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Kate Winslet Attends the BAFTA's February 25, 2001
The Breast BAFTA Babes SCREEN stunner Kate Winslet shows her breast side to the cameras last night as she arrives for the Bafta awards. Titanic star Kate, 25, who gave birth to daughter Mia recently, dazzled onlookers as she turned up in a low-cut Dolce & Gabbana satin dress. Pop queen Madonna wore the same gown at the 1997 Golden Globes awards. The Sun Online Stars turn out for Baftas Bash
Stars from throughout the film world were at this year's Baftas to pay tribute to the best in the business. Roger Moore, Russell Crowe, Kate Winslet, Goldie Hawn and her daughter Kate Hudson, Robert Altman, Thandie Newton and Tom Hanks all put in appearances as did Stephen Fry, who compered the evening. Julia Roberts was unable to attend the event to collect her Best Actress award but her Notting Hill co-star Hugh Grant picked it up on her behalf. Grant said she was thrilled by the prize, thanked Bafta and added: "She loves Britain blah, blah." Kate Winslet presented Ang Lee - her director on Sense And Sensibility when she was a relative unknown - with his best director prize. He told her: "This really means something special to me, especially getting an award from you. This movie is Sense And Sensibility all over again but instead of verbal fights it was physical fights. "It was a wonderful wonderful experience." Ridley Scott paid tribute to the late star Oliver Reed who made his last movie appearance in Gladiator. He said that it had been a pleasure working with the legend for one final time. He told the audience: "He said to me 'I promise I won't let you down' and he didn't. He did a fabulous job and I am glad that mine was the last film he did." Roger Moore almost bungled the best newcomer prize by reading out the winner before the nominees had been announced, although he realised his mistake before it was too late. Liz Taylor almost did the same at the Golden Globes earlier this year. The audience was also given a reminder of the many stars who had died during the past year, with clips from the movies of Sir Alec Guinness, Sir John Gielgud and Walter Matthau. Last updated: 22:29 Sunday 25th February 2001
Roll Out The Red Carpet Anxious star-spotters have been filling London’s Leicester Square all afternoon in anticipation of the biggest event in Britain’s film calendar, The Orange British Academy Film Awards. The wait has been long, the weather cold, but fans have certainly not been left disappointed. Strolling down the walkway to be greeted by the screaming throngs were the likes of Russel Crowe, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Hanks, Richard E Grant and Rachel Weisz. Sporting an uncharacteristically non-floppy coiffeur was Hugh Grant, freshly trimmed for his role in About a Boy. Describing his dishevelled spiky 'do' as the new "hip Hugh", Britain’s favourite bumbler was only just upstaged by Kate Winslet. The ever-buxom starlet glided into view sporting a particularly chest-hugging outfit., “I’ve just finished breast feeding,” she explained, "I’m still a bit ‘full’,as it were. So I thought why not show it off?" Why not indeed. Ever-droll English wit Stephen Fry picked up hosting honours with characteristic aplomb. kicking off in style, “My lords, ladies, gentlemen… and Americans,” Fry proceeded to allay any fears that this year’s ceremony would go down the same dismal road taken by Jack Docherty, who brought last year’s awards to new levels of cringeworthiness. With Billy Elliot having already nabbed the award for best British Film and Crouching Tiger secured it’s first gong for best music the competition is heating up. We’ll bring you more from the ceremony as events unfold. BILLY ELLIOT SWEEPS THE STAGE
Britain's hit movie Billy Elliot went down a storm at the Baftas, with two of its stars taking top awards. Old favourite Julie Walters and newcomer Jamie Bell were honoured for their roles in the story of the boy who prefers ballet to boxing. Billy Elliot also took Outstanding British Film Of The Year, picked up by British director Stephen Daldry in front of an audience including some of the biggest names in Hollywood. But the movie was not the most successful of the night. Roman epic Gladiator, made by British director Ridley Scott, took the top title of best film as well as four other prizes, and martial arts fantasy Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon won four awards. Cheer for Jamie The star of Billy Elliot, fourteen-year-old Bell (pictured with Walters), stole the best actor award from under the noses of Hollywood superstars Russell Crowe, for Gladiator, and Tom Hanks for Cast Away, who were both in the audience. As he was announced the winner to a huge cheer, he looked astonished. But the teenager looked remarkably self-assured as he embraced the film-makers and picked up his award. He said he had considered not bothering to turn up he was so convinced he would not win. "To be nominated with all these guys - Tom Hanks, Russell Crowe, Geoffrey Rush and Michael Douglas - I was kind of thinking of not bothering coming because I thought what's the point? "Lots of people have given me a tremendous opportunity. Stephen Daldry, the director of Billy Elliot, who chose me from about 2,000 boys after I went to about seven auditions; Julie Walters, a tremendous star who I had the opportunity of working with. Russell Crowe said that I had to thank him, so thanks a lot mate.” Julie Walters, Oscar nominated for best supporting actress, picked up the same award here. "Oh heck, thank you. This is heaven," she said, receiving her distinctive prize. Finney honoured Gladiator won best film, and a host of technical awards. Director Ridley Scott had praise for the organisers, who moved Britain's prestigious occasion before the Oscars to raise its profile. He said this may have been one of the reasons that many of Hollywood's big names had decided to attend. Albert Finney, did not win for his role in the film Erin Brockovich, but had worthy consolation by picking up the Academy Fellowship, essentially a lifetime achievement award. Introducing him, Dame Maggie Smith said he was "much loved and respected" by his fellow actors who recognised his "generosity of spirit". Julia Roberts' title role in Erin