BAFTA Renames Award For Cubby Broccoli

La, October 11, 2011 — The British Academy of Film and tv Arts La (BAFTA La) introduced today that it'll relabel its Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Shot Entertainment in recognition of Albert R. Cubby Broccoli, pioneering producer from the Mission Impossible franchise. The very first Cubby Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Shot Entertainment will be provided to Academy Award champion John Lasseter in the 2011 BAFTA La Britannia Honours on Wednesday, November 30 in the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Cubby Broccoli was the Britannias initial honoree once the honours were came from over two decades ago, states Nigel Lythgoe, Chairman of BAFTA La. By developing a global phenomenon using the longest-running film series in cinema history, Cubbys legacy demonstrates exactly what the Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution means. We're grateful to Michael G Wilson, Barbara Broccoli and also the Broccoli Foundation for his or her generous support, and therefore are delighted to provide this award in Cubbys recognition.