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| Michael Fassbender wins best actor at Standard film awards | Michael Fassbender wins best actor at Standard film awards |
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| By Tim Masters Entertainment and arts correspondent, BBC News | By Tim Masters Entertainment and arts correspondent, BBC News |
| Michael Fassbender has won the best actor prize at the Evening Standard British Film Awards for his roles in sex addiction drama Shame and Jane Eyre. | |
| His win comes less than a week before the Baftas, where Fassbender is up for best actor. | His win comes less than a week before the Baftas, where Fassbender is up for best actor. |
| Olivia Colman won the best actress prize for her performance in brutal drama Tyrannosaur. | Olivia Colman won the best actress prize for her performance in brutal drama Tyrannosaur. |
| Lynne Ramsay's We Need To Talk About Kevin won best film. | Lynne Ramsay's We Need To Talk About Kevin won best film. |
| John Hurt picked up the Alexander Walker special award for his contribution to cinema. | John Hurt picked up the Alexander Walker special award for his contribution to cinema. |
| The veteran actor is due to collect the outstanding British contribution to cinema award at the Baftas on Sunday. | The veteran actor is due to collect the outstanding British contribution to cinema award at the Baftas on Sunday. |
| Monday's ceremony, at the London Film Museum, was delayed after a fire alarm during the champagne reception meant that all the guests - including Tom Hiddleston, Birdsong's Clemence Poesy and Downton Abbey's Jessica Brown-Findlay - were evacuated outside. | Monday's ceremony, at the London Film Museum, was delayed after a fire alarm during the champagne reception meant that all the guests - including Tom Hiddleston, Birdsong's Clemence Poesy and Downton Abbey's Jessica Brown-Findlay - were evacuated outside. |
| Fassbender's best actor win was for both his portrayal of a sex addict in Shame and his brooding Mr Rochester in Jane Eyre. | Fassbender's best actor win was for both his portrayal of a sex addict in Shame and his brooding Mr Rochester in Jane Eyre. |
| His award was collected on his behalf by Shame writer Abi Morgan who read a message from Fassbender in which he said he was "truly honoured and delighted" to receive the award. | His award was collected on his behalf by Shame writer Abi Morgan who read a message from Fassbender in which he said he was "truly honoured and delighted" to receive the award. |
| Colman beat three Oscar winners - Vanessa Redgrave, Rachel Weisz and Tilda Swinton - to take the best actress prize for her role as a Christian charity shop worker in Paddy Considine's Tyrannosaur. | Colman beat three Oscar winners - Vanessa Redgrave, Rachel Weisz and Tilda Swinton - to take the best actress prize for her role as a Christian charity shop worker in Paddy Considine's Tyrannosaur. |
| Presented with her prize by Doctor Who actor Matt Smith, the tearful actress said: "This film will be thing I'm most proud of until I die - apart from my husband." | Presented with her prize by Doctor Who actor Matt Smith, the tearful actress said: "This film will be thing I'm most proud of until I die - apart from my husband." |
| Accepting the prize for We Need To Talk About Kevin, director Lynne Ramsay said she was "pretty overwhelmed". | Accepting the prize for We Need To Talk About Kevin, director Lynne Ramsay said she was "pretty overwhelmed". |
| She admitted: "It was such a struggle making this movie, a lot of times I thought I'd give up." | She admitted: "It was such a struggle making this movie, a lot of times I thought I'd give up." |
| Irish comedy The Guard beat summer hit The Inbetweeners Movie to win the Peter Sellers comedy award. | Irish comedy The Guard beat summer hit The Inbetweeners Movie to win the Peter Sellers comedy award. |
| Written and directed by John Michael McDonagh, it features Brendan Gleeson as a foul-mouthed Irish police sergeant. | Written and directed by John Michael McDonagh, it features Brendan Gleeson as a foul-mouthed Irish police sergeant. |
