Steve McQueen will be awarded the 2016 British Film Institute fellowship. It is the highest accolade the BFI Board of Governors can bestow and is given in recognition of his outstanding contribution to film culture, showcased in his range of artworks and three multi-award-winning features, Hunger,  Shame and 12 Years a Slave.

It will be presented at the BFI London Film Festival awards ceremony on October 15.