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) Hours" with Scott Rudin, directed by Stephen Daldry, starring Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep and Julianne Moore; and "Iris" (Miramax/Mirage) directed by Richard Eyre starring Judi Dench, Kate Winslet and Jim Broadbent, both of which garnered Oscars in 2003. Other credits include Executive Producer on "Another Country"; a television film of "Suddenly, Last Summer" with Maggie Smith; and "A Month by the Lake" for Miramax starring Vanessa Redgrave, Edward Fox and Uma Thurman. He co-produced "Notes on a Scandal" for Fox Searchlight starring Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench. Fox is married to Fiona Golfar, with whom he has two children. He