▁Writ ers ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁Sé ance ▁on ▁a ▁W et ▁Af ternoon ▁won ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁Ed gar ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁Myst ery ▁Writ ers ▁of ▁America ▁for ▁Best ▁Foreign ▁Film ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁Best ▁British ▁D ram atic ▁Screen play ▁of ▁the ▁Writ ers ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁Hop sc ot ch ▁won ▁the ▁Best ▁Com edy ▁Ada pt ed ▁from ▁Another ▁Med ium ▁of ▁the ▁Writ ers ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁America ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁For bes ' s ▁director ial ▁debut , ▁Wh ist le ▁Down ▁the ▁Wind , ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁several ▁B AF TA ▁awards , ▁including ▁Best ▁Film ▁from ▁any ▁Source ▁and ▁Best ▁British ▁Film ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁Four ▁of ▁his ▁other ▁films ▁were ▁also ▁nominated ▁for ▁B AF TA ▁awards : ▁The ▁League ▁of ▁Gent le men ▁( 1 9 5 9 ), ▁Only ▁Two ▁Can ▁Play ▁( 1 9 6 2 ), ▁Sé ance ▁on ▁a ▁W et ▁Af ternoon ▁( 1 9 6 4 ) ▁and ▁King ▁Rat ▁( 1 9 6 5 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁For bes ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁for ▁his ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁arts . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁D il ys ▁Pow ell ▁Award ▁for ▁out standing ▁contribution ▁to ▁cinema ▁of ▁the ▁London