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Annual Events BAFTA THE BRITISH ACADEMY OF FILM AND TELEVISION ARTS SUPPORTS, DEVELOPS AND PROMOTES THE ART FORMS OF THE MOVING IMAGE BY IDENTIFYING AND REWARDING EXCELLENCE, INSPIRING PRACTITIONERS AND BENEFITING THE PUBLIC. As the only Anglo-American professional organization founded to promote and advance original work in film, television and interactive media, The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles serves as a link between the and British production and entertainment business communities. ______

A non-profit public benefit corporation, BAFTA Los Angeles is a local organization with a global reach. As the L.A. branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, headquartered in , we represent not only our 1,200 members, but the full 6,500 Academy members based in the , New York and Los Angeles. ______

Membership in the Academy is both highly sought after and highly exclusive – applicants must be proposed and seconded by existing Academy members and thus represent the very top professionals in their various fields; from award winning writers, actors and directors, to key managers, network and studio executives and agents. ______

We host stellar parties and awards ceremonies, honoring achievement in film and television, and produce educational events and seminars for our membership. But we also seek to form a bridge between our industry and the wider community, offering scholarships, student film awards, high school Shakespeare workshops, inner-city screening programs and parties, putting our membership’s incredible expertise to astounding effect in the Los Angeles community.

MISSION AND PURPOSE THE BAFTA BRITANNIA HONORS

OCTOBER 30, 2015 BEVERLY HILTON THE$BRITANNIA$HONORS$were$created$in$1989$ to$ celebrate$ the$ achievements$ of$ those$ who$ have$ made$ an$ outstanding$ contribuBon$ to$ excellence$ in$ the$ entertainment$ industry.$ Honors$are$given$for$excellence$in$film,$ direcBng$and$,$as$well$as$for$worldwide$ contribuBon$to$entertainment.$

THE BAFTA BRITANNIA HONORS THE$EVENT$

The$Britannia$Honors$are$held$at$the$Beverly$ Hilton$Hotel$in$Beverly$Hills$and$are$aHended$by$ 1,000$invited$guests.$$The$black$Be$evening$ begins$with$a$starKstudded$Red$Carpet$lined$ with$key$worldwide$media$outlets.$

While$guests$enjoy$a$recepBon$outside$the$ Ballroom,$honorees,$presenters$and$select$ guests$mingle$during$Cocktail$Hour$at$a$hosted$ VIP$RecepBon.$Guests$and$VIPs$then$proceed$to$ the$ballroom$for$dinner$followed$by$the$live$ Awards$Show.$A$hosted$ASer$Party$ends$the$ evening.$$

HOST$

Previous$Britannia$MCs$have$included:$$ WHOOPI$GOLDBERG,$ALAN$CUMMING,$$ STEPHEN$FRY,.HARRY$SHEARER,$ROGER$ MOORE,$HUGH$GRANT,$ANGELA$LANSBURY,$ CRAIG$FERGUSON,$MICHAEL$SHEEN,$CARRIE$ FISHER,$and$$BAFTA$nominated$Welsh$actor$ and$comic$ROB$BRYDON.$

THE BAFTA BRITANNIA HONORS THE$TV$SHOW$

The$Britannia$Honors$are$a$televised$event.$In$ the$US,$both$the$Red$Carpet$special$and$the$ awards$show$air$the$day$following$the$ ceremony.$The$live$event$and$the$television$ airings$garner$widespread$media$coverage.$

HISTORY$

The$Britannia$Honors$began$as$a$much$ smaller$gala$dinner,$with$just$one$honoree,$ and$remained$thusly$unBl$2001.$Early$ recipients$included:$STEVEN$SPEILBERG,$ DUSTIN$HOFFMAN,$ANTHONY$HOPKINS,$ MICHAEL$CAINE,$PETER$USTINOV,$JOHN$ TRAVOLTA$and$MARTIN$SCORSESE.$

While$it$has$evolved$into$a$mulBKaward$ ceremony$and$Hollywood$party,$the$unique$ appeal$of$the$Britannia$Honors$remains$its$ inBmacy,$conviviality,$spontaneity$and$its$ classically$BriBsh$sense$of$style.$

THE BAFTA BRITANNIA HONORS THE PRESENTERS

Each year Hollywood’s top talent flock to the Britannia Honors to pay tribute to their and colleagues. Each presenter is chosen for their personal connection to the honoree, making the evening uniquely heartfelt and often hilarious.

