Celebrity Watch: Budget Brit Vies with Blockbusters

Daily PostFebruary 14, 2005

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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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Celebrity Watch: Budget Brit Vies with Blockbusters

Made on a shoestring budget, Leigh's film also won Best Costume Design and stars Staunton as a working-class housewife who carries out illegal abortions in post-war Britain.

The role has already...

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