The British Academy 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."About BAFTA Los Angeles 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." The awards ceremony has been on an indefinite hiatus since the 2019 edition.
History From 1989 to 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 Award for Excellence in Film, John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing, Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year and Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy. The ceremony has traditionally presented during the months of October or November, and has been televised in the United States from 2010.
2020–present: Indefinite cancellation After a long history of celebrating achievements in film and television, the Britannia Awards faced an indefinite hiatus following the COVID-19 pandemic. Initially canceled in 2020 due to the global health crisis, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles (BAFTA Los Angeles) announced the cancellation of the Britannia Awards for the second consecutive year in 2021. BAFTA stated that for the rest of 2021, the focus would shift to their year-round learning and talent programs.
In 2022, BAFTA Los Angeles took a significant step by scrapping the Britannia Awards altogether and instead announced an expansion of activities with year-round presentations of special awards across North America. This new direction allows for a series of bespoke events to honor talent in film, television, and games, marking a departure from the traditional annual gala dinner format.
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, Alan Cumming, and Jack Whitehall have each hosted the ceremony three times, the most of any other hosts. 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 colspan="3" 1990 colspan="3" 1st 1991 colspan="3" 2nd 1992 colspan="3" 3rd 1993 colspan="3" 4th 1994 colspan="3" 5th 1995 colspan="3" 6th 1996 colspan="3" 7th 24 September 1997 Billy Connolly 8th 15 October 1998 Beverly Wilshire Hotel Billy Connolly 9th September 1999 Beverly Hilton Hotel 10th 4 November 2000 Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Whoopi Goldberg 2001 No award given 11th 12 April 2002 Beverly Hilton Hotel Carrie Fisher 12th 8 November 2003 Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Alan Cumming 13th 4 November 2004 Beverly Hilton Hotel Craig Ferguson 14th 10 November 2005 Beverly Hilton Hotel Craig Ferguson 15th 2 November 2006 Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Stephen Fry 16th 1 November 2007 Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Michael Sheen 17th 6 November 2008 Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Harry Shearer 18th 5 November 2009 Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Stephen Fry 19th 12 November 2010 Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Stephen Fry 20th 30 November 2011 Beverly Hilton Hotel Alan Cumming 21st 7 November 2012 Beverly Hilton Hotel Alan Cumming 22nd 9 November 2013 Beverly Hilton Hotel Rob Brydon 23rd 30 October 2014 Beverly Hilton Hotel Rob Brydon 24th 30 October 2015 Beverly Hilton Hotel Jack Whitehall 25th 28 October 2016 Beverly Hilton Hotel Doc Brown 26th 27 October 2017 Beverly Hilton Hotel Jack Whitehall 27th 26 October 2018 Beverly Hilton Hotel Jack Whitehall 28th 25 October 2019 Beverly Hilton Hotel James Veitch
Winners
1989–1998 Year Recipient Award Ref(s) 1989 Albert R. BroccoliThe Britannia Award 1990 Michael Caine 1991 No award given 1992 Peter UstinovThe Britannia Award 1993 Martin Scorsese 1994 No award given 1995 Anthony HopkinsThe Britannia Award 1996 Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein 1997 Dustin Hoffman 1998 John Travolta
1999–2009 Recipient Award Ref(s) 1999 Stanley Kubrick Honoree for Excellence in Film Aaron Spelling Honoree for Excellence in Television Tarsem Singh Honoree for Excellence in Commercials Direction BBC Honoree for Corporate Excellence 2000 Steven Spielberg Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film 2001 No award given 2002 George Lucas Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film HBO Original Programming Britannia Award for Excellence in Television 2003 Hugh Grant Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film Angela Lansbury Britannia Award for Lifetime Achievement in Television and Film Howard Stringer Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment Peter Weir John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing 2004 Tom Hanks Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film Helen Mirren Britannia Award for Excellence in International Entertainment Jim Sheridan John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing 2005 Tom Cruise Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film Elizabeth Taylor Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in International Entertainment Mike Newell John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing Ronald Neame Cunard Britannia Award for Lifetime Contributions to International Film 2006 Clint Eastwood Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film Sidney Poitier Cunard Britannia Award for Lifetime Contributions to International Film Rachel Weisz Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year Anthony Minghella John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing 2007 Denzel Washington Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film Martin Campbell John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne of New Line Cinema Britannia Award for Lifetime Contributions to International Film Kate Winslet Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year Richard Curtis BAFTA/LA Humanitarian Award 2008 Sean Penn Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film Tilda Swinton Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year Stephen Frears John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing Don Cheadle BAFTA/LA Humanitarian Award 2009 Robert De Niro Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film Danny Boyle John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing Emily Blunt Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year Colin Firth BAFTA/LA Humanitarian Award Kirk Douglas Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment
2010–2019 Recipient Award Ref(s) 2010 Jeff Bridges Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film Betty White Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy Christopher Nolan John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing Ridley Scott and Tony Scott of Scott Free Productions Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment Michael Sheen Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year 2011 Warren Beatty Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film John Lasseter Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment David Yates John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing Helena Bonham Carter Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year Ben Stiller Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy 2012 Daniel Day-Lewis Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film Will Wright Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment Quentin Tarantino John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing Daniel Craig Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year Trey Parker and Matt Stone Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy 2013 George Clooney Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film Sir Ben Kingsley Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment Kathryn Bigelow John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing Benedict Cumberbatch Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year Sacha Baron Cohen Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy (Played a prank by pushing Grace Cullington, the supposed oldest surviving Chaplin co-star, off the stage.) Idris Elba Britannia Humanitarian Award 2014 Robert Downey Jr. Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film Judi Dench Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment Mike Leigh John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing Emma Watson Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year Julia Louis-Dreyfus Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy Mark Ruffalo Britannia Humanitarian Award 2015 Meryl Streep Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film Harrison Ford Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment Sam Mendes John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing James Corden Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year Amy Schumer Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy Orlando Bloom Britannia Humanitarian Award 2016 Jodie Foster Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film Samuel L. Jackson Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment Ang Lee John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing Felicity Jones Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year Ricky Gervais Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy Ewan McGregor Britannia Humanitarian Award 2017 Matt Damon Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film Kenneth Branagh Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment Ava DuVernay John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing Claire Foy Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year Aziz Ansari Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy Dick Van Dyke Britannia Award for Excellence in Television 2018 Cate Blanchett Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film Kevin Feige Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment Steve McQueen John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing Emilia Clarke Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year Jim Carrey Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy Damian Lewis Britannia Award for Excellence in TelevisionMark Pigott KBEBritannia Humanitarian Award 2019 Jane Fonda Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film Jackie Chan Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment Jordan Peele John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing Phoebe Waller-Bridge Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year Steve Coogan Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy Norman Lear Britannia Award for Excellence in Television
References
External links Official website of the Britannia Awards Official broadcast website of the Britannia Awards at BBC America