At this evening's BAFTA film awards, J.K. Rowling and Rupert Grint spoke to the BBC on the red carpet about the Harry Potter films' receiving the Outstanding Contribution to Cinema honour, which the pair, along with Emma Watson, directors David Yates, Mike Newell, and Alfonso Cuaron, and producers David Heyman and David Barron, will pick up on stage. Helena Bonham Carter, who was nominated for and WON at this evening for her work in The King's Speech, voiced her joy at the movie garnering the recognition it has from viewers and critics alike.

Jo admitted that she is writing something at the moment, though would not divulge specifics. Those can be viewed below.







UPDATE: More interviews with Helena and Rupert with BAFTA's official press can be viewed here and here.

We will update this post with more interviews from the red carpet throughout the evening.

The Orange British Academy Film Awards will air this evening on BBC 1 in the UK, and telecast on BBC America in the U.S. at 8pm EST/PST. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I lost in both of the categories it was nominated for: makeup and hair went to Alice in Wonderland; special effects award was given to Inception.

If anyone is able to capture footage from the awards of the cast and crew of Harry Potter picking up the Outstanding Contribution to Cinema, feel free to send it in!