The British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) rolled out the red carpet at its new venue, The Londoner, for the 46th annual BASE Awards, bringing together distributors, retailers, platforms, agencies and production partners from across the home entertainment sector.
Hosted by Ayo Akinwolere, I Swear and Wicked were the big winners on the night. Studiocanal’s I Swear took five honours, with Wicked continuing its remarkable success across digital and physical formats.
BASE champions transactional home entertainment; the business of buying and renting films and TV programmes. The awards offer an annual snapshot of the campaigns, releases and creative work helping audiences discover and enjoy screen entertainment at home.
BASE champions transactional home entertainment; the business of buying and renting films and TV programmes…
A big night for Studiocanal
The biggest individual success story belonged to Studiocanal’s I Swear, which collected five awards. Its haul included Campaign of the Year for Independent Film and Campaign of the Year for New Release Film: Up to £15m Box Office, alongside the Social Impact award. The campaign also won Best in Class: Social/PR with Premier, while the Best in Class: Producers Award recognised Kirk Jones, Tempo Productions and John Davidson.
Studiocanal had further reason to celebrate. Its lavish Ran Collector’s Edition claimed Campaign of the Year for Catalogue as well as Best in Class: Packaging & Artwork, with Sterling Hundley and Rogue Four Design recognised for creating a release that demonstrated why physical media remains such a cherished part of film culture. Both awards credited illustrator Sterling Hundley and Rogue Four Design. Studiocanal’s Senior Marketing Manager Alison Arber also received a Category Hero award for Creative Excellence.
Universal Pictures enjoyed a strong evening. It was named Digital Distributor of the Year, while its campaign for Jurassic World Rebirth, created with Jeremy Lynch and Charnley, won Best in Class: Video Asset. The studio also collected Creative Initiative of the Year for Black Phone 2… The Phone Rings interactivity campaign, produced with Blue Robot.
Physical Title of the Year
Perrenial favourite Wicked was a major winner. The musical fantasy flew away with both the 2025 EST & Overall Title of the Year award and Physical Title of the Year, the latter shared by Universal Pictures and Spirit Entertainment.
Warner Bros won Campaign of the Year for Specialist & TV for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Its partnership with HMV promoting Superman took Commercial & Audience Engagement Initiative of the Year. Paramount won the campaign award for New Release Film: Over £15m Box Office with Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning.
The 2025 VOD Title of the Year went to Conclave, released by Black Bear. The People’s Choice awards also brought some audience favourites into the spotlight. Lightbulb Film Distribution’s Dead Lover was named Hidden Gem, while the Celebrity Traitors moment in which “Alan can’t say ‘Faithful’ with a straight face” won Entertainment Moment of the Year.
There was plenty of recognition for the wider industry, too. Elevation Sales and Warner Home Video shared Physical Distributor of the Year, while Amazon Prime Video was named Digital Retailer of the Year and HMV took the physical equivalent.
Lionsgate won Independent Label of the Year for Digital, with BBC Studios receiving the physical award. Silk Factory was named Agency of the Year, and Sky Store won Best in Class: Insights for its Premiere Pricing work.
For film collectors, several awards highlighted the continuing appeal of carefully curated physical releases. Hammer Films won Best in Class: Blu-Ray 4K for The Curse of Frankenstein, while the BFI received Best in Class: Bonus Features for La Haine. Warner Bros A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection 1-7 took the inaugural Best in Class: SteelBook Case award, recognising the design and presentation of collectible editions.
The business of bringing films home
The awards also put individual achievement firmly in view. Abby Phippen, Digital Manager, UK & International at Vertigo Releasing, received the BASE Rising Star Award.
The Category Hero awards recognised contributions across Creative Excellence, Leadership, Positive Impact, and Sales & Operations. Among those recognised was Sky Store’s Cécile Huet, who received awards in three categories: Sales & Operations, Positive Impact and Inspirational Female Leadership.
The Inspirational Female Leadership awards also recognised Holly Comiskey of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Lisa Rousseau of Amazon Prime Video, Marta Edebol of BBFC Technology and Poonam Kirkham of Universal Pictures.
The Leadership category included David Austin of the BBFC, Laura Broadbent of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Paul Newton of Sky Store, Stuart Honnor of Paramount and Thomas Shirley of Universal Pictures.
For BASE Chief Executive Liz Bales, the move to The Londoner made for a memorable evening. “The energy, warmth and spirit in the room made our first BASE Awards at The Londoner feel very special,” she said. She also praised the five-award success of I Swear, adding that the evening’s winners demonstrated how buying and renting continues to connect audiences with stories they love and create value across the screen industry.
There was a charitable contribution to the evening, too. BASE continued its longstanding support for Action for Children, with guests raising money through a raffle. The charity works with children, young people and families, including those facing difficult circumstances.
The 2026 BASE Awards were supported by BDS West10 Entertainment, BIFA, Birra Moretti, DP World, JustWatch, Lionsgate, Official Charts, Premier, Scanavo, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Spirit Entertainment, Studiocanal, TiVo and The Walt Disney Company.
