Previous recipients of the BIFF Lifetime Achievement Award include John Hurt, Jean Simmons, Barbara Windsor, Claire Bloom, Ken Loach, Jack Cardiff and Richard Attenborough.

BBC: Sir Tom Courtenay gets BIFF lifetime achievement award

Sir Tom said he was "very grateful" and thanked BIFF for the "great honour".

BBC: Sir Tom Courtenay gets BIFF lifetime achievement award

In particular, at the crucial flashback when Willy's teenage son Biff (Andrew Garfield) discovers his father's marital infidelity, the shock and disillusionment are supposed to explain the long-held mystery of why he turned from a star athlete into an aimless layabout.

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The 76-year-old Hull-born actor accepted the award at the National Media Museum during the Bradford International Film Festival (BIFF).

BBC: Sir Tom Courtenay gets BIFF lifetime achievement award

George lands a punch on Biff's chin and knocks the bully unconscious.

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The movie's moment of sweet resolution occurs when George comes upon Biff molesting Lorraine in a car and calls Biff out.

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