Dame Helen crowned best actress
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Dame Helen Mirren is named best actress, as Martin Scorsese also triumphs at the 79th Academy Awards.
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Actress Judi Dench, a darling of the British stage and screen for almost a half century, was recognized for her contribution to theater Monday.
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The Queen has been voted the Greatest Living Briton. She beat Sir Paul McCartney, Dame Julie Andrews, Baroness Thatcher and Robbie Williams to the award at the first "Greatest Britons 2007" ceremony on Monday ... via Daily Express
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Cate Blanchett is named best actress at the Venice Film Festival while Brad Pitt wins best actor.
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Cate Blanchett is named best actress at the Venice Film Festival while Brad Pitt is wins best actor.
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The talented actress wins a National Award.
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Dame Helen Mirren received a standing ovation from fellow travellers and posed for photographs with her Oscar statuette after returning to London Tuesday.
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"Vera Drake," a gritty drama about a housekeeper who performs abortions on the side in 1950s Britain, was named best film Sunday at the 32nd annual Evening Standard British Film Awards.
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Dame Helen Mirren is among the favourites to pick up an award at the Bafta ceremony in London later.
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Actress Helen Hunt, Oscar winner for "As Good As It Gets," is telling women voters it could be better &#151; with Democratic Sen. John Kerry in the White House.
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VENICE, Italy A film about a 1950s London housewife who secretly performs abortions has won the best picture award as the Venice Film Festival wrapped up.
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Britain's Kelly Holmes, winner of the 800m/1,500m double at this year's Athens Olympics, has been made a Dame in the New Years honours list.
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British actress Imelda Staunton wins best actress for the gritty Vera Drake at the European Film Awards.
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From correspondents in London, England, 11:01 AM IST Helen Mirren won the Bafta award for best actress in the title role of 'The Queen', while Forest Whitaker was named best actor for his portrayal of Ugandan ...Comment
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Actress Dame Helen Mirren, who won an Oscar award for her performance in The Queen, is keen for a sequel
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Actress Dame Helen Mirren wins a special prize at the British Independent Film Awards in London.
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Oscar-winning actress Helen Hunt is to make her directorial debut at the Toronto Film Festival.