Jordan Peele Receives John Schlesinger Britannia Award for
Excellence in Directing Presented by Cunard
at British Academy Britannia Awards
VALENCIA, Calif., Oct. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Luxury cruise
line Cunard continues its partnership with the British Academy of
Film and Television Arts Los Angeles (BAFTA Los Angeles), sponsoring the John Schlesinger
Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing at BAFTA Los Angeles'
hallmark annual 2019 Britannia Awards, held last night at the
Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Jordan Peele was awarded the John
Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing presented
by Cunard at the ceremony. Peele wrote and directed popular horror
films Us and Get Out, the latter of which won an
Oscar® for Best Original Screenplay, and performed in
Comedy Central's Key & Peele from 2012-2015.
Presenting the award was Academy award-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o, who won an Oscar® for
her role in 12 Years a Slave (2013). Nyong'o has also
appeared in films such as Non-Stop (2012), Star Wars: The
Force Awakens (2015), Black Panther (2018) and
Jordan Peele's own horror film,
Us (2019). This year's awards also recognized Jane Fonda, Jackie
Chan, Steve Coogan,
Norman Lear and Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
Cunard is partnering with BAFTA Los Angeles as the
organization's Official Luxury Cruise Partner; the line will
participate as a sponsor in BAFTA Los Angeles' unique entertainment
events and programming throughout 2020. In addition, Cunard will
work with BAFTA Los Angeles on enriching the brand's renowned
Insights Program on their fleet of ships, Queen Mary 2, Queen
Elizabeth and Queen
Victoria.
"On behalf of Cunard, congratulations to Jordan Peele on being awarded the John
Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing," said
Josh Leibowitz, SVP of Cunard North America. "We look forward to our
continued partnership with BAFTA Los Angeles and are honored to
present the award to such an accomplished director as Jordan Peele."
Cunard has a long history of hosting stars of stage and screen
onboard their iconic ships. Luminaries such as Elizabeth Taylor, Rita
Hayworth, Alan Cummings,
Wes Anderson and Tilda Swinton have all sailed with the line. In
December 2017, Queen Mary 2 hosted the first ever major movie
premiere with the star-studded event for 20th Century
Fox's The Greatest Showman; and last August,
Oscar® winning filmmaker Steven
Soderbergh directed his latest feature film, Let Them All
Talk, onboard Queen Mary 2.
For more information about Cunard or to book a voyage, visit
Cunard.com. For travel advisors interested in further information,
please contact your Business Development Manager, visit OneSource
or call Cunard toll free at 1-800-528-6273.
Cunard
Cunard is the operator of luxury cruise ships
Queen Mary 2®,
Queen Victoria® and
Queen Elizabeth®.
Renowned for impeccable White Star Service, gourmet dining and
world-class entertainment, all three Queens offer luxury
accommodations in Britannia, Britannia Club, Princess Grill Suite and Queens Grill Suite
staterooms. Cunard is the only line to offer regularly scheduled
Transatlantic service between New
York and London, and it
continues to celebrate the freedom of travel on exciting World
Voyage and Grand Voyage itineraries that visit Europe, North
America, South America,
Africa, Asia and Australia.
Awarded '#1 Mega-Ship Ocean Cruise
Line' by Travel + Leisure's 2018, 2017 and 2016
World's Best Awards and 'Best Service,' 'Best Onboard Enrichment'
and 'Best World Cruise' by Porthole Cruise Magazine's 2018
Readers Choice Awards, Cunard is a proud member of World's Leading
Cruise Lines, a part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE:
CCL; NYSE: CUK), the largest cruise vacation company in the world.
Together Cunard, Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line,
Princess Cruises, Seabourn, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, P&O
Cruises (Australia) and P&O
Cruises (UK) operate 102 ships visiting over 700 ports around the
world and totaling 226,000 lower berths.
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About BAFTA and BAFTA Los Angeles
The British Academy
of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is a world-leading independent
arts charity that brings the very best work in film, games and
television to public attention and supports the growth of creative
talent in the U.K. and internationally. Through its Awards
ceremonies and year-round program of learning events and
initiatives – which includes workshops, masterclasses,
scholarships, lectures and mentoring schemes in the U.K., U.S. and
Asia – BAFTA identifies and
celebrates excellence, discovers, inspires and nurtures new talent,
and enables learning and creative collaboration. For advice and
inspiration from the best creative minds in working in film, games
and television, visit www.bafta.org/guru. For more,
visit www.bafta.org.
Founded in 1987, BAFTA Los Angeles serves as a bridge between
the Hollywood and British
production and entertainment business communities. Its commitment
to professional and community education is at the heart of all
activity, including an award-winning community outreach program,
screenings, seminars, Q&As, scholarships for British students
studying in the U.S., a Newcomers Program for emerging British
talents working in the U.S., and a Heritage Archive project that
preserves in-depth interviews with the industry's leading talents
for future generations. BAFTA Los
Angeles celebrates and promotes excellence through its
annual Britannia Awards, Awards Season Film and Television Tea
Parties and the Student Film Awards.
BAFTA Los Angeles is a 501(c)3
Non-Profit Corporation and relies on income from membership
subscriptions, individual donations, trusts, foundations and
corporate partnerships to support its ongoing work.
www.bafta.org/losangeles
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