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Bafta Los Angeles Annual Events BAFTA LOS ANGELES 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 Hollywood and British production and entertainment business communities. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ A California 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 London, we represent not only our 1,200 members, but the full 6,500 Academy members based in the United Kingdom, 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$and$comedy,$as$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 friends 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 HARRISON FORD STEPHEN SPEILBERG ROGER CORMAN JULIA ROBERTS HALLE BERRY ROBERT DOWNEY JR. JOHNNY DEPP SANDRA BULLOCK BEN STILLER AMY ADAMS EWAN MCGREGOR JACK BLACK PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON ANNETTE BENING MARION COTILLARD CAREY MULLIGAN DAKOTA FANNING JOSH GAD OLIVIA MUNN JUDD APATOW REESE WITHERSPOON SEAN PEAN CHIWETEL EJIOFOR SIGOURNEY WEAVER RALPH FIENNES 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:$ GEORGE$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.$$ In$2006,$the$Britannia(Award(for(Bri?sh(Ar?st(of( the(Year(was$added$to$honor$outstanding$ contemporary$BriBsh$talent.$This$award$recognizes$ talent$in$the$prime$of$their$careers,$and$honorees$are$ treated$to$tributes$from$their$heroes$and$closest$ colleagues$alike.$Honorees$have$included:$RACHEL$ WEISZ,$KATE$WINSLET,$TILDA$SWINTON,$EMILY$BLUNT,$ MICHAEL$SHEEN,$HELENA$BONHAM$CARTER,$DANIEL$ CRAIG,$BENEDICT$CUMBERBATCH$and,$most$recently,$ EMMA$WATSON.$ THE BAFTA BRITANNIA HONORS DAME JUDI DENCH ALBERT R. BROCCOLI BRITANNIA AWARD FOR WORLDWIDE CONTRIBUTION TO ENTERTAINMENT EMMA WATSON BRITANNIA AWARD FOR BRITISH ARTIST OF THE YEAR ROBERT DOWNEY JR. STANLEY KUBRICK BRITANNIA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FILM JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS CHARLIE CHAPLIN BRITANNIA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMEDY MIKE LEIGH 2012JOHN SCHLESINGER BRITANNIA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DIRECTING 2014 HONOREES SIR BEN KINGSLEY ALBERT R. BROCCOLI BRITANNIA AWARD FOR WORLDWIDE CONTRIBUTION TO ENTERTAINMENT BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH BRITANNIA AWARD FOR BRITISH ARTIST OF THE YEAR GEORGE CLOONEY STANLEY KUBRICK BRITANNIA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FILM KATHRYN BIGELOW SACHA BARON COHEN JOHN SCHLESINGER BRITANNIA AWARD CHARLIE CHAPLIN BRITANNIA AWARD 2012FOR EXCELLENCE IN DIRECTING FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMEDY 2013 HONOREES As$a$public$benefit$nonKprofit,$it$is$only$fieng$that$BAFTA$LA$takes$the$ Bme$to$honor$film$professionals$who$have$used$their$experience$and$ exposure$to$benefit$charitable$causes.$$ 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$for$Oxfam$InternaBonal.$All$of$ these$honorees$have$used$the$power$of$the$moving$image$in$ furtherance$of$their$chosen$causes$ MARK RUFFALO Past honorees: 2007 RICHARD CURTIS 2008 DON CHEADLE 2009 COLIN FIRTH 2013 IDRIS ELDA Presenters: 2007 Helen Fielding, Bill Nighy 2008 Eddie Izzard, Ben Affleck 2009 Tom Ford, 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$Strahovski$
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