The Richard Harris Award for Outstanding Contribution by an Actor is a British Independent Film Award that is given to the actor or actress whom the academy feels has contributed highly to British films throughout their career. The award was introduced at the 2003 ceremony.
Winners 2002: Richard HarrisFilm industry creates special award for Richard Harris 2003: John Hurt 2004: Bob Hoskins 2005: Tilda Swinton 2006: Jim Broadbent 2007: Ray Winstone 2008: David Thewlis 2009: Daniel Day-Lewis 2010: Helena Bonham Carter 2011: Ralph Fiennes 2012: Michael Gambon 2013: Julie Walters 2014: Emma Thompson 2015: Chiwetel Ejiofor 2016: Alison Steadman 2017: Vanessa Redgrave 2018: Judi Dench 2019: Kristin Scott Thomas 2020: Glenda Jackson 2021: Riz Ahmed 2022: Samantha Morton 2023: Stephen Graham 2024: Sophie Okonedo 2025: Emily Watson
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