Los Angeles, July 9, 2013 – The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles® (BAFTA Los Angeles) is pleased to announce
it will honor Academy®, Emmy®
and BAFTA Award-winning actor,
screenwriter, director, producer and global humanitarian George Clooney
with the prestigious Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in
Film, at the 2013 BAFTA Los Angeles
Britannia Awards presented by BBC AMERICA on Saturday, November 9, 2013
at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
The Britannia Awards are
BAFTA Los Angeles’ highest accolade, a celebration of achievements
honoring individuals and companies that have dedicated their careers to
advancing the entertainment
arts. The Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award is presented to a unique
individual, upon whose work is stamped the indelible mark of authorship
and commitment, and who has lifted the craft to new heights.
"George Clooney is
without question one of our industry's true icons. His work has
captivated audiences from all corners of the globe, and BAFTA Los
Angeles is proud to be celebrating his immeasurable
contributions to our craft," said BAFTA Los Angeles Chairman Gary
Dartnall. "We are also especially pleased to be continuing our
partnership with BBC America, whose support and primetime broadcast of
the ceremony will ensure that viewers around the country
will be able to celebrate the occasion with us."
‘’From Argo,
Good Night and Good Luck, The Descendants, Up In the Air,
Syriana, The Ides of March, Michael Clayton, the Ocean’s franchise, and
O Brother Where Art Thou?, among many others, George has brought
us award-winning, critically acclaimed films that have inspired,
challenged and entertained the world. We are honored to recognize his
outstanding contribution to our industry,” commented
Britannia Award Co-Chairs Deborah Kolar and Rebecca Segal.
The Britannia Awards are
presented annually at a gala dinner, where peers and colleagues
celebrate the work and accomplishments of the year’s distinguished
honorees. Proceeds from the gala
ceremony support BAFTA Los Angeles’ on-going education, scholarship,
community outreach and archival projects.
For the second year in a
row, the BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards will be broadcast on BBC
AMERICA, airing in primetime November 10, 2013 at 8pm ET as a two-hour
special including footage
of the Britannia Awards Red Carpet.
“BBC AMERICA is pleased
to continue a successful partnership with BAFTA Los Angeles, by once
again bringing this prestigious award ceremony to our viewers,” said
Perry Simon, General Manager,
BBC AMERICA. “With some of the industry’s biggest talent being honored
from the US and the UK, the awards embody the spirit of our brand in
every way.
Prior recipients of the
Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film include Warren
Beatty, Jeff Bridges, Tom Cruise, Daniel Day Lewis, Robert De Niro,
Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks,
George Lucas, Sean Penn, Steven Spielberg and Denzel Washington.
BBC AMERICA
BBC
AMERICA delivers U.S. audiences high-quality, innovative and
intelligent programming. Established in 1998, it has been the launch pad
for talent embraced
by American mainstream pop culture, including Ricky Gervais, Gordon
Ramsay, Graham Norton, and successful programming formats including
ground-breaking non-scripted television like
Top Gear and top-rated science-fiction like Doctor Who.
Owned by BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, BBC AMERICA has
attracted both critical acclaim and major awards including an Emmy®,
five Golden Globes® and eleven Peabody Awards.
The channel attracts one of cable’s most affluent and educated
audiences and is available on cable and satellite TV in more than 80.4
million homes. It broadcasts in both standard and high-definition, with
content available On Demand across all major digital
platforms. Online,
www.bbcamerica.com is the place to go to dig deeper into pop culture with a British twist. Find out more by visiting
www.press.bbcamerica.com or follow us on
www.twitter.com/bbcamerica.
BAFTA Los Angeles
The
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles is the only
Anglo-American professional organization founded to promote and advance
original work in film, television and interactive media. BAFTA Los
Angeles serves as the bridge between the Hollywood and British
production and entertainment business communities, and provides
exclusive access to screenings, Q&As with creative talent, produces
seminars with leading UK film and television executives and the
Heritage Archive, featuring broadcast-quality interviews with
distinguished British members of the film and television industries,
giving life to the preservation of the UK film industry for future
generations.
Maintaining
a long tradition of recognizing the finest filmmaking and television
talent, BAFTA Los Angeles hosts a series of events, including
the prestigious Britannia Awards, the Awards Season Film and Television
Tea Parties in January and September and the annual Garden Party.
A
commitment to professional and community education is at the heart of
the Academy’s charitable remit. BAFTA Los Angeles hosts the Student Film
Awards and has an active Scholarship Program offering financial support
and mentorship to UK students studying in the U.S. The Academy created
The Inner City Cinema, a screening program providing free screenings of
theatrical films to inner city areas not
served by theatres. The success of Inner City Cinema has led to
further free screening programs extended to multiple inner city parks
through the Academy’s work with both the County of Los Angeles
Department of Parks and Recreation (Parks After Dark) and
The City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks (Teen Summer
Camps).
For more information on the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles, visit
www.baftala.org.
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