The award is one of the highest honours in British film and TV.
Sir Billy Connolly is receiving a special honour at this Sunday's BAFTAs.
The Scottish comedian will receive the fellowship - or lifetime achievement award - celebrating a career spanning more than five decades.
The 79 year-old, who's been battling Parkinson's, joins a group of previous winners which includes Julie Walters, Michael Palin, Dawn French and Joanna Lumley.