Every year, the Queen's New Year's Honours list recognises the best of Britain by giving out honours to a range of people across the country.
Their successes and achievements can range from education or health to assisting British national overseas. However, the honours also commend contributions to arts and entertainment.
We've rounded up some of the most noteworthy British people being honoured for their contributions to the arts.
Selected and announced by the Cabinet Office, recipients can be honoured with the "Member of the Order of the British Empire" (MBE) for service to the community, "Officer of the Order of the British Empire" (OBE) for playing a local role, "Commander of the Order of the British Empire" (CBE) for a prominent but less role at a national level or leading role at a regional level, or the more prestigious Knighthood or Damehood for making a major contribution, usually at a national level.
"The Companion of Honour," another more prestigious award, is given for a major contribution to the arts, science, medicine or government lasing over a period of time, with only 65 members at any given time.
From conducting an orchestra to designing fashion accessories, here are the extraordinary people in the world of film, fashion, music, art, design, and entertainment who earned recognition in 2016:
Sir Richard Charles Hastings Eyre – CH
Theatre, film, and opera director Sir Richard Charles Hastings Eyre is being honoured for his long-term contribution to the arts, including a decade-long tenure at the National Theatre, a number of West End and Broadway productions and operas, and four books. He has won six Olivier Awards, three Evening Standard Awards, a BAFTA, and the Prix Italia.
Dame Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie, percussionist – CH
The 51-year-old Scottish percussionist taught herself to hear with other parts of her body, having been been deaf since the age of 12.
Mark Rylance, actor – Knighthood
56-year-old British actor, playwright, and theatre director Mark Rylance played the Big Friendly Giant in this year's film "The BFG." He took home the Best Supporting Actor Oscar and BAFTA Award for his role in "Bridge of Spies," won Best Actor Awards at the Oliviers for his roles in the West End productions of "Much Ado About Nothing" in 1994 and Jerusalem in 2010, and won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor for his roles in "The Government Inspector" and "Wolf Hall."
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