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12 Years a Slave wins top British film awards as Gravity soars February 17, 2014 10:16 AM By Belinda Goldsmith Reuters LONDON: The harrowing drama 12 Years a Slave won the Best Film award at Britains top movie honours on Sunday, cementing its status as favourite for the Oscars next month, but it was the space thriller Gravity that claimed the biggest trophy haul. 12 Years a Slave, by British director Steve McQueen with Hollywoods Brad Pitt as a producer, had been tipped as the nights major winner and also won Best Actor for Chiwetel Ejiofor as a man tricked and sold into slavery in the pre-Civil War United States. But Gravity, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, took home six prizes from its 11 nominations, including the Best Director prize for Mexican Alfonso Cuaron and the awards for Cinematography and Outstanding British Film. Read more: dailystar.lb/Culture/Film/2014/Feb-17/247582-12-years-a-slave-wins-top-british-film-awards-as-gravity-soars.ashx#ixzz2tZyrvVYZ (The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: dailystar.lb)
Posted on: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 11:51:19 +0000

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