The list of eminent personalities who will be honored at the British Academia Britannia Awards on October 30, 2015 has been announced. The awards will be presented at a grand function at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Renowned American actress Meryl Streep will receive the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for excellence in film.

Sam Mendes will receive John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing presented by The GREAT Britain Campaign, while James Cordon will be honored with the Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year presented by Burberry.

BAFTA LA Chairman Kieran Breen told that he is quite happy to kick off the 2015 Awards calendar with a spectacular show that celebrates the never ending partnership between the British and American media industries. He also added that this partnership has produced benign results over the course of years, and the names of honorees are a clear cut evidence of this collaboration. He also express his hope that this will be one of the most exciting shows ever hosted in the history of BAFTA LA.

“BAFTA Los Angeles is proud to honor Meryl Streep’s chameleonic genius, Sam Mendes’ creative force and James Corden’s entertaining ingenuity at this year’s Britannia Awards, which is certain to be a spectacular celebration of unique British irreverence, sincerity and cool”, said Deborah Kolar and Adam Bialow, British Academy Britannia Awards co-chairs.

Meryl Streep is currently awaiting the release of her movies, ‘Ricki’ and ‘The Flash’. Sam Mendes has crafted the upcoming James Bond movie ‘Spectre’, while Corden hosts ‘The Late Late Show’ in CBS.