The Beloved British Arrows Awards, Featuring the Best of UK Broadcast Ads, Returns to the Walker Art Center
The annual British Arrows Awards serves up the latest and greatest in UK moving-image advertising. Bridging Minnesota and the UK, this year’s screening features Timberwolves superstar Anthony Edwards in his newest kicks and Matthew Macfadyen as a holiday party detective. This popular series, the Walker’s most highly attended yearly event, has become a winter tradition for many visitors and usually sells out quickly.
Experimenting with both form and content, the show encompasses mini-documentaries, sci-fi spoofs, animation, and more. Tapping into quiet nostalgia and raucous humor alike, the annual year-end tradition offers a compendium of stories that are as surprising as they are human. British Arrows Board Chair Simon Cooper comments:
“As we approach the 50th anniversary of the British Arrows, it’s a real privilege to see this year’s winners celebrated once again at the amazing Walker Art Center — a partnership that has endured for nearly four decades. The Walker’s audiences have long embraced the extraordinary creativity of British advertising, and it’s deeply heartening to know that the craft, humor, and humanity at the heart of our work continue to resonate so strongly. Sadly for me, this marks my final year as Chair, but I can’t think of a better way to end than sharing the very best of British creativity with such an appreciative and engaged Minnesota audience. It promises to be, as always, a brilliantly entertaining evening.”
This year’s screenings continue the Walker and the British Arrows’ enduring collaboration, offering audiences a chance to experience the year’s most inventive and entertaining works in advertising.
The program runs 73 minutes.
In-person screenings take place November 28 through January 3.
Tickets are on sale now. New this year: All screenings now feature assigned seating. Buy early to secure your spot.
All in-person British Arrows tickets include free gallery admission. (Expires January 31, 2026.)
Online screenings will be available in December. Limited to North America.
BRITS NIGHT
Friday, December 5, 5:30–7 pm
Raise a glass to the British Arrows Awards! Board chair Simon Cooper (Academy) will introduce the screening. The ticket includes a festive pre-show drink.
GET FREE TICKETS
Join as a new member and get up to two free British Arrows tickets. Membership starts at just $65/year and includes free gallery admission, discounts on shopping and dining, and exclusive events all year. Simply add a membership to your online cart or call 612-375-7655 to join.
GROUP DISCOUNTS
Group discount (in-person screenings only): For 10 or more, tickets are $15 per person ($20 for Opening Night). Order online or call the box office at 612-375-7600. Group discount automatically applied at checkout.
STREAM ONLINE
Prefer to watch from home? The 2025 British Arrows Awards program will be available online starting December 10. Streaming is $25 ($20 for Walker members, students, and seniors) per household. Limited to North America.
The online program will feature captions and audio descriptions.
PRIVATE RENTALS AND EVENTS
Spice up your holiday party with a private reception and screening! Contact events@walkerart.org to schedule.
ACCESSIBILITY, CONTENT, AND SENSORY NOTES
Open-captioned screenings:
Sunday, December 14, 1 pm
Wednesday, December 17, 8 pm
Saturday, December 20, 5 pm
Saturday, December 27, 4 pm
Friday, January 2, 7 pm
ASL interpreted and audio-described screenings:
Thursday, December 11, 8 pm
Saturday, December 13, 2 pm
Mask-required screenings:
Sunday, December 14, 5 pm
Sunday, December 21, 1 pm
The online program will feature closed captions and audio description.
Content note: The program features mature content, including campaigns related to animal abuse, mental health, and suicide awareness.
Sensory note: Some ads feature unexpected sounds, changes in pitch and tone, loud music, or flickering visual effects that may affect photosensitive viewers.
For information about accessibility or to request additional accommodations, call 612-375-7564 or email access@walkerart.org. For more information about accessibility at the Walker, visit our Access page.
ABOUT THE BRITISH ARROWS
The British Arrows is a nonprofit organization started by the creative industry for the creative industry, and every year it celebrates the best in moving image advertising in one of the oldest awards shows in the United Kingdom. The Walker Art Center’s involvement with the British Arrows started in 1986. After a screening of the British Arrows award-winning ad reels at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Walker’s curator at the time wanted to bring the show to Minneapolis. The involvement between the two organizations became a long-standing collaboration, which continues to run proudly today.
Join creative conversations, find out more about the UK-advertising industry, and keep up to date with the British Arrows here.
ABOUT THE WALKER ART CENTER
The Walker Art Center is a renowned multidisciplinary arts institution that presents, collects, and supports the creation of groundbreaking work across the visual and performing arts, moving image, and design. Guided by the belief that art has the power to bring joy and solace and the ability to unite people through dialogue and shared experiences, the Walker engages communities through a dynamic array of exhibitions, performances, events, and initiatives. Its multiacre campus includes 65,000 sq. ft. of exhibition space, the state-of-the-art McGuire Theater and Walker Cinema, and ample green space that connects with the adjoining Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. The Garden, a partnership with the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board, is one of the first urban sculpture parks of its kind in the United States and home to the beloved Twin Cities landmark Spoonbridge and Cherry by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. Recognized for its ambitious program and growing collection of more than 16,000 works, the Walker embraces emerging art forms and amplifies the work of artists from the Twin Cities and from across the country and the globe. Its broad spectrum of offerings makes it a lively and welcoming hub for artistic expression, creative innovation, and community connection.