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 or television culture" and is considered the highest accolade presented by the Institute:[1] British actor John Hurt said the award was "the highest honour possible".[2]
British Film Institute Fellowship
Awarded for
outstanding contribution to film or television culture
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.[3] 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.[2] 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 2023 on American film director and screenwriter Spike Lee.[4]
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.[5]
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
American Orson Welles was one of the six inaugural recipients of the Fellowship in 1983.
French actor Gérard Depardieu is one of four French awardees, receiving his Fellowship in 1989.
Irish actress Maureen O'Hara was awarded the Fellowship in 1993.
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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 or television culture and is considered the highest accolade presented by the Institute 1 British actor John Hurt said the award was the highest honour possible 2 British Film Institute FellowshipAwarded foroutstanding contribution to film or television cultureCountryUnited KingdomPresented byBritish Film InstituteFirst awarded1983WebsiteBFI FellowsThe 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 3 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 2 The inaugural ceremony honoured six recipients of the Fellowship French film director Marcel Carne 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 2023 on American film director and screenwriter Spike Lee 4 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 5 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 Cisse and Senegalese Ousmane Sembene while one recipient has come from each of Japan India Iran Canada and Australia Fellows Edit American Orson Welles was one of the six inaugural recipients of the Fellowship in 1983 French actor Gerard Depardieu is one of four French awardees receiving his Fellowship in 1989 Irish actress Maureen O Hara was awarded the Fellowship in 1993 Martin Scorsese became a BFI Fellow in 1995 Helena Bonham Carter became a Fellow in 2012 Al Pacino was a 2014 recipient of the Fellowship Year Recipient Nationality Ref1983 Marcel Carne France 6 1983 David Lean United Kingdom 6 1983 Michael Powell United Kingdom 6 1983 Emeric Pressburger Hungary 6 1983 Satyajit Ray India 6 1983 Orson Welles United States 6 1984 Sidney Bernstein United Kingdom 7 1985 John Brabourne United Kingdom 8 1985 Laurence Olivier United Kingdom 9 1986 Jeremy Isaacs United Kingdom 10 1986 Deborah Kerr United Kingdom 10 1986 Akira Kurosawa Japan 11 1986 Dilys Powell United Kingdom 10 1987 Dirk Bogarde United Kingdom 12 1987 Bette Davis United States 13 1987 Elem Klimov Soviet Union 13 1988 Graham Greene United Kingdom 14 1988 Vanessa Redgrave United Kingdom 14 1988 Anthony Smith United Kingdom 14 1989 Peggy Ashcroft United Kingdom 15 1989 Gerard Depardieu France 15 1989 David Francis United Kingdom 16 1990 Derek Jarman United Kingdom 17 1990 Krzysztof Kieslowski Poland 17 1990 Jeanne Moreau France 17 1990 Fred Zinnemann Austria 17 1991 Alec Guinness United Kingdom 18 1991 Leslie Hardcastle United Kingdom 18 1992 Richard Attenborough United Kingdom 19 1992 Maggie Smith United Kingdom 20 1993 Clint Eastwood United States 21 1993 Denis Forman United Kingdom 21 1993 Maureen O Hara Ireland 21 1994 Nicolas Roeg United Kingdom 22 1994 Jean Simmons United Kingdom 22 1995 Michelangelo Antonioni Italy 23 1995 John Mills United Kingdom 24 1995 Martin Scorsese United States 25 1995 Robert Wise United States 26 1996 Michael Caine United Kingdom 27 1996 Ken Loach United Kingdom 27 1997 Michael Parkinson United Kingdom 28 1997 Lynda La Plante United Kingdom 28 1997 Verity Lambert United Kingdom 28 1997 David Puttnam United Kingdom 28 1997 Sydney Samuelson United Kingdom 29 1997 Thelma Schoonmaker United States 29 1997 Alan Yentob United Kingdom 28 1998 Bernardo Bertolucci Italy 30 1998 Jeremy Thomas United Kingdom 31 1999 John Paul Getty Jr United States 32 2000 Elizabeth Taylor United Kingdom 33 2001 Robert Altman United States 34 2001 Lewis Gilbert United Kingdom 35 2002 Jack Cardiff United Kingdom 36 2002 Bob Weinstein United States 37 2005 Abbas Kiarostami Iran 38 2005 Mike Leigh United Kingdom 39 2005 Ousmane Sembene Senegal 40 2007 Terence Davies United Kingdom 41 2009 Souleymane Cisse Mali 2 2009 John Hurt United Kingdom 2 2009 Ridley Scott United Kingdom 42 2010 Danny Boyle United Kingdom 1 2010 David Rose United Kingdom 43 2011 Isabelle Huppert France 44 2011 Judi Dench United Kingdom 45 2011 Ralph Fiennes United Kingdom 46 2011 David Cronenberg Canada 46 2012 Bryan Forbes United Kingdom 47 2012 Helena Bonham Carter United Kingdom 48 2012 Tim Burton United States 48 2012 Richard Lester United Kingdom 49 2013 Philip French United Kingdom 50 2013 Christopher Lee United Kingdom 51 2013 John Boorman United Kingdom 52 2014 Al Pacino United States 53 2014 Stephen Frears United Kingdom 54 2015 Mel Brooks United States 55 2015 Cate Blanchett Australia 56 2016 Hugh Grant United Kingdom 57 2016 Greg Dyke United Kingdom 58 2016 Steve McQueen United Kingdom 59 2017 Peter Morgan United Kingdom 60 2017 Paul Greengrass United Kingdom 61 2019 Olivia Colman United Kingdom 62 2020 Tilda Swinton United Kingdom 63 2020 Amanda Nevill United Kingdom 64 2022 Michael G Wilson United Kingdom 65 2022 Barbara Broccoli United Kingdom United States 65 2023 Spike Lee United States 4 References Edit a b Danny Boyle made BFI fellow at London Film Festival BBC News 28 October 2010 Archived from the original on 2 December 2010 Retrieved 16 May 2011 a b c d John Hurt to be made BFI fellow BBC News 7 October 2009 Retrieved 16 May 2011 BFI Fellows British Film Institute Archived from the original on 10 October 2017 Retrieved 21 January 2013 a b https variety com 2023 film news spike lee bfi fellowship 1235504268 Harvey Weinstein stripped of British Film Institute Fellowship BBC News 19 October 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