Vera Drake scoops film award
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Mike Leigh's 1950s drama Vera Drake is named best film at the Evening Standard British Film Awards.
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"The Aviator" swooped to land the Best  Picture prize at Saturday's BAFTA awards but the Hollywood  blockbuster had to share the limelight with "Vera Drake," a  low-budget British drama about a backstreet abortionist.
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"Vera Drake," a film about a back-street abortionist in 1950 London, is the English director Mike Leigh's best work in a decade.
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Mike Leigh's abortion film Vera Drake wins six prizes at the British Independent Film Awards.
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Mike Leigh&#39;s &quot;Vera Drake,&quot; a film about a housewife in 1950s England who secretly performs abortions, won the Golden Lion for best picture at the end of the Venice Film Festival.
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The tragic period romance "Atonement" dominated the race for the British Academy Film Awards, with nominations in 14 categories, including best picture, actor, actress and director.
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The films have been shortlisted for the prestigious awards.
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(ANSA) - VENEZIA, 11 SET - &#39;Il segreto di Vera Drake&#39; dell&#39;inglese Mike Leigh ha vinto il Leone d&#39;oro alla 61/ma Mostra del cinema di Venezia. Gran Premio della Giuria ad Alejandro Amenabar per &#39;Mare dentro&#39;.
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Dame Helen Mirren could be invited to tea at Buckingham Palace after she was crowned as best actress at the Oscars for her stoic portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II.
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&quot;Vera Drake,&quot; Mike Leigh&#39;s tough tale of a working-class mother who is caught performing illegal abortions in 1950s England, scooped up the prizes at the Venice Film
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British director Mike Leigh&#39;s &amp;quotVera Drake&quot;, a movie portraying a back-street abortionist in 1950s London, won the top prize on Saturday for the best film at the 61st Venice International Film Festival.
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French Edith Piaf biopic, La Vie En Rose, wins the most Baftas including best actress for Marion  Cotillard while Atonement wins best picture
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Royalty triumphed at the British film awards on Sunday, with "The Queen" clinching best film and Helen Mirren best actress for her portrayal of the monarch, while "The Last King of Scotland" scooped three awards.
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As the Venice Film Festival winds down a  handful of front-runners have emerged in the competition for  the top prizes, with "Vera Drake," British director Mike  Leigh's story about an abortionist, inching ahead.
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Gwyneth Paltrow joins the growing list of stars lining up to present a coveted Academy Award.
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British drama Atonement, starring Keira Knightley, wins best film at the Baftas - but there are some surprises.
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British film Vera Drake is among the nominees for the European Film Awards, held in Barcelona at the weekend.