Day-Lewis wins at British Academy Awards
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Daniel Day-Lewis won the best actor award at the British Academy Film Awards Sunday, cementing his place as an Oscar favorite for his role as a larger-than-life oilman in "There Will be Blood."
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"You put me shoulder to shoulder with a group of fine actors. I'm proud to be in their company and to have the broader recognition for the film is a lovely thing." Â Daniel Day-Lewis, best actor nominee for "There Will Be Blood."
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Oil epic starring Daniel Day-Lewis and the Coens' No Country For Old Men each up for eight awards
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Helen Mirren wins a Screen Actors Guild award for The Queen, in a pointer to possible Oscar success.
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Great Britain has one of its best ever days at the Olympics, winning five golds.
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British actress Imelda Staunton wins best actress for the gritty Vera Drake at the European Film Awards.
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Russian film The Return wins the BBC Four World Cinema Award, presented at a ceremony in London.
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Actress Dame Helen Mirren wins a special prize at the British Independent Film Awards in London.
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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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Helen Mirren wrapped up an amazing year of trophy collecting with a win at the Emmys on Sunday.
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Oscar winners Forest Whitaker and Jennifer Hudson win awards from a US civil rights group.
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Film-maker Sam Mendes is to get a lifetime achievement award from the Directors Guild of Great Britain.
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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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The Aviator wins best movie at the 2005 Bafta film awards, while Vera Drake wins best director and actress.
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âAtonement,â adapted from the Ian McEwan novel and starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy as suffering lovers, was named best film at the British Academy of Film and Television Awards (popularly known as the Baftas) on Sunday night in London, The Associated Press reported. Daniel Day-Lewis, above, came away with best actor honors for his performance as the oilman in âThere Will Be Blood,â and Marion Cotillard was named best actress for her portrayal of Ãdith Piaf in âLa Vie en Rose.â Joel and Ethan Coen won the award for directing for âNo Country for Old Men,â and the prize for best original screenplay went to Diablo Cody for âJuno.â.
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A film about a paedophile starring actor Kevin Bacon wins the top award at the London Film Festival.
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Daniel Day-Lewis dedicated his Screen Actors Guild Award to Heath Ledger.