BAFTA to fete Martin Scorsese

LONDON -- Martin Scorsese is planned to be honored getting a BAFTA fellowship as of this year's film honours ceremony. The fellowship, that's granted yearly by BAFTA, is presented upon an individual in recognition from the outstanding and exceptional contribution to film. Scorsese will probably be honored for his celebrated career spanning across six decades, through which he's helmed works for instance "Taxi Driver," "Raging Bull," "Gangs of NY," "The Aviator," "The Departed" which year's 3d pic "Hugo." He's been nominated for just about any BAFTA nine occasions, garnering three wins in 1991 for "Goodfellas." "Martin Scorsese can be a legend within the lifetime an authentic inspiration to all or any youthful company company directors all over the world,Inch mentioned BAFTA chairman Tim Corrie. "We are delighted to recognition his contribution to cinema background anticipate needing to pay tribute to him london on February 12." Formerly honored Men include Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Sean Connery, Bette Davis, Stanley Kubrick, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Judi Dench and Vanessa Redgrave. Congressman Congressman Christopher Lee received the fellowship within the BAFTA film honours a year ago. The BAFTA film honours ceremony will unspool at London's Royal Opera House on Feb. 12. Nominations will probably be introduced Jan. 17. Contact Diana Lodderhose at diana.lodderhose@variety.com