Abortion Film Sweeps British Film Awards
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Mike Leigh's moving portrayal of a  back-street abortionist in 1950s London swept the British  Independent Film Awards late Tuesday, taking six awards,  including Best Film and Best Director.
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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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A group of leading U.S. film  critics named director Clint Eastwood's "Million Dollar Baby"  as the best film of 2004, and its star, Hilary Swank, shared  best actress honors with Britain's Imelda Staunton in abortion  drama "Vera Drake."
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"Atonement", the film adaptation of Ian McEwan's best-selling novel, was named Best Film at the star-studded BAFTAs, Britain's showpiece movie awards, on Sunday.
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Helen Mirren was named Best Actress at Britain's BAFTA awards ceremony, continuing her run of success on the film awards circuit for her royal performance in &quot;The Queen.&quot;
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Dicaprio starring action thriller Blood Diamond takes the top spot at the UK box office.
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The number of abortions carried out in England and Wales rose by 3.9% to 193,700 in 2006.
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Control, the biopic of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, leads the British Independent Film Awards nominations.
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&quot;Vera Drake&quot;, the haunting new drama from acclaimed British director Mike Leigh, has won the Golden Lion for best picture at the 61st Venice International Film Festival.
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Actress Dame Helen Mirren wins a special prize at the British Independent Film Awards in London.
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Doctors performed a record number of abortions in England and Wales in 2003, with almost two percent of women aged 15 to 44 choosing to end a pregnancy, according to health ministry figures published in the British press.
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The Guardian Films documentary Baghdad: A Doctor's Story wins international award.
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LONDON  - Doctors performed a record number of abortions in England and Wales in 2003, with almost two percent of women aged 15 to 44 choosing to end a pregnancy, according to health ministry figures published in the British press.
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Vera Drake and Dead Man's Shoes take the lion's share of nominations at the British Independent Film Awards.
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The movies There Will Be Blood, Atonement, No Country For Old Men, Juno and Michael Clayton - four dark, racy and offbeat movies - were nominated for the best picture in the Oscar list unveiled.
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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" 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.