Queen of the Baftas
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Queen of the Baftas
Dame Helen Mirren is queen of the Baftas after winning two awards.She won best actress for her role as the monarch in The Queen, while the movie itself was crowned best film.The best actor prize went to US star Forest Whitaker, 45, for his role as the brutal Ugandan leader Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland.Whitaker beat 007 star Daniel Craig, who had hoped to become the first Bond to win a Bafta. Casino Royale, the 21st film in the Bond franchise, only landed one award for best sound despite being nominated for nine film awards.Dame Helen had faced fierce competition for best actress. She was up against Dame Judi Dench for her role as a lonely history teacher in Notes on a Scandal. The award is Dame Helen's first film Bafta. She already has three TV Baftas and is up for the best actress Oscar.British director Paul Greengrass, 51, took the best director title for United 93.The winners in full:Academy Fellowship: Anne V Coates.Michael Balcon Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema: Nick Daubeny.Best Film: The Queen.Alexander Korda award for outstanding British film of the year: The Last King of Scotland.Carl Foreman award for special achievement by a British director, writer or producer: Andrea Arnold - Red Road.David Lean award for achievement in direction: United 93 -Paul Greengrass.Original screenplay: Little Miss Sunshine - Michael Arndt Adapted screenplay: The Last King of Scotland.Film not in the English language: Pan's Labyrinth.Animated feature film: Happy Feet.Leading actor: Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland.Leading actress: Helen Mirren.Best supporting actor: Alan Arkin - Little Miss Sunshine.Best supporting actress: Jennifer Hudson - DreamgirlsAnthony Asquith music award: Babel.Cinemaphotography: Children of Men.Editing: United 93.Production design: Children of Men.Costume design: Pan's Labyrinth.Sound: Casino Royale.Visual effects: Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest.Make-up and hair: Pan's Labyrinth.Short animation: Guy 101 - Ian Gouldstone.Short film: Do Not Erase - Asitha Ameresekere.Orange rising star award - voted for by the public: Eva Green© Independent Television News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.
ITN | February 11, 2007
