BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award
{{Short description|British film industry award}}
{{Infobox award
| name = Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award
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| image =
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| awarded_for = In recognition of outstanding contribution to cinema
| presenter = British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
| country = United Kingdom
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| year = 1978
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| holder = MediCinema (2024)
| website = [https://www.bafta.org bafta.org]
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The Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award is an annual award, first introduced in 1978 and presented in honor of Michael Balcon, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts charity. The award was originally named the Michael Balcon Award but was renamed to its current title in 2006.
The inaugural recipient of the award was the special visual effects team from the 1978 film Superman and has been presented every year except 2021 and 2022.
In 2020, the award was originally awarded to Noel Clarke but was later rescinded due to numerous allegations of sexual misconduct.{{cite web|url=https://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/statement-29-4-2021|title=A statement regarding Noel Clarke|date=29 April 2021|website=www.bafta.org|access-date=29 April 2021|archive-date=8 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308191518/https://www.bafta.org/|url-status=live}}
Honorees
{{legend|#FAEB86|indicates the winner}}
File:Kevin_Brownlow_2019.tif, the 1980 winner.]]
File:Official portrait of Lord Puttnam 2020 crop 2.jpg won the award during the 1981 ceremony.]]
File:KennethBranaghApr2011.jpg won the award in 1992.]]
File:Film4 logo 2018.svg were the recipients in 1996.]]
File:John Hurt at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.jpg won the award in 2011.]]
=1970s=
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| style="width:5%;"| Year
! style="width:55%;"| Recipient(s) ! style="width:2%;"| Ref |
|---|
| {{center|1978 {{small|(32nd)}}}} | style="background:#FAEB86"| Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, Derek Meddings, Zoran Perisic and Wally Veevers | {{center| |
| {{center|1979 {{small|(33rd)}}}} | style="background:#FAEB86"| The Children's Film Foundation | {{center| |
=1980s=
| class="wikitable" style="width:82%;" cellpadding="5" |
| style="width:5%;"| Year
! style="width:55%;"| Recipient(s) ! style="width:2%;"| Ref |
|---|
| {{center|1980 {{small|(34th)}}}} | style="background:#FAEB86"| Kevin Brownlow | {{center| |
| {{center|1981 {{small|(35th)}}}} | style="background:#FAEB86"| David Puttnam {{small|(CBE)}} | {{center| |
| {{center|1982 {{small|(36th)}}}} | style="background:#FAEB86"| Arthur Wooster | {{center| |
| {{center|1983 {{small|(37th)}}}} | style="background:#FAEB86"| Colin Young {{small|(CBE)}} | {{center| |
| {{center|1984 {{small|(38th)}}}} | style="background:#FAEB86"| Alan Parker {{small|(CBE)}} and Alan Marshall | {{center| |
| {{center|1985 {{small|(39th)}}}} | style="background:#FAEB86"| Sydney Samuelson {{small|(CBE)}} |
| {{center|1986 {{small|(40th)}}}} | style="background:#FAEB86"| The Film Production Executives | {{center| |
| {{center|1987 {{small|(41st)}}}} | style="background:#FAEB86"| Monty Python | {{center| |
| {{center|1988 {{small|(42nd)}}}} | style="background:#FAEB86"| Charles Crichton | {{center| |
| {{center|1989 {{small|(43rd)}}}} | style="background:#FAEB86"| Lewis Gilbert {{small|(CBE)}} | {{center| |
=1990s=
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| style="width:5%;"| Year
! style="width:55%;"| Recipient(s) ! style="width:2%;"| Ref |
|---|
| {{center|1990 {{small|(44th)}}}} | style="background:#FAEB86"| Jeremy Thomas {{small|(CBE)}} | {{center| |
| {{center|1991 {{small|(45th)}}}} | style="background:#FAEB86"| Derek Jarman | {{center| |
| {{center|1992 {{small|(46th)}}}} | style="background:#FAEB86"| Kenneth Branagh | {{center| |
| {{center|1993 {{small|(47th)}}}} | style="background:#FAEB86"| Ken Loach | {{center| |
| {{center|1994 {{small|(48th)}}}} | style="background:#FAEB86"| Ridley Scott and Tony Scott | {{center| |
| {{center|1995 {{small|(49th)}}}} | style="background:#FAEB86"| Mike Leigh {{small|(OBE)}} | {{center| |
| {{center|1996 {{small|(50th)}}}} | style="background:#FAEB86"| Film4 Productions | {{center| |
| {{center|1997 {{small|(51st)}}}} | style="background:#FAEB86"| Michael Roberts | {{center| |
| {{center|1998 {{small|(52nd)}}}} | style="background:#FAEB86"| Michael Kuhn | {{center| |
| {{center|1999 {{small|(53rd)}}}} | style="background:#FAEB86"| Joyce Herlihy | {{center| |
=2000s=
=2010s=
=2020s=
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award}}
{{BAFTA Film Awards Chron}}
Category:British Academy Film Awards
Category:Lifetime achievement awards