Where Every Journey Tells a Story: Leger Holidays Returns to the National Film Awards
Where Every Journey Tells a Story: Leger Holidays Returns to the National Film Awards
There is a particular kind of magic that the very best experiences share, the ability to lift you out of the ordinary and deposit you, entirely unexpectedly, somewhere extraordinary. It is the magic that defines a great film. It is, equally, the promise at the heart of every Leger Holidays itinerary. And it is precisely this shared understanding of what travel and storytelling can do to a person that has made the partnership between Leger Holidays and the National Film Awards not merely a corporate arrangement, but something that feels genuinely right.
Now entering its third consecutive year, the relationship between Leger Holidays and the 12th Annual National Film Awards is one of the most enduring and celebrated in the awards’ history. Once again, Leger Holidays takes its place as the exclusive sponsor of the Best British Film category, the crown jewel of an evening that draws the great and the good of British cinema to Porchester Hall, London W2, on 1 July 2026.
Three years in, and the partnership shows every sign not of settling into comfortable routine, but of deepening into something more meaningful. Which, when you consider what both organisations stand for, is perhaps not so surprising after all.
The Art of Going Somewhere
Founded over four decades ago, Leger Holidays has spent more than 40 years perfecting the art of the escorted tour. From the sun drenched piazzas of Tuscany to the dramatic passes of the Swiss Alps, from the baroque grandeur of Vienna to the wild, weather beaten coastlines of the Norwegian fjords, Leger has built its reputation on one simple belief: that travel, done properly, is one of life’s great transformative experiences.
It is a philosophy that resonates far beyond the world of holidays. The finest films, after all, do precisely the same thing, they take their audiences somewhere they have never been, introduce them to lives they have never lived, and return them to their seats changed, however imperceptibly, by what they have witnessed. The parallel is not a stretch. It is, in fact, the very foundation on which this partnership was built.
The Best British Film category, which Leger Holidays sponsors for the third year running, sits at the very heart of what the National Film Awards exists to celebrate. It is the category that asks, each year, which British film has most powerfully captured something true about the world we live in, which story has resonated most deeply, which vision has proved most courageous, which piece of filmmaking has made its audience feel, in those 2 hours in the dark, that they have been somewhere utterly real.
Previous winners have included some of the most culturally defining British films of recent years, making it one of the most closely watched and fiercely contested categories of the evening.
An Evening Worth the Journey
The 12th Annual National Film Awards takes place on 1 July 2026 at Porchester Hall, London W2, one of the capital’s most beautiful and storied venues, and a fitting backdrop for an evening that celebrates the very best of British storytelling. The awards are unique in the industry for one defining reason: every winner is determined entirely by public vote, making the National Film Awards one of the most democratic and genuinely representative celebrations of film in the world.
Public voting opens on Monday, 4 May 2026 at www.nationalfilmawards.co.uk, and the organisers are once again expecting participation from film enthusiasts across the UK and beyond. The full list of nominees for the Best British Film category, in association with Leger Holidays, will be announced in due course.
For Leger Holidays, the occasion represents something greater than brand visibility. It is a statement of values, a public declaration that this is a company which understands the profound importance of stories, of culture, of the human need to be transported somewhere beyond the everyday. Whether that transportation happens in a darkened cinema or aboard one of Leger’s state of the art Luxuria coaches winding through the spectacular Dolomites, the impulse is the same: to experience something that stays with you long after it is over.
About Leger Holidays
Leger Holidays is one of the UK’s leading providers of escorted tours, offering an extensive range of coach, rail, and cruise holidays across Europe and beyond. With over 40 years of experience, Leger Holidays creates memorable travel experiences for every customer. Visit www.leger.co.uk to explore their award winning itineraries.
About the National Film Awards
The National Film Awards UK, produced by the National Film Academy, is a globally recognised platform celebrating excellence in film, television, and entertainment. All awards are voted for entirely by the public. Visit www.nationalfilmawards.co.uk.
