EE RISING STAR NOMINEES & A-LIST TALENT GATHERED AT THE GLAMOUR EE RISING STAR PARTY AHEAD OF THE 2026 EE BAFTA FILM AWARDS
EE and Glamour’s Head of Content, Kemi Alemoru, host star-studded party to celebrate the 2026 EE Rising Star Award Nominees at La Môme
London, Wednesday 11th February 2026: Talent from across the creative industries gathered in London to celebrate the 2026 EE Rising Star Award nominees at the Glamour EE Rising Star Party, marking a key moment in the countdown to the EE BAFTA Film Awards. Hosted by EE and Kemi Alemoru, Glamour’s Head of Editorial Content, the event was held at La Môme, the chic French Riveria inspired restaurant at the iconic Berkeley Hotel, bringing together film, television, music and cultural tastemakers for an evening of celebration and anticipation in the midst of this year’s awards season.
Celebrating the 21st anniversary of the prestigious EE Rising Star Award, the award reinforces EE’s long-standing commitment to championing emerging talent. Names in attendance included three of this year's EE Rising Star Award nominees: Robert Aramayo, Archie Madekwe and Posy Sterling.
Other guests from across film, television, music and culture at the event included: Olivia Attwood, AJ Odudu, Jamie Laing, Sophie Haboo, Ashley James, Ashley Roberts, Laura Whitmore, Paul Forman, Aimee Phillips, Amy-Beth McNulty, Amita Suman, Anna Shaffer, Archie Reneaux, Charli Howard, Charlie Rowe, Chloe Qisha, Corinna Brown, Daniel Fletcher, David Harewood, Dylan, Ella Rae Smith, George Jaques, Grace Beverley, Harriet Rose, Henry Ashton, Holly Cattle, Ikram Abdi Omar, Jack Brett Anderson, Jack Fox, Jodie Bryant, Kesewa Aboah, Kemi Alemoru, Lolly Adefope, Mandeep Dhillon, Miriam Petche, Montana Brown, Munroe Bergdorf, Munya Chawawa, Shaun Thomas, Tilly Keeper and more.
Guests enjoyed sets throughout the evening from influential DJ Aimee Phillips and Radio One’s Tinea Taylor, while La Môme’s renowned chefs served a selection of elegant canapés and light bites, including sole goujons, barbecue chicken lollipops, confit tomato and mozzarella cromesquis and lemon torte with Italian meringue. Taittinger kept the Champagne flowing, whilst El Jimador provided tequila for the custom-made drinks.
In a nod to this year’s EE Rising Star nominees and their standout performances, the team at La Môme also created bespoke cocktails inspired by each film the actors are nominated for:
- Robert Aramayo (I Swear) – I Swear by a Paloma
- Miles Caton (Sinners) – The Mississippi Margarita
- Chase Infiniti (One Battle After Another) - One Spritz After Another
- Archie Madekwe (Lurker) - The Archie Collins
- Posy Sterling (Lollipop) - The Seedlip Lollipop
EE is proud to celebrate 29 years of its partnership with BAFTA, one of the UK’s longest-standing cultural partnerships. Together, EE and BAFTA continue to champion creative excellence and nurture new talent across film, television and games, with initiatives including the EE Rising Star Award playing a central role in inspiring the next generation of creatives.
The EE Rising Star Award is the only EE BAFTA Film Awards category to be voted for by the British public, putting real film fans at the heart of the awards and reflecting EE’s commitment to connecting audiences across the country with the stars and stories they love. EE uses the power of its network and partnership with BAFTA to connect audiences across the UK with the emerging stars, while giving the nation the chance to have their say.
This year's nominees are Robert Aramayo (I Swear), Miles Caton (Sinners), Chase Infiniti (One Battle After Another), Archie Madekwe (Lurker) and Posy Sterling (Lollipop).
Voting is now open at ee.co.uk/BAFTA, via WhatsApp or across EE socials until Friday 20th February at 12:00pm GMT. The winner will be announced at the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday 22nd February. The ceremony will be hosted by Alan Cumming and broadcast on BBC One and iPlayer in the UK from the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall and streamed on E! Entertainment in the US.
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About La Môme at the Berkeley [Ugo and Antoine Lecorché]
Twin brothers Ugo and Antoine, born and raised in Lyon, moved to Cannes in their mid-20s, originally to work for a summer season but never left. For the first decade, they poured their knowledge of running bars and clubs in their hometown into working their way up from waiters, then head waiters before managing renowned Cannes restaurants and private beach clubs like Le Baoli. In 2015, they opened La Môme in just one small restaurant with 86 seats inside and 20 outside. Slowly, they began to take over the other properties in the street; today, La Môme stretches the entirety of the pedestrianised rue Florian. In 2018, they also opened La Môme Plage, a 250-seat restaurant and bar; Mido Cannes opened the same year and a revamped La Môka (with interiors by hip Parisian interior designer Laura Gonzalez) was opened in 2022. Today, it is like a “La Môme village,” jokes Antoine.