Guidance

Global Talent: film and television prizes

Updated 11 November 2025

Applying as the winner of an eligible prestigious prize for film and television

If you hold a prize from the list below, you can bypass the endorsement stage of the Global Talent visa route and go directly to the visa stage.

These prizes have been recommended by and agreed with the Global Talent endorsing body. Prizes included must be open to all nationalities and winners must be determined by experts or peers, rather than a public vote.

To be eligible for this route:

• the prize must be named on the list below; other prizes awarded by the same institutions are not eligible - for example, if you hold a Georg Forster Research award given by the Humboldt Foundation this is not accepted, only the Humboldt Research Award is
• you must be the named winner of the prize - prestigious awards for specific works, such as an award-winning film, or prizes which recognise a whole organisation rather than individuals are not included on the list
• if you won as part of a group, the prize must specifically name you as a member of that group - for example, prizes awarded to joint researchers recognised for the same work are acceptable if each researcher is named by the institution awarding the prize
• the prize must not have been withdrawn or suspended

You can have held the prize for a number of years - there is no time limit, as long as the prize has not been withdrawn or suspended you are eligible to apply.

If you’ve won an eligible prestigious prize from the list below, the Home Office will look at publicly available information (such as the prize organisation’s website) to confirm that you’ve won. You’ll only be asked for evidence of your win if they cannot find this from trusted publicly available information.

If you hold a prize or research award which is not named on the list, or you have contributed to a prize winning piece of work but are not specifically named on the prize, you may still qualify for an endorsement from one of the Global Talent endorsing bodies.

Qualifying Prize	Name of Awarding Body
Academy Awards – Actor in a Leading Role	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Academy Awards – Actress in a Leading Role	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Academy Awards – Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Academy Awards – Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Academy Awards – Cinematography	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Academy Awards – Directing	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Academy Awards – Writing (Adapted Screenplay)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Academy Awards – Writing (Original Screenplay)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
BAFTA – Best Actor in a Supporting Role	British Academy of Film and Television Arts
BAFTA – Best Actress in a Supporting Role	British Academy of Film and Television Arts
BAFTA – Best Film Actor	British Academy of Film and Television Arts
BAFTA – Best Film Actress	British Academy of Film and Television Arts
BAFTA – Film Director	British Academy of Film and Television Arts
BAFTA – Leading Actor (Television)	British Academy of Film and Television Arts
BAFTA – Leading Actress (Television)	British Academy of Film and Television Arts
BAFTA – Supporting Actor (Television)	British Academy of Film and Television Arts
BAFTA – Supporting Actress (Television)	British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Golden Globes – Best Director – Motion Picture	Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Golden Globes – Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama	Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Golden Globes – Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama	Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Golden Globes – Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy	Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Golden Globes – Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy	Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Golden Globes – Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture	Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Golden Globes – Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture	Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Golden Globes – Best Screenplay – Motion Picture	Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Golden Globes – Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television	Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Golden Globes – Best Performance by a Male Actor in a in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television	Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Golden Globes – Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama	Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Golden Globes – Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama	Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Golden Globes – Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy	Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Golden Globes – Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy	Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Golden Globes – Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Television Series – Drama	Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Golden Globes – Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Television Series – Drama	Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Golden Globes – Carol Burnett Award	Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Golden Globes – Cecile B. DeMille Award	Hollywood Foreign Press Association