National Film Awards UK nominees or films must be based in the country of origin except the Best Foreign Film category. 2016, the mobile network O2 (UK) sponsored the awards During the ceremony, National Film Awards UK pauses to pay tribute to those in the industry who died over the previous twelve months, with a montage of images accompanied by music. In 2016 the legendary late actor Alan Rickman was honored. In 2015 Dame Judi Dench was voted by academy members to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award whilst the 2016 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award was Dame Helen Mirren David Jason and Nicholas
Robert Fox (producer) decades. His productions include: "Another Country", "Burn This" starring John Malkovich; the world premiere of Arthur Miller's "The Ride Down Mt. Morgan"; Edward Albee's "Three Tall Women"; many plays by David Hare: "Skylight" with Michael Gambon and Lia Williams, "Amy's View" with Judi Dench, and "The Breath of Life" with Maggie Smith and Judi Dench. Other Fox productions include the recent Olivier Award-winning "Hedda Gabler", "Closer" by Patrick Marber, "The Lady in the Van" by Alan Bennett starring Maggie Smith and directed by Nicholas Hytner; a revival of Pinter's "The Caretaker" with Michael Gambon, "" on Broadway; the Tony Award-winning