19 January 2015
20 days to go - co-star Sir Anthony Hopkins presents her with the award
In 1993, Emma Thompson received the Leading Actress award for her performance in Howards End (1992). It was Thompson's second BAFTA, after she won her first for Fortunes of War/Tutti Fruitti in 1988.
On discussing the importance of the film in her acceptance speech, Thompson stated:
You can in fact count on the fingers of one leg the number of films which present heroines as central to the action.
Watch her speech in full below, and find out more about her career on BAFTA Guru and her thoughts on acting and writing.
