Hitckock, Kubrick, Miyamoto

Shigeru Miyamoto will be honoured with a BAFTA Fellowship award this year. The inventor of Mario Bros, Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong and Nintendogs will join names like Hitchcock and Kubrick in receiving the honour.

"I am very grateful to be able to receive such an honourable award from the British Academy," Miyamoto said.

"Our video games cannot be created by one person; since Donkey Kong until the most recent New Super Mario Bros. Wii, I have been working closely with a number of friends for three decades in order to develop fun and enjoyable games. I would like to receive this honourable award on behalf of all of these dependable colleagues."

"The Fellowship is the highest accolade the Academy can bestow on an individual for their creative work and we are honoured to have Miyamoto with us to accept his award," David Parfitt, chairman of the British Academy, stated.

"With previous honourees including Hitchcock, Kubrick and Pinter, it is only fitting that Miyamoto be recognised alongside these other pioneers for his groundbreaking work. He helped to develop an entire creative industry and is still a major force in its continuing success."