"I know that film means a great deal to me, but I had no idea that I meant so much to film."

As the countdown to Sunday’s BAFTAs begins, here’s a little look at just why the brilliant John Hurt will be picking up the award for Outstanding Contribution to Cinema at Sunday’s ceremony.

For 1984, Midnight Express, An Englishman in New York, THAT scene in Alien, David Lynch’s incredible The Elephant Man, and so many more - we salute you, sir.