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The British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) rolled out the red carpet at its new venue, The Londoner, for the 46th annual BASE Awards, bringing together distributors, retailers, platforms, agencies and production partners from across the home entertainment sector.
Hosted by Ayo Akinwolere, I Swear and Wicked were the big winners on the night. Studiocanal’s I Swear took five honours, with Wicked continuing its remarkable success across digital and physical formats.
BASE champions transactional home entertainment; the business of buying and renting films and TV programmes. The awards offer an annual snapshot of the campaigns, releases and creative work helping audiences discover and enjoy screen entertainment at home.
A big night for Studiocanal
The biggest individual success story belonged to Studiocanal’s I Swear, which collected five awards. Its haul included Campaign of the Year for Independent Film and Campaign of the Year for New Release Film: Up to £15m Box Office, alongside the Social Impact award. The campaign also won Best in Class: Social/PR with Premier, while the Best in Class: Producers Award recognised Kirk Jones, Tempo Productions and John Davidson.
Studiocanal had further reason to celebrate. Its lavish Ran Collector’s Edition claimed Campaign of the Year for Catalogue as well as Best in Class: Packaging & Artwork, with Sterling Hundley and Rogue Four Design recognised for creating a release that demonstrated why physical media remains such a cherished part of film culture. Both awards credited illustrator Sterling Hundley and Rogue Four Design. Studiocanal’s Senior Marketing Manager Alison Arber also received a Category Hero award for Creative Excellence.
Universal Pictures enjoyed a strong evening. It was named Digital Distributor of the Year, while its campaign for Jurassic World Rebirth, created with Jeremy Lynch and Charnley, won Best in Class: Video Asset. The studio also collected Creative Initiative of the Year for Black Phone 2… The Phone Rings interactivity campaign, produced with Blue Robot.
Physical Title of the Year
Perrenial favourite Wicked was a major winner. The musical fantasy flew away with both the 2025 EST & Overall Title of the Year award and Physical Title of the Year, the latter shared by Universal Pictures and Spirit Entertainment.
Warner Bros won Campaign of the Year for Specialist & TV for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Its partnership with HMV promoting Superman took Commercial & Audience Engagement Initiative of the Year. Paramount won the campaign award for New Release Film: Over £15m Box Office with Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning.
The 2025 VOD Title of the Year went to Conclave, released by Black Bear. The People’s Choice awards also brought some audience favourites into the spotlight. Lightbulb Film Distribution’s Dead Lover was named Hidden Gem, while the Celebrity Traitors moment in which “Alan can’t say ‘Faithful’ with a straight face” won Entertainment Moment of the Year.
There was plenty of recognition for the wider industry, too. Elevation Sales and Warner Home Video shared Physical Distributor of the Year, while Amazon Prime Video was named Digital Retailer of the Year and HMV took the physical equivalent.
Lionsgate won Independent Label of the Year for Digital, with BBC Studios receiving the physical award. Silk Factory was named Agency of the Year, and Sky Store won Best in Class: Insights for its Premiere Pricing work.
For film collectors, several awards highlighted the continuing appeal of carefully curated physical releases. Hammer Films won Best in Class: Blu-Ray 4K for The Curse of Frankenstein, while the BFI received Best in Class: Bonus Features for La Haine. Warner Bros A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection 1-7 took the inaugural Best in Class: SteelBook Case award, recognising the design and presentation of collectible editions.
The business of bringing films home
The awards also put individual achievement firmly in view. Abby Phippen, Digital Manager, UK & International at Vertigo Releasing, received the BASE Rising Star Award.
The Category Hero awards recognised contributions across Creative Excellence, Leadership, Positive Impact, and Sales & Operations. Among those recognised was Sky Store’s Cécile Huet, who received awards in three categories: Sales & Operations, Positive Impact and Inspirational Female Leadership.
The Inspirational Female Leadership awards also recognised Holly Comiskey of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Lisa Rousseau of Amazon Prime Video, Marta Edebol of BBFC Technology and Poonam Kirkham of Universal Pictures.
The Leadership category included David Austin of the BBFC, Laura Broadbent of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Paul Newton of Sky Store, Stuart Honnor of Paramount and Thomas Shirley of Universal Pictures.
For BASE Chief Executive Liz Bales, the move to The Londoner made for a memorable evening. “The energy, warmth and spirit in the room made our first BASE Awards at The Londoner feel very special,” she said. She also praised the five-award success of I Swear, adding that the evening’s winners demonstrated how buying and renting continues to connect audiences with stories they love and create value across the screen industry.
There was a charitable contribution to the evening, too. BASE continued its longstanding support for Action for Children, with guests raising money through a raffle. The charity works with children, young people and families, including those facing difficult circumstances.
The 2026 BASE Awards were supported by BDS West10 Entertainment, BIFA, Birra Moretti, DP World, JustWatch, Lionsgate, Official Charts, Premier, Scanavo, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Spirit Entertainment, Studiocanal, TiVo and The Walt Disney Company.
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