British Film Institute Fellowship

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British Film Institute Fellowship
Awarded foroutstanding contribution to film or television culture
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented by British Film Institute
First awarded1983
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 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]

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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 2024 on Christopher Nolan. [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

David Lean received the Fellowship in 1983 Aankomst filmster Ann Todd en haar echtgenoot filmregisseur David Lean op Schiph, Bestanddeelnr 905-4605 (2).jpg
David Lean received the Fellowship in 1983
American Orson Welles was one of the six inaugural recipients of the Fellowship in 1983. Orson Welles 1937.jpg
American Orson Welles was one of the six inaugural recipients of the Fellowship in 1983.
Dame Maggie Smith received the Fellowship in 1992 Maggie Smith - Vintage (trim).jpg
Dame Maggie Smith received the Fellowship in 1992
Irish actress Maureen O'Hara was awarded the Fellowship in 1993. Maureen O'Hara Black Swan 3.jpg
Irish actress Maureen O'Hara was awarded the Fellowship in 1993.
Martin Scorsese became a BFI Fellow in 1995. Martin Scorsese by David Shankbone.jpg
Martin Scorsese became a BFI Fellow in 1995.
Dame Judi Dench became a Fellow in 2011 Judi Dench at the BAFTAs 2007 (cropped).jpg
Dame Judi Dench became a Fellow in 2011
Cate Blanchett was a 2015 recipient of the Fellowship. Cate Blanchett Berlinale 2023 (cropped).jpg
Cate Blanchett was a 2015 recipient of the Fellowship.
Spike Lee was a 2023 recipient of the Fellowship Spike Lee Cannes 2018.jpg
Spike Lee was a 2023 recipient of the Fellowship
YearRecipientOccupationNationalityRef
1983 Marcel Carné DirectorFlag of France.svg  France [6]
1983 David Lean Director / Producer / WriterFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [6]
1983 Michael Powell Director / Producer / WriterFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [6]
1983 Emeric Pressburger Director / Producer / WriterFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary [6]
1983 Satyajit Ray Director / WriterFlag of India.svg  India [6]
1983 Orson Welles Director / Actor / WriterFlag of the United States.svg  United States [6]
1984 Sidney Bernstein Media executiveFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [7]
1985 John Brabourne Film and Television ProducerFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [8]
1985 Laurence Olivier Director / ActorFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [9]
1986 Jeremy Isaacs Television ProducerFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [10]
1986 Deborah Kerr ActressFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [10]
1986 Akira Kurosawa DirectorFlag of Japan.svg  Japan [11]
1986 Dilys Powell Film CriticFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [10]
1987 Dirk Bogarde Actor / Screenwriter / NovelistFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [12]
1987 Bette Davis ActressFlag of the United States.svg  United States [13]
1987 Elem Klimov FilmmakerFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union [13]
1988 Graham Greene WriterFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [14]
1988 Vanessa Redgrave ActressFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [14]
1988 Anthony Smith ProducerFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [14]
1989 Peggy Ashcroft ActressFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [15]
1989 Gérard Depardieu ActorFlag of France.svg  France [15]
1989 David Francis Film ArchivistFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [16]
1990 Derek Jarman FilmmakerFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [17]
1990 Krzysztof Kieślowski FilmmakerFlag of Poland.svg  Poland [17]
1990 Jeanne Moreau ActressFlag of France.svg  France [17]
1990 Fred Zinnemann DirectorFlag of Austria.svg  Austria [17]
1991 Alec Guinness ActorFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [18]
1991 Leslie Hardcastle Art AdministratorFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [18]
1992 Richard Attenborough Director / ActorFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [19]
1992 Maggie Smith ActressFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [20]
1993 Clint Eastwood Filmmaker / ActorFlag of the United States.svg  United States [21]
1993 Denis Forman Television ExecutiveFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [21]
1993 Maureen O'Hara ActressFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland [21]
1994 Nicolas Roeg Director / CinematographerFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [22]
1994 Jean Simmons ActressFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [22]
1995 Michelangelo Antonioni FilmmakerFlag of Italy.svg  Italy [23]
1995 John Mills ActorFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [24]
1995 Martin Scorsese FilmmakerFlag of the United States.svg  United States [25]
1995 Robert Wise Director / Producer / WriterFlag of the United States.svg  United States [26]
1996 Michael Caine ActorFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [27]
1996 Ken Loach FilmmakerFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [27]
1997 Michael Parkinson Television PresenterFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [28]
1997 Lynda La Plante Screenwriter / ActressFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [28]
1997 Verity Lambert Television ProducerFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [28]
1997 David Puttnam Film Producer / ActivistFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [28]
1997 Sydney Samuelson Director / CinematographerFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [29]
1997 Thelma Schoonmaker Film EditorFlag of the United States.svg  United States [29]
1997 Alan Yentob Television Presenter / ProducerFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [28]
1998 Bernardo Bertolucci FilmmakerFlag of Italy.svg  Italy [30]
1998 Jeremy Thomas ProducerFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [31]
1999 John Paul Getty, Jr. PhilanthropistFlag of the United States.svg  United States [32]
2000 Elizabeth Taylor ActressFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [33]
2001 Robert Altman FilmmakerFlag of the United States.svg  United States [34]
2001 Lewis Gilbert FilmmakerFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [35]
2002 Jack Cardiff CinematographerFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [36]
2002 Bob Weinstein Film ProducerFlag of the United States.svg  United States [37]
2005 Abbas Kiarostami FilmmakerFlag of Iran.svg  Iran [38]
2005 Mike Leigh FilmmakerFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [39]
2005 Ousmane Sembène FilmmakerFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal [40]
2007 Terence Davies FilmmakerFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [41]
2009 Souleymane Cissé DirectorFlag of Mali.svg  Mali [2]
2009 John Hurt ActorFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [2]
2009 Ridley Scott DirectorFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [42]
2010 Danny Boyle DirectorFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [1]
2010 David Rose ProducerFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [43]
2011 Isabelle Huppert ActressFlag of France.svg  France [44]
2011 Judi Dench ActressFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [45]
2011 Ralph Fiennes Actor / DirectorFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [46]
2011 David Cronenberg DirectorFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada [46]
2012 Bryan Forbes FilmmakerFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [47]
2012 Helena Bonham Carter ActressFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [48]
2012 Tim Burton DirectorFlag of the United States.svg  United States [48]
2012 Richard Lester DirectorFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [49]
2013 Philip French Film CriticFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [50]
2013 Christopher Lee ActorFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [51]
2013 John Boorman DirectorFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [52]
2014 Al Pacino ActorFlag of the United States.svg  United States [53]
2014 Stephen Frears DirectorFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [54]
2015 Mel Brooks Filmmaker / Actor / ComedianFlag of the United States.svg  United States [55]
2015 Cate Blanchett ActressFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia [56]
2016 Hugh Grant ActorFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [57]
2016 Greg Dyke Media ExecutiveFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [58]
2016 Steve McQueen FilmmakerFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [59]
2017 Peter Morgan Screenwriter / PlaywrightFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [60]
2017 Paul Greengrass DirectorFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [61]
2019 Olivia Colman ActorFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [62]
2020 Tilda Swinton ActressFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [63]
2020 Amanda Nevill Chief Administrator of BFIFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [64]
2022 Michael G. Wilson Film Producer of James Bond Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [65]
2022 Barbara Broccoli Film Producer of James BondFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
[65]
2023 Spike Lee FilmmakerFlag of the United States.svg  United States [66]
2024 Christopher Nolan FilmmakerFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [67]

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