Olivia Colman to receive BFI Fellowship

Oscar and BAFTA-nominated UK actress Olivia Colman will receive a BFI Fellowship.

She will be honoured at the BFI Chairman’s dinner, hosted by BFI chair Josh Berger on March 6, at The Rosewood Hotel in London. 

Colman’s performance as Queen Anne in The Favourite has already won Golden Globe, BIFA, London Critic’s Circle and Critic’s Choice awards and best actress Academy Award and Bafta nominations.

Her other roles include Peep Show, Rev, Twenty Twelve, Tyrannosaur, The Night Manager, The Lobster and the third series of Netflix’s The Crown.

Previous BFI Fellows including Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter, Cate Blanchett, Martin Scorsese, Jeanne Moreau, Stephen Frears, Steve McQueen, Peter Morgan, John Hurt and Hugh Grant.

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