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“Twelve Years a Slave” took top honours at this year’s BAFTA Awards.
The British film and television honours took place in London at the Royal Opera House last Sunday.
Director Steve McQueen was on hand at the event to accept the award. Taking the podium he thanked the cast – Lupita Nyong’o, Michael Fassbender, and Chiewetel Ejiofor – before reminding the audience: “There are 21 million people in slavery as we sit here. I just hope 150 years from now, our ambivalence will not allow another filmmaker to make this film.”
The film’s leading actor Chiwetel Ejiofor proved the bookies right, winning the BAFTA Award for Best Actor and saying “wow” repeatedly when he reached the stage, he then dedicated his win to McQueen saying: “This is yours. I’m going to keep it – that’s the kind of guy I am – but it’s yours.”
Prince William attended the ceremony, presenting Helen Mirren, 68, with a special BAFTA fellowship. He joked that she “should probably be called granny,” a reference to her Queen Elizabeth portrayal in the 2006 film “The Queen.”
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