Britannia Awards

Britannia Awards


The logo of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, which the Britannia Awards are a part of.
Awarded for "Honoring individuals and companies who have dedicated their careers or corporate missions to advancing the art-forms of the moving image."
Country United States
Presented by BAFTA Los Angeles
First awarded 1989
Official website Official website
Television/Radio coverage
Network TV Guide Network (2010-2011)
BBC America (2012-present)

The Britannia Awards are presented by BAFTA Los Angeles, a branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), as "a bridge between the Hollywood and British production and entertainment business communities."[1] Established in 1989, it honours "individuals and companies who have dedicated their careers or corporate missions to advancing the art-forms of the moving image."[2]

From 1989-1998, only an honorary award was handed out to an individual during the presentation. By 1999, the accolade was expanded to include additional awards which include: Stanley Kubrick Britannia Awards for Excellence in Film, John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing, John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing, Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year and Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy.[2] It is presented at a gala dinner during the month of November and has been televised in the United States from 2010.

Ceremonies

Occurring in October or November, the Britannia Awards ceremony is presented at a black tie gala dinner, and has been held predominately at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza and Beverly Hilton Hotel. Stephen Fry has hosted it three times (2006, 2009 and 2010), the most of any other person. In the following table all reliable sources used make no mention of complete dates, ceremonies or hosts for the years prior to 1997.

Ceremony Date Venue Host(s) Ref(s)
1989 N/A
1990 N/A
1st 1991 N/A
2nd 1992 N/A
3rd 1993 N/A
4th 1994 N/A
5th 1995 N/A
6th 1996 N/A
7th 24 September 1997 N/A Billy Connolly [3]
8th 15 October 1998 Beverly Wilshire Hotel Billy Connolly [4]
9th September 1999 Beverly Hilton Hotel N/A [5]
10th 4 November 2000 Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Whoopi Goldberg [6]
N/A 2001 No award given
11th 12 April 2002 Beverly Hilton Hotel Carrie Fisher [7]
12th 8 November 2003 Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Alan Cumming [8]
13th 4 November 2004 Beverly Hilton Hotel Craig Ferguson [9]
14th 10 November 2005 Beverly Hilton Hotel Craig Ferguson [10]
15th 2 November 2006 Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Stephen Fry [11]
16th 1 November 2007 Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Michael Sheen [12]
17th 6 November 2008 Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Harry Shearer [13]
18th 5 November 2009 Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Stephen Fry [14]
19th 12 November 2010 Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Stephen Fry [15]
20th 30 November 2011 Beverly Hilton Hotel Alan Cumming [16]
21st 7 November 2012 Beverly Hilton Hotel Alan Cumming [17][18]
22nd 9 November 2013 Beverly Hilton Hotel Rob Brydon [19]
23rd 30 October 2014 Beverly Hilton Hotel Rob Brydon [20]

Winners

1989–1998

Year Recipient Award Ref(s)
1989 Albert R. Broccoli The Britannia Award [21]
1990 Michael Caine [21]
1991 No award given [21]
1992 Peter Ustinov The Britannia Award [21]
1993 Martin Scorsese [21]
1994 No award given [21]
1995 Anthony Hopkins The Britannia Award [21]
1996 Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein [21]
1997 Dustin Hoffman [21]
1998 John Travolta [21]

1999–2009

Recipient Award Ref(s)
1999
Stanley Kubrick Honoree for Excellence in Film [22]
Aaron Spelling Honoree for Excellence in Television [22]
Tarsem Singh Honoree for Excellence in Commercials Direction [21]
BBC Honoree for Corporate Excellence [21]
2000
Steven Spielberg Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film [23]
2001
No award given
2002
George Lucas Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film [24]
HBO Original Programming Britannia Award for Excellence in Television [25]
2003
Hugh Grant Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film [26]
Angela Lansbury Britannia Award for Lifetime Achievement in Television and Film [27]
Howard Stringer Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment [21]
Peter Weir John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing [28]
2004
Tom Hanks Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film [29]
Helen Mirren Britannia Award for Excellence in International Entertainment [30]
Jim Sheridan John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing [31]
2005
Tom Cruise Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film [32]
Elizabeth Taylor Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in International Entertainment [33]
Mike Newell John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing [34]
Ronald Neame Cunard Britannia Award for Lifetime Contributions to International Film [35]
2006
Clint Eastwood Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film [36]
Sidney Poitier Cunard Britannia Award for Lifetime Contributions to International Film [37]
Rachel Weisz Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year [37]
Anthony Minghella John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing [37]
2007
Denzel Washington Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film [38]
Martin Campbell John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing [39]
Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne of New Line Cinema Britannia Award for Lifetime Contributions to International Film [40]
Kate Winslet Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year [38]
Richard Curtis BAFTA/LA Humanitarian Award [41]
2008
Sean Penn Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film [42]
Tilda Swinton Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year [43]
Stephen Frears John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing [43]
Don Cheadle BAFTA/LA Humanitarian Award [43]
2009
Robert De Niro Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film [44]
Danny Boyle John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing [45]
Emily Blunt Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year [46]
Colin Firth BAFTA/LA Humanitarian Award [45]
Kirk Douglas Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment [47]

2010–present

Recipient Award Ref(s)
2010
Jeff Bridges Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film [48]
Betty White Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy [48]
Christopher Nolan John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing [49]
Ridley Scott and Tony Scott of Scott Free Productions Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment [50]
Michael Sheen Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year [49]
2011
Warren Beatty Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film [51]
John Lasseter Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment [52]
David Yates John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing [53]
Helena Bonham Carter Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year [54]
Ben Stiller Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy [55]
2012
Daniel Day-Lewis Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film [21]
Will Wright Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment [21]
Quentin Tarantino John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing [21]
Daniel Craig Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year [21]
Trey Parker and Matt Stone Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy [21]
2013
George Clooney Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film [56]
Sir Ben Kingsley Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment [57]
Kathryn Bigelow John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing [57]
Benedict Cumberbatch Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year [58]
Sacha Baron Cohen Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy [59]
Idris Elba Britannia Humanitarian Award [60]
2014
Robert Downey, Jr. Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film [61]
Judi Dench Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment [62]
Mike Leigh John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing [63]
Emma Watson Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year [64]
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy [65]
Mark Ruffalo Britannia Humanitarian Award [66]

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