Past Britannia presenters have included:

BEN AFFLECK STEPHEN SPEILBERG ROBERT DOWNEY JR. EWAN MCGREGOR OLIVIA MUNN JUDD APATOW SEAN PEAN

THE BAFTA BRITANNIA HONORS THE AWARDS (part 1) Recipients$of$the$Stanley(Kubrick(Britannia(Award( for(Excellence(in(Film(are$among$the$most$ legendary$arBsts$of$Hollywood’s$modern$era:$ $CLOONEY,$ROBERT$DOWNEY$JR,$DANIEL$DAYK LEWIS,$STEVEN$SPIELBERG,$TOM$HANKS,$GEORGE$ LUCAS,$TOM$CRUISE,$ROBERT$DE$NIRO,$SEAN$PENN,$ CLINT$EASTWOOD,$WARREN$BEATTY,$JEFF$BRIDGES$ and$DENZEL$WASHINGTON.$

The$John(Schlesinger(Britannia(Award(for( Excellence(in(Direc?ng(is$awarded$to$a$director$ whose$work$is$disBnguished$by$ingenuity.$Past$ recipients$have$$included:$$ MIKE$LEIGH,$KATHRYN$BIGELOW,$QUENTIN$ TARANTINO,$ANTHONY$MINGHELLA,$CHRISTOPHER$ NOLAN,$DANNY$BOYLE,$DAVID$YATES,$JIM$SHERIDAN$ and$PETER$WEIR.$

In$2010$BAFTA$LA$introduced$the$Charlie(Chaplin( Britannia(Award(for(Excellence(in(Comedy.$BETTY$ WHITE$was$honored$and$in$2011,$followed$by$$BEN$ STILLER,$TREY$PARKER$&$MATT$STONE,$SACHA$BARON$ COHEN$and$JULIA$LOUISKDREYFUS.$

THE BAFTA BRITANNIA HONORS THE AWARDS (part 2)

The$Albert(R.(Broccoli(Britannia(Award(for( Worldwide(Contribu?on(to(Entertainment(is$ reserved$for$the$few$extraordinary$luminaries$who$ serve$as$global$ambassadors$for$our$craS:$RONALD$ NEAME,$KIRK$DOUGLAS,$RIDLEY$AND$TONY$SCOTT,$ JOHN$LASSETER,$WILL$WRIGHT,$SIR$BEN$KINGSLEY,$and$ JUDI$DENCH.$$

In$2006,$the$Britannia(Award(for(Bri?sh(Ar?st(of( the(Year(was$added$to$honor$outstanding$ contemporary$BriBsh$talent.$This$award$recognizes$ talent$in$the$prime$of$their$careers,$and$honorees$are$ treated$to$tributes$from$their$heroes$and$closest$ colleagues$alike.$Honorees$have$included:$RACHEL$ WEISZ,$KATE$WINSLET,$TILDA$SWINTON,$EMILY$BLUNT,$ MICHAEL$SHEEN,$HELENA$BONHAM$CARTER,$DANIEL$ CRAIG,$BENEDICT$CUMBERBATCH$and,$most$recently,$ EMMA$WATSON.$

THE BAFTA BRITANNIA HONORS DAME ALBERT R. BROCCOLI BRITANNIA AWARD FOR WORLDWIDE CONTRIBUTION TO ENTERTAINMENT BRITANNIA AWARD FOR BRITISH ARTIST OF THE YEAR

ROBERT DOWNEY JR. BRITANNIA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FILM

JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS BRITANNIA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMEDY 2012JOHN SCHLESINGER BRITANNIA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DIRECTING

2014 HONOREES SIR ALBERT R. BROCCOLI BRITANNIA AWARD FOR WORLDWIDE CONTRIBUTION TO ENTERTAINMENT BRITANNIA AWARD FOR BRITISH ARTIST OF THE YEAR

GEORGE CLOONEY STANLEY KUBRICK BRITANNIA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FILM

KATHRYN BIGELOW BRITANNIA AWARD CHARLIE CHAPLIN BRITANNIA AWARD 2012FOR EXCELLENCE IN DIRECTING FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMEDY

2013 HONOREES As$a$public$benefit$nonKprofit,$it$is$only$fieng$that$BAFTA$LA$takes$the$ Bme$to$honor$film$professionals$who$have$used$their$experience$and$ exposure$to$benefit$charitable$causes.$$

