BAFTA/Jonathan Birch Ray Merrin presented the award at ‘A BAFTA Tribute: Terry Rawlings’ event on Sunday 7 December
London, 8 December: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has honoured editor Terry Rawlings with a BAFTA Special Award for his outstanding contribution to picture and sound editing.
The five-time BAFTA nominee received the award from BAFTA-nominated sound re-recording mixer Ray Merrin – with whom he collaborated on ten films including BAFTA winners Alien, Blade Runner and Chariots of Fire – at a BAFTA Tribute event yesterday (Sunday 7 December) that celebrated Rawlings’ distinguished career spanning 50 years. The event was held at BAFTA 195 Piccadilly in London.
Presenting Rawlings with his award, Ray Merrin said: “I had an exhilarating, informative and fantastic career working with Terry, a true master of his trade both in sound and in vision. Many congratulations Terry.”
On receiving the award to a standing ovation from the audience, Terry Rawlings said: “I can’t tell you just how thrilled I am…to receive this is just breath-taking. I’ve been so privileged, I’ve had a wonderful career and worked with some great people…There’s not many people who can say they spent their life doing the job that they really love. And then to get given this by BAFTA is amazing, I can’t thank them enough.”
Among the industry figures that attended the event and gave tribute to Rawlings were: editor and director Stuart Baird, director of photography John Mathieson, and Chair of BAFTA’s Film Committee and Director of the National Film and Television School, Nik Powell. Others who recorded tributes included: directors Ridley Scott, David Fincher and Hugh Hudson, and actress, singer and director Barbara Streisand.
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