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On March 16, 2026, the BBFC and Disney launched the "Toy-rific" Create the Card Competition, a national art competition for children aged 4 to 11, inviting them to design the official BBFC Black Card for Disney and Pixar’s *Toy Story 5*, slated for cinemas on June 19, 2026. This followed the release of BBFC research on March 15, 2026, which analyzed ten years of Oscar winners and found that two-thirds (67%) of major category winners, and every winner in the past three years, were rated 15 or 18, indicating a preference for mature content among judges. Previously, on February 16, 2026, the BBFC partnered with Warner Bros. Discovery to deliver age ratings and content advice for the forthcoming HBO Max streaming service in the United Kingdom. On February 4, 2026, the BBFC announced the establishment of its Safer Screens Forum, a new advisory group dedicated to addressing the risks posed by harmful online and offline content to UK audiences. Earlier, on December 5, 2025, the BBFC and Netflix celebrated five years of their self-rating partnership, with research revealing that 96% of UK parents find BBFC age ratings on Netflix helpful for selecting child-appropriate content.
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