BAFTA to pay tribute to acclaimed James Bond production designer Ken Adam

On Monday 4th April the British Academy of Film and Television Arts will pay tribute to BAFTA and Academy Award-winning production designer Sir Ken Adam with a belated 90th birthday celebration at a ceremony at London's Royal Institute of British Architects. In a career spanning over five decades, Sir Ken has received five Oscar and nine BAFTA nominations and was responsible for defining the look of the early James Bond films (including Dr. No, Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds are Forever, The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker), while he also created one of cinema's most iconic images, designing the War Room from Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove.

In celebration of his career - which also includes credits on the likes of Barry Lyndon, The Ipcress Files, The Madness of King George and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - BAFTA will explore Sir Ken's extraordinary body of work, with tributes from colleagues such as Steven Berkoff, Nicholas Meyer, Roger Moore, Lewis Gilbert, Anouk Aimee and Guy Hendrix Dyas.

BAFTA’s immediate past Chairman, David Parfitt, said: “I am delighted that BAFTA is paying Tribute to Ken who is a great artist and one of cinema’s truly brilliant creative minds. I had the great privilege of working with Ken on The Madness of King George for which he won his second Oscar. His sketches of sets are regarded as works of art in their own right and I’m very proud that a couple of them (copies I’m afraid!) hang on my walls at home. Ken has inspired generations of other artists and his influence goes well beyond the reach of most production design for the big screen.”

Supported by The Albert R. Broccoli and Dana Broccoli Foundation, the event marks BAFTA's annual film tribute, which honours individuals who have made a truly outstanding contribution to the industry, with past recipients including Ray Harryhausen, Douglas Slocombe and Nicolas Roeg. The evening begins at 6.30pm in the Jarvis Hall at the Royal Institute of British Architects (London W1B), with public tickets now available through BAFTA's official website priced at £13.