Irish writer and director John Carney was named ‘Most Promising Newcomer’ while ‘Atonement’ DOP Seamus McGarvey picked up a cinematography award at the Evening Standard British Film Awards, which took place on 4th February in The Ivy Restaurant, London.
John Carney picked up the award for his low-budget, Dublin-shot musical ‘Once’, which is in the running for an Original Song Oscar later this month.
Armagh's Seamus McGarvey received the Technical Achievement award for his work on 'Atonement', along with production designer Sarah Greenwood and costume designer Jacqueline Durran.
Irish resident Daniel Day-Lewis also picked up a Best Actor gong for his role as a Texan oil prospector in ‘There Will Be Blood’. The actor has already received a Golden Globe for the role, and is the running for IFTA, BAFTA and Oscar accolades. ‘There Will Be Blood’ also scooped up a Best Film Score award.
Other winners include the Joy Division biopic ‘Control’, which walked away with the Best Film and Best Screenplay awards, and Helena Bonham-Carter, who was named Best Actress for roles in 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street' and 'Conversations With Other Women'.
Julie Christie, whose credits include ‘Darling, Don’t Look Now’ and ‘Doctor Zhivago’ received the Alexander Walker Special Award for outstanding contribution to film.
