
Corporate Volunteering Partnership – Paramount Home Media with Hestia
