Beloved actor Emma Thompson has become ~ Dame Emma Thompson ~ for her services to drama in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Thompson will officially be awarded the damehood at Buckingham Palace.
Of course, this isn’t Thompson’s first brush with total domination. Her role in Howards End earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1993 followed by an Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay in 1996 for Sense and Sensibility because Thompson can do anything.
Chuck in a couple of Golden Globe, BAFTA, New York Film Critic Circle, Empire Award, British Independent Film, Critic’s Choice Movie, and the Writer’s Guild of America awards and you have yourself a very impressive Pool Room. And that’s not even all the awards Thompson has received for her craft.
The Birthday Honours list was released to the public earlier today and recognises British citizens for their services to their country. The tradition dates back to 1860 when Queen Victoria awarded the first Birthday Honour.
The honours are handed out twice a year, once at New Years and again on the Queen’s Birthday
Keira Knightley, known for her roles in Pirates of the Caribbean, Pride and Prejudice, and Love Actually will be awarded an OBE (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) for her services to drama and charity. Fellow actor Tom Hardy will be awarded the CBE (Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) for his incredible work in film.
Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro will be knighted for his services to literature.
The oldest person on the list, 103-year-old Rosemary Powell, will receive a MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for being the longest-serving poppy seller. Powell is set to retire later in the year after 97 years working for the Poppy Appeal. She was also a nurse in World War II.
Journalist Kate Adie, boxer Anthony Joshua, and Winter Olympian gold medallist Lizzy Yarnold will all receive OBEs.
You can read the full list of honours HERE.
