Fri, 12 January 2007 12:00:00 ET
Helen Mirren cried when she got the BAFTA's Best Actress Award for her 'Queen' movie which also got 'Best Film Title', while 'Bond' makers found out that the awards was a dissapointment for them.
Dame Helen Mirren broke down in tears as she picked up the Best Actress
Award at the BAFTAs last night (11.02.07).
Helen - who was honoured for her performance in 'The Queen', which focused
on the aftermath of the death of Princess Diana in 1997 - paid an emotional
tribute to her close friend, actor Ian Richardson, who passed away on Friday
(09.02.07), aged 72.
Helen said: "When I started out as an actress he was so generous and became
my mentor. He believed in me and therefore I believed in myself. This is for
Ian, I wouldn't be here without him."
'The Queen' also beat 'Babel' and 'The Departed' to the Best Film title.
The ceremony - held at London's Royal Opera House - proved to be a
disappointment for the makers of latest Bond film 'Casino Royale'.
The 007 adventure only picked up one award, Best Sound, despite being
shortlisted for a staggering nine accolades.
Bond star Daniel Craig missed out on the Best Actor prize, which went to
Forest Whittaker for his portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in 'The Last
King Of Scotland'.
The 45-year-old actor dedicated his win to his late grandmother, who had
sadly passed away just days before the ceremony.
'The Last King Of Scotland' won two other awards, including Best British
Film and Best Adapted Screenplay.
French beauty Eva Green picked up the Orange Rising Star Award - voted for
by the public - for her role as double agent Vesper Lynd in 'Casino Royale'.
As she collected her statuette, she said: "Wow - ooh la la la la! This is
such an honour - especially because I'm French."
Other winners included Jennifer Hudson, for her supporting role in
'Dreamgirls' and 'United 93' director Paul Greengrass, who was honoured with
the Carl Foreman Award for Achievement in Direction.
2007 BAFTA Awards full list of winners:
THE ACADEMY FELLOWSHIP- Anne V Coates
THE MICHAEL BALCON AWARD for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema -
Nick Daubeny
FILM - 'The Queen'
THE ALEXANDER KORDA AWARD for the Outstanding British Film of the Year -
'The Last King Of Scotland'
THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer
or Producer in their First Feature Film - ANDREA ARNOLD (Director), 'Red
Road'
THE 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' - Peter Morgan/Jeremy Brock
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE - 'Pan's Labyrinth' - Alfonso Cuarón/Alvaro
Augustin/Guillermo del Toro
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM - 'Happy Feet'
ACTOR in a LEADING ROLE - Forest Whittaker, 'The Last King of Scotland'
ACTRESS in a LEADING ROLE - Helen Mirren - 'The Queen'
ACTOR in a SUPPORTING ROLE - Alan Arkin - 'Little Miss Sunshine'
ACTRESS in a SUPPORTING ROLE - Jennifer Hudson - 'Dreamgirls'
THE ANTHONY ASQUITH AWARD for Achievement in Film Music - 'Bablel' - Gustavo
Santaolalla
CINEMATOGRAPHY - 'Children of Men' - Emmanuel Lubezki
EDITING - 'United 93' - Clare Douglas/Christopher Rouse/Richard Pearson
PRODUCTION DESIGN - 'Children of Men' - Jim Clay/Geoffrey Kirkland/Jennifer
Williams
COSTUME DESIGN - 'Pan's Labyrinth' - Lala Huete
SOUND - 'Casino Royale' - Chris Munro/Eddy Joseph/Mike Prestwood
Smith/Martin Cantwell/Mark Taylor
ACHIEVEMENT IN SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS - 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man'
s Chest' - John Knoll/Hal Hickel/Charles Gibson/Allen Hall
MAKE UP AND HAIR - 'Pan's Labyrinth' - José Quetglas/Blanca Sànchez
SHORT ANIMATION FILM - 'Guy 101' - Ian Gouldstone
SHORT FILM- 'Do Not Erase' - Asitha Ameresekere
THE ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD - Eva Green
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