Brockovich, as a gutsy single mum who uncovers an environmental scandal, won her the best actress title. She was unable to attend the event for her award but her Notting Hillco-star Hugh Grant picked it up on her behalf. The actor said she was thrilled by the prize, thanked Bafta and added: "She loves Britain blah, blah." Ang Lee, Taiwanese director of the Chinese languuage Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon said: "This is smashing," as he picked up one of the film's many awards. "This really means something special to me, especially getting an award from you," he told Titanic star Kate Winslet, who presented the award. The pair had worked on Sense and Sensibility when she was virtually unknown. The biggest stars in the auditorium left empty-handed. Hanks and Crowe were generous in their appreciation of Jamie Bell, but probably know they will have their chance for revenge in a month or so at the big one, the Oscars. All the Bafta winners: Best actor Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot) Best actress Julia Roberts (Erin Brockovich) Best supporting actor Benicio Del Toro (Traffic) Best supporting actress Julie Walters (Billy Elliot) Best film Gladiator Alexander Korda Award for outstanding British film Billy Elliot Academy fellowship Albert Finney Best adapted screenplay Traffic (Stephen Gaghan) Anthony Asquith Award for achievement in film music: Tan Dum (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) Best film not in the English language Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Bill Kong/Hsu Li Kong/Ang Lee) Best cinematography Gladiator (John Mathieson) Best production design Gladiator (Arthur Max) Best costume design Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Tim Yip) Best editing Gladiator (Pietro Scalia) Best sound Almost Famous (Jeff Wexler/D M Hemphill/Rick Kline/Paul Massey/Mike Wilhoit) Best special effects The Perfect Storm (Stefen Fangmeier/John Frazier/Walt Conti/Habib Zargarpour/Tim Alexander) Best make-up/hair The Grinch (Rick Baker/Kazuhirop Tsuji/Tony G/Gail Ryan/Sylvia Nava) Best short film Shadowscan (Gary Holding/Justine Leahy/Tinge Krishnan) Best short animation Father and Daughter (Claire Jennings/Willem Thijssen/Michael Dudok de Wit) Carl Foreman Award for the most promising British newcomer Pawel Pawlikowski (Last Resort) David Lean Award for best director: Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) Best original screenplay Almost Famous (Cameron Crowe) Orange audience award Gladiator Michael Balcon Award for outstanding British contribution of cinema Mary Selway
Bafta for Billy Elliot Billy Elliot, starring Jamie Bell and directed by Stephen Daldry, has won a Bafta for Outstanding British Film of the year at this year's awards. The ceremony has just begun in London, and is being attended by film stars from around the globe, who have gathered for Britain's equivalent of the Oscars. Other stars at the London event included Cast Away star Tom Hanks, Juliette Binoche, up for best actress in Chocolat, and Gladiator stars Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix. And Billy Elliot nominees Jamie Bell and Julie Walters embraced director Stephen Daldry as they walked up the red carpet. The awards, which have been moved forward this year so they take place before the Oscars, will see Gladiator star Russell Crowe go into battle with his young friend Jamie Bell. Quills star Geoffrey Rush, who is nominated for best actor, arrived with co-star Kate Winslet at the London venue. The awards will see Crowe and Bell battle it out for best actor. But the two have become friends since they met at the Golden Globes awards in Los Angeles earlier this year. Bell has already won the prize for best actor at the British Independent Film Awards while Crowe has an Oscar nomination for best actor. Star quotient They were re-united at the London premiere for Crowe's latest film Proof of Life on Wednesday night. The two stars embraced, with all thoughts of the battle for the Bafta put to the back of their minds. The Baftas look likely to have a far higher star quotient than in recent years, not least because they give them one more dress rehearsal before the Academy Awards on 25 March. The turnout of Hollywood stars will be arguably the highest ever, with Tom Hanks, Geoffrey Rush, Hilary Swank, Joaquin Phoenix, Kate Hudson and Michelle Yeoh all confirmed. British Academy chairman Simon Relph estimated 90% of the nominees will be present for the opening of the envelopes at the Odeon Leicester Square in the heart of London's West End. The only major contender who definitely will not be in attendance is Michael Douglas, nominated for best actor for Wonder Boys, who starts shooting Till Death Do Us Part the same day. Safe bet The line-up of presenters is equally impressive, with Goldie Hawn, Robert Altman, Maggie Smith and Rachel Weisz announcing the winners. Bafta chairman Simon Relph explained the decision to move the Bafta film awards - the only other international awards apart from the Oscars. "We thought that if we could bring our event forward, to be on the way to the Oscars, that it would create a lot more interest, not just in Britain but internationally too. Tom Hanks is up for best actor for Cast Away while Chocolat star Juliette Binoche and Kate Hudson from Almost Famous are in the running for best actress. Russell Crowe said he was looking forward to the ceremony and thought Bafta had made the right decision in changing the ceremony's date. "I'm from the Antipodes so getting a nomination from the British Academy is to me of equal importance as the AmericanAcademy," he said. "It's a really smart idea to put the Baftas on before the Oscars. If in the last few years its level of importance has dropped, its repositioning will bring it back the place it should be." International Gladiator's fiercest competitor to take the lion share of Baftas awards, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, also has 14 nominations. The Chinese-language martial arts romance is from Taiwanese director Ang Lee. It is highly unusual for a foreign language film to receive so many nominations. To complete the global picture, British movie Billy Elliot is also nominated for an impressive 11 awards.
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