Chairman of NBCUniversal Entertainment Donna Langley will receive the Bafta Fellowship, at the 2026 Bafta Film Awards on February 22.
The Fellowship is Bafta’s highest honour and recognises an “outstanding and exceptional” contribution to film.
Langley became the first British woman to run a major Hollywood studio when she took on the top Universal role in 2009. She oversees creative strategy, business operations, production, acquisitions, marketing, and distribution across all NBCUniversal entertainment programming.
Under Langley’s leadership, Universal has produced Bafta-winning films including Oppenheimer and 1917, and continued the success of long-running Jurassic World and Bridget Jones franchises.
In 2020, Langley was made a dame in the UK’s New Year’s Honours list. In 2024, she received Women In Motion Award at Cannes Film Festival.
“As a Brit, to be recognised by my home country, by my peers and fellow colleagues in the industry, is an absolute privilege,” said Langley. ”I wouldn’t be receiving this award without the indelible vision of the creative partners who have defined my career.
“The first British woman to lead a major Hollywood studio, Dame Donna Langley’s cultural impact has been exceptional,” said Bafta chair Sara Putt.
“Bafta is honoured to celebrate Donna’s transformative studio leadership, and strength of her creative relationships, including the many now-iconic films she has brought to audiences around the world.”
Previous Bafta Fellows include Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Elizabeth Taylor, Helen Mirren and last year’s recipient Warwick Davis.
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