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BAFTA to host A Life In Pictures with Emma Thompson

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- Multiple BAFTA and Oscar winning actress and screenwriter to discuss her craft and career on screen

BAFTA to host A Life In Pictures with Emma Thompson

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced that triple BAFTA-winning and double Oscar-winning actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson (photo) will be discussing her craft and career at a BAFTA A Life In Pictures event on November 24. The event will take place at BAFTA’s headquarters, 195 Piccadilly in London.

BAFTA A Life In Pictures is a long-running series of onstage interviews in which some of the film world’s leading lights discuss their life and career and share insights into the experiences that helped them hone their crafts. Dustin Hoffman, Martin Scorsese, Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Kenneth Branagh and Helen Mirren are amongst those who have shared their experiences on stage.

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Emma Thompson received her first BAFTA in 1988 for her work on Tutti Frutti and Fortunes of War, and gained a British Academy Film Award in 1993 for her performance in Howards End, for which she was also awarded her first Oscar and Golden Globe. In 1996 Emma Thompson won her third BAFTA for Best Actress for Sense and Sensibility, and her BAFTA-nominated script for the film also earned her the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay and a second Golden Globe. She was also BAFTA-nominated for her roles in The Remains of the Day and Love Actually [+see also:
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, and won an Emmy for her performance in Ellen in 1998.

In 2010, Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang [+see also:
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, which was written, produced and starred Emma Thompson, was nominated for a British Academy Children’s Award for Best Feature Film. She plays Mary Poppins author P. L. Travers in Saving Mr. Banks, which opens in the UK on November 29.

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