| The award was picked up by actor Mark Strong, who read a suitably irreverent message from McDonagh: "I'm shocked to win the Peter sellers Prize for comedy - I thought Tyrannosaur would win it." | The award was picked up by actor Mark Strong, who read a suitably irreverent message from McDonagh: "I'm shocked to win the Peter sellers Prize for comedy - I thought Tyrannosaur would win it." |
| Hurt's award for his contribution to cinema was presented by My Beautiful Laundrette director Stephen Frears. | Hurt's award for his contribution to cinema was presented by My Beautiful Laundrette director Stephen Frears. |
| Hurt, whose career spans four decades and includes the recent role of Control in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, said he was "enormously grateful". | Hurt, whose career spans four decades and includes the recent role of Control in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, said he was "enormously grateful". |
| He said the late Evening Standard film critic Alexander Walker, after whom the award is named, had once described him as "the nation's favourite victim". | He said the late Evening Standard film critic Alexander Walker, after whom the award is named, had once described him as "the nation's favourite victim". |
| Hurt added: "Well I don't feel a victim tonight." | Hurt added: "Well I don't feel a victim tonight." |
| The Evening Standard British film awards have been presented annually since 1973. | The Evening Standard British film awards have been presented annually since 1973. |
| THE WINNERS LIST | THE WINNERS LIST |
| BEST FILM presented by Sophie Okonedo: | BEST FILM presented by Sophie Okonedo: |
| We Need to Talk About Kevin | We Need to Talk About Kevin |
| Lynne Ramsay | Lynne Ramsay |
| BEST ACTOR presented by Elizabeth McGovern: | BEST ACTOR presented by Elizabeth McGovern: |
| Michael Fassbender | Michael Fassbender |
| for his performances in Shame and Jane Eyre | for his performances in Shame and Jane Eyre |
| BEST ACTRESS presented by Matt Smith: | BEST ACTRESS presented by Matt Smith: |
| Olivia Colman | Olivia Colman |
| for her performance in Tyrannosaur | for her performance in Tyrannosaur |
| MOST PROMISING NEWCOMERS presented by Warwick Davis: | MOST PROMISING NEWCOMERS presented by Warwick Davis: |
| Tom Kingsley and Will Sharpe | Tom Kingsley and Will Sharpe |
| Co-writers and directors of Black Pond | Co-writers and directors of Black Pond |
| PETER SELLERS AWARD FOR COMEDY presented by Clémence Poésy : | PETER SELLERS AWARD FOR COMEDY presented by Clémence Poésy : |
| The Guard | The Guard |
| written and directed by John Michael McDonagh | written and directed by John Michael McDonagh |
| BEST DOCUMENTARY presented by Noel Fielding: | BEST DOCUMENTARY presented by Noel Fielding: |
| Senna | Senna |
| Asif Kapadia | Asif Kapadia |
| BEST SCREENPLAY presented by Alexandra Roach: | BEST SCREENPLAY presented by Alexandra Roach: |
| Andrew Haigh | Andrew Haigh |
| Weekend | Weekend |
| LONDON FILM MUSEUM AWARD FOR TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT presented by Ruth Negga: | LONDON FILM MUSEUM AWARD FOR TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT presented by Ruth Negga: |
| Robbie Ryan | Robbie Ryan |
| For his cinematography of Wuthering Heights | For his cinematography of Wuthering Heights |
| ALEXANDER WALKER SPECIAL AWARD presented by Stephen Frears: | ALEXANDER WALKER SPECIAL AWARD presented by Stephen Frears: |
| John Hurt for his contribution to cinema | John Hurt for his contribution to cinema |
| BLOCKBUSTER OF THE YEAR, PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD** for helping put British film in the headlines around the world: | BLOCKBUSTER OF THE YEAR, PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD** for helping put British film in the headlines around the world: |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, 3D | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, 3D |
| **This award was presented by Stephen Mangan to Oliver Phelps (who plays identical twin George Weasley in the film). | **This award was presented by Stephen Mangan to Oliver Phelps (who plays identical twin George Weasley in the film). |