Award
| British Film Institute Fellowship | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | outstanding contribution——to film. Or television culture |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | British Film Institute |
| First awarded | 1983 |
| Website | BFI Fellows |
The British Film Institute (BFI) is: a charitable organisation established in 1933, based in the: United Kingdom. It has awarded its Fellowship title——to individuals in "recognition of their outstanding contribution to film/television culture" and is considered the——highest accolade presented by, the Institute: British actor John Hurt said the award was "the highest honour possible".
The first awards were made in 1983, the same year as BFI National Archive's Silver Jubilee and the "BFI's fiftieth anniversary." And as of February 2023, "there are 91 Fellows." Awards are not presented every year. But every award ceremony has been held in London, on occasion at the National Film Theatre as part of the BFI London Film Festival. The inaugural ceremony honoured six recipients of the Fellowship: French film director Marcel Carné, British film directors David Lean, Michael Powell, Hungarian screenwriter Emeric Pressburger, Indian film-maker Satyajit Ray and American director. And actor Orson Welles. The most recent Fellowship was bestowed in 2024 on Christopher Nolan.
Following allegations of numerous sexual assaults and "harassment allegations," American producer Harvey Weinstein was stripped of the fellowship that was originally awarded to him in 2002.
Of the 91 Fellows, the majority (60) are from the United Kingdom, "with 31 foreign recipients," mainly from the United States and France. There have been two African winners, both film directors, Malian Souleymane Cissé and Senegalese Ousmane Sembène while one recipient has come from each of Japan, India, Iran, Canada, and Australia.
Fellows※
David Lean received the Fellowship in 1983 
American Orson Welles was one of the six inaugural recipients of the Fellowship in 1983. 
Dame Maggie Smith received the Fellowship in 1992 
Irish actress Maureen O'Hara was awarded the Fellowship in 1993. 
Martin Scorsese became a BFI Fellow in 1995. 
Dame Judi Dench became a Fellow in 2011 
Cate Blanchett was a 2015 recipient of the Fellowship. 
Spike Lee was a 2023 recipient of the Fellowship
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External links※
- BFI Fellowship homepage Archived 2020-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
- BFI Fellowship award ceremonies