Espionage thriller “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” scooped was a double winner at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards on Sunday, taking home two top honors.
The movie, starring Gary Oldman and John Hurt, was named the night’s Outstanding British Film and its co-writers Peter Straughan and his late wife, Bridget O’Connor, won the Best Adapted Screenplay prize.
Meanwhile, Hurt received the Outstanding Contribution to Cinema Award at the ceremony in London. Meryl Streep was named Best Actress for her role as former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady,” and Jean Dujardin won Best Actor for the black and white silent movie “The Artist,” which also landed Michel Hazanavicius Best Director and Original Screenplay trophies and awards for cinematography, score and costume design.
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