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Les Dilley Gets Outstanding Contribution Award At BAFTA WALES. On Sunday, production designer and art director Leslie (Les) Dilley received the Outstanding Contribution Award , one of the highest accolades BAFTA can award at the British Academy Cymru Awards.  It was streamed live online and Alex Jones (not that one) was the host. Les Dilley was born in the Rhondda, Wales and has worked on some of the most iconic movies such as Star Wars: A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Alien to name but a few. James Cameron started off the compliments explaining how he had the pleasure of working with Les in 1988 on The Abyss  and how it was a "horrifically challenging film for a number of reasons and we always that felt we were in such great hands from the design, from the sense of functionality of this deep ocean  underwater drilling rig to the execution of it, Les was able to build sets that were so real, feeling to us as the crew and to the audience ...

Cymru am byth, George! During the Welsh Bafta's this Sunday, George Lucas will be giving a special message along with James Cameron and others. Handing our awards will be Catherine Zeta-Jones and singer Katherine Jenkins to name a few.  TV series, Dark Materials has a whopping nine nominations and Sir Anthony Hopkins is up for best actor for his performance as Pope Benedict XVI in The Two Popes. There will be 21 categories in total and George Lucas will be giving his special message for the outstanding contribution to film and television.  Welshman, art director and production designer, Leslie Dilley will receive the award.  Dilley won an Oscar for Star Wars in 1978 and for Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981. You can find out more about the Welsh Baftas by clicking here along with details on how to watch the ceremony live. The Bearded Trio - The Site For Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, John Williams and a whole lot more.