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Hilary Rosen Named BAFTA Chair
Hilary Rosen will become BAFTA’s new chair, taking over from Sara Putt.
Putt is stepping down after a three-year term.
BAFTA is a UK organisation that recognises work in film, television and games, and supports talent through awards, industry work and development programmes.
Rosen has served on BAFTA’s Television Committee since 2021 and later chaired it, while leading original content at UKTV as its director of commissioning.
Ade Rawcliffe and Andrew Miller will serve as deputy chairs for two years.
New committee chairs have also been appointed, and Rosen will oversee BAFTA’s work alongside them and its Board of Trustees.
Hilary Rosen will succeed Sara Putt as chair of BAFTA after Putt’s three-year term.
Rosen is director of commissioning at UKTV and has been BAFTA’s deputy chair for the past year.
Ade Rawcliffe and Andrew Miller will succeed Rosen as deputy chairs, each serving a two-year term.
Charu Desodt and Caroline Levy will chair BAFTA’s Games and Television Committees, while Nahrein Kemp will chair its LIT Committee.
Shrina Shah will join BAFTA’s Board of Trustees.
- Who
- Hilary Rosen will become BAFTA chair, succeeding Sara Putt.
- What
- BAFTA named Rosen as its new chair. Ade Rawcliffe and Andrew Miller will become deputy chairs.
- When
- The announcement was published on October 27, 2026. Putt’s three-year term is ending.
- Where
- BAFTA, the UK awards body.
- Why
- Rosen will oversee BAFTA’s work to champion film, games and television talent. She said she is passionate about promoting the screen arts and talent.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Rosen has been a member of BAFTA’s Television Committee and later became its chair.
Rosen served as BAFTA’s deputy chair.
BAFTA announced that Rosen would succeed Putt as chair.
- Incoming chair
- Hilary Rosen
- Outgoing chair’s term
- Three years
- New deputy chairs
- Ade Rawcliffe and Andrew Miller
- Deputy chairs’ term
- Two years
- New Games and Television Committee chairs
- Charu Desodt and Caroline Levy
- New LIT Committee chair
- Nahrein Kemp
What people are saying
a great privilege.
I have long been passionate about everything BAFTA does to promote the screen arts and champion talent across the screen industries, so it is a great privilege to take on the role of BAFTA Chair.