The$BRITANNIA$HUMANITARIAN$AWARD$is$a$chance$to$pay$tribute$to$ those$rare$few$stars$of$film$and$television$who$have$put$their$ charitable$concerns$front$and$center$in$their$careers$–$from$Richard$ CurBs’$coKcreaBon$and$incredible$contribuBon$to$Comic$Relief$and$Idol$ Gives$Back,$to$Don$Cheadle’s$advocacy$for$acBon$in$Darfur$and$ Rwanda,$or$Colin$Firth’s$ambassadorship$for$$InternaBonal.$All$of$ these$honorees$have$used$the$power$of$the$moving$image$in$ furtherance$of$their$chosen$causes$

Past honorees: 2007 2008 2009 2013 IDRIS ELDA

Presenters: 2007 , 2008 Eddie Izzard, 2009 , Minnie Driver 2013 Sean Pean

2014 BRITANNIA HUMANITARIAN AWARD Presented to MARK RUFFALO The TV Tea Party

Honoring current Emmy nominees as well as past nominees and winners from the Commonwealth nations..

Saturday, September 19, 2015

[Saturday before Primetime Emmys Telecast] SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills THE TV TEA PARTY

The$TV$Tea$Party$presents$a$rare$opportunity$for$brands$and$companies$to$reach$an$ exclusive$audience$of$Hollywood’s$most$influenBal$and$prominent$television$award$ nominees.$Held$the$Saturday$aSernoon$prior$to$the$Sunday$award$the$TV$Tea$honors$ excellence$in$television$with$over$400$guests$comprised$of$AKlist$celebriBes$and$topK level$execuBves,$as$well$as$current$and$past$Emmy$nominees$from$the$Commonwealth$ naBons.$ A High-End Entertainment Opportunity

Since$2003,$the$TV$Tea$Party$has$been$a$major$event$in$the$leadKup$to$the$PrimeBme$Emmy$Awards,$the$top$ US$television$award.$The$event$conBnues$to$receive$substanBal$press$coverage$and$is$considered$a$“must$ aHend”$event$for$publicity$and$award$campaign$strategies.$

The$TV$Tea$Party$is$covered$by$top$Ber$print,$digital$and$broadcast$media$outlets$resulBng$in$millions$of$ media$impressions.$

In$2014,$The$TV$Tea$Party$received$over$150$million$print,$online$and$broadcast$impressions$worldwide.$

An Exclusive Industry Event LA Times Daily News Variety Vanity Fair PAST TV TEA PARTY ATTENDEES

Michelle$Dockery$

$MarBn$Freeman$$ &$$ Benedict$Cumberbatch$ Julia$Louis$Dreyfus$ Eva$La$Rue$&$Nigel$Lythgoe$ Dominic$Monaghan$$

Bruno$Tonioli$

Jonathan$Price$

Jesse$Tyler$Ferguson$ Cat$Deeley$&$Michael$Sheen$ Yvonne$Strahovski$ The BAFTA Tea Party

Welcoming BAFTA, Golden Globe and SAG nominees, members and guests for a uniquely elegant gathering.

Saturday, January 9, 2016

[Day before the Golden Globe Awards] The Four Seasons Hotel Beverly Hills, California THE BAFTA TEA PARTY

The$BAFTA$Tea$Party$presents$a$rare$opportunity$for$brands$and$ companies$to$reach$an$exclusive$audience$of$Hollywood’s$most$influenBal$ and$prominent$award$nominees.$These$nominees$represent$the$creaBve$ force$that$is$making$a$difference$not$only$in$the$industry$and$in$ Hollywood,$but$worldwide.$Their$choices$also$influence$style$and$trends$ that$the$world$will$follow$for$years$to$come.$ A High-End Entertainment Opportunity

Each$January,$BAFTA$Los$Angeles$celebrates$the$women$and$men$who$have$achieved$$Golden$Globe,$SAG,$ Oscar,$and$BAFTA$nominaDons,$the$industry’s$most$coveted$accolades,$at$our$annual$BAFTA$Awards$Season$ Tea$in$Los$Angeles.$A$star$studded$aHendance,$this$event$is$a$staple$in$the$Awards$Season$Calendar,$honoring$ the$very$pinnacle$of$excellence$in$film$and$television.$

The$BAFTA$Tea$Party$is$covered$by$top$Ber$print,$digital$and$broadcast$media$outlets$resulBng$in$millions$of$ media$impressions.$

In$2014,$The$Awards$Tea$Party$received$over$180$million$print,$online$and$broadcast$impressions.$ PAST BAFTA TEA PARTY ATTENDEES

Ang Lee Daniel Day-Lewis Bérénice Marlohe with Michelle Dockery Marion Cotillard Escada’s Daniel Wingate

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