Helena Bonham Carter will be honored at The Moët British Independent Film Awards on December 5th in Central London.  She will receive the Richard Harris Award which is given to actors or actresses for outstanding contributions to British film.

David Thewlis (Lupin) won this award in 2008, Jim Broadbent (Slughorn) in 2006, and John Hurt (Ollivander) in 2003, with Richard being the first recipient posthumously in 2002. Fans will also remember that Richard Harris was the original Albus Dumbledore in the Potter films but tragically died before the third film went into production.

Helena has also been nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The King’s Speech.  Jim Broadbent has been nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film for Another Year.