Matt Damon has chosen for the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award this year by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts at Los Angeles. As per the reports of The Hollywood Reporter, Damon will take the stage at the event, as will previously announced honorees Dick Van Dyke, Ava DuVernay, Claire Foy and Kenneth Branagh.

The BAFTA LA chairman Kieran Breen also praised Damon by saying "undoubtedly one of the most talented and respected actors working in film today." He further added that he had made a memorable career by working in the big-budget movies along with the independent film", it seems particularly fitting that we are honoring his career with an award bearing the name of the legendary Stanley Kubrick."

This award which will be going in the hands of  Matt Damon, The Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award is specially given to the individuals "upon whose work is stamped the indelible mark of authorship and commitment, and who has lifted the craft to new heights."
And it seems that Damon will follow in the footsteps of such previous recipients as Jodie Foster, Meryl Streep, Robert Downey Jr., George Clooney, Tom Cruise, Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Denzel Washington, among others. 

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