Felicity Jones will be honored with BAFTA Los Angeles’ Britannia Award for British artist of the year, The Hollywood Reporter writes.
The artist of the year award “pays tribute to a talented British artist whose outstanding performances in a year demonstrate the high quality of his or her craftsmanship and represents the best of British talent.”
Past women recipients include Emma Watson, Kate Winslet, Tilda Swinton, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Blunt, and Rachel Weisz.
“Felicity Jones is one of the finest, most sought-after actors of her generation,” BAFTA Los Angeles chairman Kieran Breen said in a statement. “This year is set to be the one when Felicity’s remarkable talents reach a truly global audience.”
The annual gala celebration will take place on October 28 in Los Angeles.
Jones broke out in 2011’s heartbreaking love story “Like Crazy” and went on to an Oscar-nominated performance in 2014’s “The Theory of Everything.” This winter, she’ll hit the blockbusters by starring in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” and “Inferno,” a follow-up to “The Da Vinci Code” and “Angels & Demons” co-starring Tom Hanks.
