Watch Emma Thompson collect the award for Leading Actress from Sir Anthony Hopkins in 1993. #EEBAFTAs | BAFTA

"I would like, if I may, to dedicate this Oscar to the heroism and the courage of women, and to hope that it inspires the creation of more true screen heroines to represent them." - Emma Thompson, accepting the Oscar for Best Actress #InternationalWomensDay | The Academy

“Don't waste your life's purpose by worrying about your body” This is the message that actress Emma Thompson wanted to send during an interview, recalling that ever since she was a teenager, she has had a difficult relationship with her body. However, she has now learnt that focusing negatively on our body distracts us from the joys of life. Not only that but all our bodies are beautiful, they are the home in which we spend our entire lives and for that reason we should treat it with love and re