BAFTA has announced Ridley Scott will be honoured with the Fellowship at this year’s ceremony, the highest accolade awarded by the organisation.
Mel Brooks was last year’s recipient, while actors Sean Connery, Elizabeth Taylor, Judi Dench, Vanessa Redgrave, and Christopher Lee have also previously been honoured.
Previous filmmakers to have been bestowed with the Fellowship include the filmmakers Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Stanley Kubrick, and Martin Scorsese.
Most recently, Scott directed All the Money in the World, for which Christopher Plummer has been nominated for best supporting actor at the Oscars.