Carl Roberts 
The BASE Awards 2026 have announced this year’s winners. The awards celebrate the standouts in home entertainment at its brand-new home, The Londoner.
STUDIOCANAL’s I Swear emerged as one of the standout successes at this year’s BASE Awards, collecting five honors. The UK Home Entertainment industry celebrated its finest campaigns, creative achievements and people at a sparkling new home, The Londoner.
I Swear’s five-award success spanned Campaign of the Year for Independent Film, Campaign of the Year for New Release Film: Up to £15m Box Office, Social Impact, Best in Class: Social/PR with Premier, and Best in Class: Producers Award with Kirk Jones, Tempo Productions and John Davidson. Consequently, the wins recognized the film’s achievements across production, audience engagement, publicity and social impact.
Universal Pictures was named Digital Distributor of the Year. Meanwhile, Elevation Sales and Warner Home Video shared Physical Distributor of the Year. Wicked claimed the 2025 EST and Overall Title of the Year honors. Alongside those awards, Wicked also won Physical Title of the Year for Universal Pictures and Spirit Entertainment. These recognitions celebrate the title’s success across digital ownership and physical formats.
BASE
BASE exists to champion transactional Home Entertainment – buying and renting film and television – and its contribution to the broader screen economy, working collaboratively across the sector, including cinema and subscription services.
Hosted by Ayo Akinwolere, the 46th annual BASE Awards brought together colleagues and collaborators from across distribution, retail, platforms, agencies and production. The event recognized the work connecting audiences with film and television at home.
STUDIOCANAL’S SUCCESS
STUDIOCANAL’s success extended to Ran Collector’s Edition, which won both Campaign of the Year for Catalogue and Best in Class: Packaging & Artwork. Sterling Hundley and Rogue Four Design were credited on both awards. Senior Marketing Manager Alison Arber was also recognized with a Category Hero award for Creative Excellence.
RECOGNISING THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE INDUSTRY
The evening also celebrated the individuals whose talent, leadership and commitment help drive Home Entertainment forward.
Abby Phippen, Digital Manager, UK & International at Vertigo Releasing, received the BASE Rising Star Award, sponsored by The Walt Disney Company.
The Category Hero awards honored outstanding contributions across Creative Excellence, Sales & Operations, Positive Impact, and Leadership. In addition, Inspirational Female Leadership recognized five women shaping the industry. SKY Store’s Cécile Huet was celebrated across three categories: Sales & Operations, Positive Impact, and Inspirational Female Leadership.
THE WINNING WORK
Universal’s winning work also included Best in Class: Video Asset for Jurassic World Rebirth with Jeremy Lynch and CHARNLEY. Additionally, Universal won Creative Initiative of the Year for Black Phone 2… The Phone Rings Interactivity Campaign with Blue Robot.
Warner Bros., a Skydance company, also won Campaign of the Year for Specialist & TV for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Warner Bros. also won Commercial & Audience Engagement Initiative of the Year for the Superman x hmv partnership.
Paramount, a Skydance company, took Campaign of the Year for New Release Film: Over £15m Box Office for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. Elsewhere, BBC Studios was named Independent Label of the Year for Physical. Lionsgate also received Independent Label of the Year for Digital.
Amazon Prime Video and HMV were named the 2025 Digital and Physical Retailers of the Year respectively, recognizing their contribution to helping audiences discover, buy and enjoy Home Entertainment. Silk Factory took Agency of the Year. Meanwhile, SKY Store won Best in Class: Insights for Premiere Pricing.
The breadth of the evening’s winners also reflected the enduring appeal of catalogue film and carefully crafted physical releases. Hammer Films won Best in Class: Blu-Ray 4K for The Curse of Frankenstein, and BFI received Best in Class: Bonus Features for La Haine.
Warner Bros.’s A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection 1–7 won the inaugural Best in Class: SteelBook Case award, sponsored by Scanavo A/S, recognizing creativity and craft in collectible Home Entertainment.
The People’s Choice awards brought audience favorites into the spotlight. Lightbulb Film Distribution’s Dead Lover won Hidden Gem, sponsored by DP World, while Celebrity Traitors’ “Alan can’t say ‘Faithful’ with a straight face” won Entertainment Moment of the Year, sponsored by TiVo.
LIZ BALES
Liz Bales, Chief Executive of BASE, said:
“Wow, what a night! The energy, warmth and spirit in the room made our first BASE Awards at The Londoner feel very special. This industry knows how to put on a show, and it was wonderful to see the people behind so much brilliant work have their moment in the spotlight.
“I Swear’s five wins are a remarkable achievement. Across Home Entertainment, tonight’s winners show how buying and renting continues to connect audiences with stories they love and create value across the screen industry.
“Congratulations to every winner, and heartfelt thanks to our sponsors, partners and the BASE team for bringing it all together. In a year of change, coming together to celebrate each other matters and you certainly brought the sparkle.”
BASE’S LONGSTANDING SUPPORT FOR ACTION FOR CHILDREN
The evening also continued BASE’s longstanding support for charity partner Action for Children. Guests gave generously through the raffle, helping support the charity’s work with children, young people and families. Congratulations to the lucky prize winners. They took home treats including an overnight stay for two at The Londoner, afternoon tea at May Fair Kitchen, and a private screening at Sony Pictures. Heartfelt thanks to everyone who donated prizes or bought tickets.
AWARDS SUPPORTERS
The 2026 BASE Awards were supported by BDS West10 Entertainment, BIFA, Birra Moretti, Boxtails, DP World, JustWatch, Lionsgate, OC, Official Charts, Premier, Scanavo A/S, Silk Factory, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Spirit Entertainment, Strike, STUDIOCANAL, TiVo, The Walt Disney Company and The Yummy Yank.
Special thanks went to creative partners OC, Premier and Silk Factory; reception sponsor DP World; dessert sponsor The Yummy Yank; cocktail sponsor Boxtails; and beer sponsor Birra Moretti.
See the full list of Winners here
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