'Boyhood' and Hawking biopic dominate BAFTA awards

2015/02/09 20:13:46 @Entertainment News Headlines — Yahoo! News

The American coming-of-age tale & quot;Boyhood & quot;, filmed over 12 years, won a BAFTA for best film on Sunday but the British awards ceremony was dominated by the Stephen Hawking biopic & quot;The Theory of Everything & quot;. Eddie Redmayne picked up the best actor gong for playing theoretical physicist and motor neurone disease sufferer Hawking, who himself attended the glitzy London film event. British star Redmayne, who is hotly tipped for Oscar glory later this month after already winning a Golden Globe, thanked Hawking and his family & quot;for reminding me of the great strength that comes from the will to live a full and passionate life & quot;. The awards this year favoured sensitive portrayals of illness and simple emotions and gave a lifetime achievement prize to director Mike Leigh, who is famous for his down-to-earth portrayals of working class life.
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