{"id":30304,"date":"2014-11-01T19:37:15","date_gmt":"2014-11-01T11:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=30304"},"modified":"2014-11-01T16:44:02","modified_gmt":"2014-11-01T08:44:02","slug":"robert-downey-jr-emma-watson-dame-judi-dench-among-british-academy-honorees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/11\/01\/robert-downey-jr-emma-watson-dame-judi-dench-among-british-academy-honorees\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Downey Jr., Emma Watson, Dame Judi Dench among British Academy honorees"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.\u2014There was a bit of a British invasion at the Beverly Hills Hilton hotel, as BAFTA Los Angeles hosted its annual Britannia Awards, honouring film and television talent from both sides of the pond, including director Mike Leigh and actors Dame Judi Dench, Emma Watson, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Robert Downey Jr.<\/p>\n

But most of the attendees Thursday night were Brits\u2014no surprise, given the party was thrown by the L.A. branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.<\/p>\n

Downey received the Stanley Kubrick Award for Excellence in Film, named after the legendary director of such films as \u201c2001: A Space Odyssey\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c(The award) means a heck of a lot to me,\u201d said Downey. \u201cI love British filmmakers, and they have such a great talent pool.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oscar-winning actress Dench was honoured with Albert R. (\u201cCubby\u201d) Broccoli Award for Worldwide Contribution in\u00a0Entertainment, named after one of the original producers of the James Bond films.<\/p>\n

Noted Dench, \u201cWell, I\u2019m rather overwhelmed by (the award), because I didn\u2019t ever expect to have a film career at all. I never knew Cubby Broccoli, although I know, of course, (Albert\u2019s daughter) Barbara Broccoli and (Barbara\u2019s half-brother and Bond-series producer) Michael Wilson very well. And I\u2019ve had 17 years of doing Bond, which has been just wonderful. So, I\u2019m very, very proud that I shall have something that is named after Cubby.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dench and fellow honoree Watson posed together for photographers on the arrivals line.<\/p>\n

Watson, named Britannia British Artist of the Year, said Dench is \u201cjust all soul and all grace and strength and beauty, and she really, for me, she\u2019s an iconic British actor. She\u2019s what you aspire to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 79-year-old Dench is currently on a box-office roll, with her 2012 releases \u201cThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel\u201d and \u201cSkyfall\u201d and her Oscar-nominated 2013 \u201cPhilomena\u201d all boasting worldwide grosses of more than $100 million each. Dench\u2019s next film is the sequel \u201cThe Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,\u201d hitting cinemas in February.<\/p>\n

Dench said, \u201cPeople like to say, \u2018When are you retiring?\u2019 Or \u2018When are you going to slow down?\u2019 That\u2019s all very rude in my family. We don\u2019t say any of that. I think if I stop, it\u2019ll be like a car: I shall run out of petrol and fall over. So, I plan not to that, if possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

The BAFTA Los Angeles Jaguar Britannia Awards are set to air on BBC America 2 November.<\/p>\n

Online<\/h6>\n

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