CEO of Bafta Los Angeles Chantal Rickards said: “We are absolutely thrilled to have the opportunity to honour the iconic Dick Van Dyke at this year’s British Academy Britannia Awards.
The Britannia Award For Excellence In Television will be presented to the 91-year-old actor at the 2017 AMD British Academy Britannia Awards by Bafta Los Angeles.
Dick Van Dyke has been chosen by Bafta to receive a prestigious award for his excellence in television.
The award recognises those whose special talents and appeal have elevated television and Van Dyke’s more than seven-decade career has been deemed worthy of the honour.