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| Craig wins acting prize for Bond | Craig wins acting prize for Bond |
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| Daniel Craig has been named best actor by the London Evening Standard for his role as James Bond in Casino Royale. | Daniel Craig has been named best actor by the London Evening Standard for his role as James Bond in Casino Royale. |
| It is the first prize the 38-year-old star, who was nominated for a Bafta last month, has won for his 007 role. | It is the first prize the 38-year-old star, who was nominated for a Bafta last month, has won for his 007 role. |
| United 93 was named best film, while Borat creator Sacha Baron Cohen won the Peter Sellers award for best comedy. | United 93 was named best film, while Borat creator Sacha Baron Cohen won the Peter Sellers award for best comedy. |
| But Oscar favourite Dame Helen Mirren missed out on another best actress prize for The Queen, the judging panel opting for Dame Judi Dench instead. | But Oscar favourite Dame Helen Mirren missed out on another best actress prize for The Queen, the judging panel opting for Dame Judi Dench instead. |
| The Evening Standard British Film Awards were announced on Sunday at a celebratory dinner held at The Ivy restaurant in central London. | The Evening Standard British Film Awards were announced on Sunday at a celebratory dinner held at The Ivy restaurant in central London. |
| Outspoken | Outspoken |
| Dame Judi was honoured for her role as a vindictive schoolteacher in Notes on a Scandal, which has just been released in British cinemas. | |
| But royal drama The Queen did not go away empty-handed, winning prizes for its director Stephen Frears and screenwriter Peter Morgan. | But royal drama The Queen did not go away empty-handed, winning prizes for its director Stephen Frears and screenwriter Peter Morgan. |
| Frears was given the Alexander Walker Special Award - named after the outspoken Evening Standard critic who died in 2003 - for "making British film reverberate around the world". | Frears was given the Alexander Walker Special Award - named after the outspoken Evening Standard critic who died in 2003 - for "making British film reverberate around the world". |
| Morgan was also honoured for his work on The Last King of Scotland, for which actor Forest Whitaker has been Oscar-nominated. | Morgan was also honoured for his work on The Last King of Scotland, for which actor Forest Whitaker has been Oscar-nominated. |
| Paul Andrew Williams was named most promising newcomer for his direction of low-budget thriller London to Brighton. | Paul Andrew Williams was named most promising newcomer for his direction of low-budget thriller London to Brighton. |