BEVERLY HILLS, California: There was a bit of a British invasion at the Beverly Hills Hilton hotel, as BAFTA Los Angeles hosted its annual Britannia Awards, honoring film and television talent from both sides of the pond, including director Mike Leigh and actors Dame Judi Dench, Emma Watson, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Robert Downey Jr.

But most of the attendees Thursday night were Brits — no surprise, given the party was thrown by the L.A. branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

Downey received the Stanley Kubrick Award for Excellence in Film, named after the legendary director of such films as “2001: A Space Odyssey”

“The award means a heck of a lot to me,” said Downey. “I love British filmmakers, and they have such a great talent pool.”