Britannia Awards tonight: Craig, Day-Lewis, Tarantino and more
Tonight, BAFTA/LA stages its annual Britannia Awards celebration at the Beverly Hilton, with Alan Cumming hosting. For the first time, on Sunday, BBC America will televise the event.
There's a great crop of honorees this year – below are links to profiles on each of them.
John Schlesinger Award - Quentin Tarantino
Stanley Kubrick Award - Daniel Day-Lewis
British Artist of the Year - Daniel Craig
Charlie Caplin Award - Matt Stone & Trey Parker
Albert R. Broccoli Award - Will Wright
A native of Los Angeles raised by two parents and "Hill Street Blues," Jon Weisman ankled his scriptwriting career and began working for Variety in 2004, subsequently serving as associate editor of features and television reporter before becoming awards editor. He promises not to use this platform to retroactively campaign for Oscars for “The Misfits,” though he’d feel justified in doing so.
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