British Film Institute Fellowship British Film Institute Fellowship The British Film Institute (BFI) is a charitable organisation established in 1933, based in the United Kingdom. It has awarded its Fellowship title to individuals in "recognition of their outstanding contribution to film or television culture" and is considered the highest accolade presented by the Institute: British actor John Hurt said the award was "the highest honour possible". The first awards were made in 1983, the same year as BFI National Archive's Silver Jubilee and the BFI's fiftieth anniversary, and as of February 2017, there are 85 Fellows. Awards are not presented every year, but every
British Soap Award for Best Actor awarded actor, with three wins. "Doctors" is the only current contender not to have won a Best Actor award. Defunct soaps that were nominated but did not win include "Brookside" and "Family Affairs". British Soap Award for Best Actor The British Soap Awards is a major awards show in the United Kingdom which honours the best British soap operas. The ceremony features awards voted for by the public as well as by selected members of a panel, with the winners being revealed in the televised show broadcast on ITV. The Best Actor award is the panel-voted equivalent to the public-voted