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Also Known As British Academy of Film and Television Award • BAFTA Award
Notable Honorees Helen Mirren • Mark Rylance • Sean Connery • Marion Cotillard • Colin Firth • John Hurt • Jennifer Hudson • A.R. Rahman • Emma Thompson • Christopher Walken • James Corden • Emma Stone • Christoph Waltz • Benicio Del Toro • Audrey Tautou • Octavia Spencer • Michael Gough • J.K. Simmons • Casey Affleck • Rachel Weisz • Patricia Arquette • Nigel Hawthorne • Jennifer Connelly • Renée Zellweger • Brie Larson • Rachel Roberts • Trevor Howard • Louise Fletcher • David Walliams • Alan Arkin • Andrew Garfield • Jon Batiste • Cloris Leachman • Guillermo del Toro • Holly Hunter • Andrew Scott • Ariana DeBose

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