Triple winner Vera Drake up with Tinseltown blockbusters

Low-budget British film Vera Drake held its own against the Hollywood blockbusters in a triumphant night at the Baftas.

Triple winner Vera Drake up with Tinseltown blockbusters
Sun, 13 Feb, 2005 - 10:31
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Low-budget British film Vera Drake held its own against the Hollywood blockbusters in a triumphant night at the Baftas.

Imelda Staunton beat Charlize Theron and the hotly tipped Kate Winslet to the Best Actress prize, while Mike Leigh was chosen ahead of Martin Scorsese for Best Director.

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CourtsEntertainmentHeathrowPlace: BritainPlace: LondonPlace: Odeon CinemaPlace: Leicester SquarePerson: Vera DrakePerson: Imelda StauntonPerson: Charlize TheronPerson: Kate WinsletPerson: Mike LeighPerson: Martin ScorsesePerson: LeighPerson: StauntonPerson: ImeldaPerson: ScorsesePerson: Howard HughesPerson: Cate BlanchettPerson: Katharine HepburnPerson: BlanchettPerson: Leonardo DiCaprioPerson: Jamie FoxxPerson: Clive OwenPerson: Sarah JanePerson: Emma WatsonPerson: Daniel RadcliffePerson: HarryPerson: John BarryPerson: Lord AttenboroughPerson: Stephen FryPerson: Sienna MillerPerson: Alexander McQueenPerson: Helen MirrenPerson: Keanu ReevesPerson: Gillian AndersonPerson: Jim BroadbentPerson: Pierce BrosnanPerson: Daniel CraigPerson: ElliottPerson: Stephen DaldryPerson: Richard GerePerson: James McAvoyEvent: BaftaEvent: OscarsEvent: Asian tsunamiOrganisation: Hollywood
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