Mel Brooks the acclaimed actor, filmmaker and comedian, says he was “whelmed” at accepting the 2017 BAFTA Fellowship.
Brooks, the creative force behind hit comedies Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein and Spaceballs, was recognised for his outstanding and exceptional contribution to film.
He first earned BAFTA recognition in 1964 for three-minute short The Critic, which shared an Animated Film Award. Since then he’s become one of only 12 people to win an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award.
He received his BAFTA at the EE British Academy Film Awards on Sunday 12 February.
Watch Brooks accepting his award below: