Movie Week came early on Strictly Come Dancing this year, giving all 15 celebrities the chance to take part in one of the show’s biggest themed nights before anyone leaves the competition. With no elimination after the opening show, this week’s scores will be combined with the judges’ marks from Week 1 before the public vote is added. That means Sunday night will bring the first dance-off and the first celebrity departure of the 2026 series.

The night opened with the professional dancers heading to Zootropolis for a Disney-inspired group number, before the celebrities took on everything from The Godfather and Titanic to Wicked, Grease and Mary Poppins.

Who Topped Strictly Movie Week?

Graeme Hall and Lauren Oakley earned the highest individual score of Movie Week with 31 points for their Godfather-inspired Waltz. Delta Goodrem and Kai Widdrington followed with 30 points for their American Smooth to “I’ll Never Love Again” from A Star Is Born. Combined with last week’s score, Delta finished at the top of the overall leaderboard with 60 points.

Cach Mercer and Maddie Ingoldsby were also among the strongest performers of the night, scoring 29 for their Grease Samba, with Lacey Turner and Vito Coppola and Tabby Stoecker and Mark Karmalita both picking up 28. John Nellis and Katya Jones had entered Movie Week as one of the couples to watch after scoring 31 last week, but their Titanic Couple’s Choice received 23 this time around.

At the other end of the leaderboard, Melanie Walters and Aljaž Škorjanec scored 15 for their emotional Waltz to “Edelweiss” from The Sound of Music. Chris Appleton and Amy Dowden followed on 17, with Lawrence Robb and Jowita Przystał and Will Best and Dianne Buswell both receiving 19.

Strictly Come Dancing 2026 Movie Week Scores

Graeme Hall and Lauren Oakley — 31
Delta Goodrem and Kai Widdrington — 30
Cach Mercer and Maddie Ingoldsby — 29
Lacey Turner and Vito Coppola — 28
Tabby Stoecker and Mark Karmalita — 28
Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu — 27
Shaun Wright-Phillips and Alexis Warr — 25
Dame Sarah Storey and Julian Caillon — 24
Dani Dyer and Nikita Kuzmin — 23
John Nellis and Katya Jones — 23
Jaime Winstone and Carlos Gu — 21
Lawrence Robb and Jowita Przystał — 19
Will Best and Dianne Buswell — 19
Chris Appleton and Amy Dowden — 17
Melanie Walters and Aljaž Škorjanec — 15

Who Could Leave Strictly This Week?

For the first time this series, the public vote is now open, with the Week 1 and Movie Week judges’ scores being combined before the viewer vote is added. The two couples at the bottom of the final standings will face each other in Sunday night’s dance-off, where the judges will decide who becomes the first celebrity to leave Strictly Come Dancing 2026.

For CultureCues, Movie Week gave us exactly what we want from Strictly: ridiculous costumes, big film choices, some genuinely lovely routines and scores that have already shaken things up. Graeme’s Godfather Waltz was a standout, Delta continues to look like a serious contender, and there are already a few couples who will be hoping the public vote gives them a boost before that first dance-off.

Strictly Come Dancing returns on Sunday night for the first elimination of the 2026 series.

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