Jodie Foster to receive Stanley Kubrick BAFTA career honor September 27, 2016 - 13:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "It seems fitting that in this 40th Anniversary year of both Taxi Driver and Bugsy Malone, we are honoring Jodie’s remarkable trail-blazing career at the Britannia Awards," said BAFTA L.A.'s Kieran Breen, The Hollywood Reporter reveals. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles will honor Jodie Foster with its Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film at this year’s AMD British Academy Britannia Awards. Presented by Jaguar Land Rover and American Airlines, the annual gala is set for Oct. 28 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. Foster is the latest name to be announced by BAFTA L.A., joining the 2016 roster of honorees including Ang Lee (John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing), Samuel L. Jackson (Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment), Ricky Gervais (Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy), Ewan McGregor (Britannia Humanitarian Award) and Felicity Jones (British Artist of the Year presented by Burberry). TV and event production company Done + Dusted is producing the ceremony. The Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film 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," according to the organization. Upon winning the award, Foster will find herself in good company. Other winners of the prize include Meryl Streep, Robert Downey Jr., George Clooney, 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. "It seems fitting that in this 40th Anniversary year of both Taxi Driver and Bugsy Malone, we are honoring Jodie’s remarkable trail-blazing career at the Britannia Awards," said Kieran Breen, chairman of BAFTA Los Angeles. "It takes a rare and special talent to launch an international career with two amazingly different performances, and Jodie’s choices as an actor and director have continued to earn a deserved reputation as one of the most versatile professionals of our time." Foster has appeared in more than 40 films, and has made her mark as a director, most recently helming Money Monster starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
