BOWIE’S SON JONES WINS OUTSTANDING DEBUT AWARD AT BAFTAS
DAVID BOWIE’s son DUNCAN JONES choked back tears as he picked up the awar= d for outstanding debut by a U.K. film-maker for his first movie Moon at = the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards on Sunday = night (21Feb10).
Jones was handed the first honour during the ceremony at London’s Royal= Albert Hall and had to compose himself as Colin Firth presented him with= the prize.
Jones told the audience it’s taken him his whole life to realise he wan= ted to be a film-maker - and the BAFTA Award is a vindication of his care= er choice.
During his speech, Jones said, "Wow, thank you so much. I didn’t actual= ly realise how much this meant to me. It’s taken me an awful long time to= know what I wanted to do with my life. Finally, I think I’ve found what = I love doing and I just want to thank everyone who helped me get there." Meanwhile Kathryn Bigelow’s war thriller The Hurt Locker was given the = Outstanding Screenplay title, beating off competition from Quentin Tarant= ino’s Inglourious Basterds, Todd Phillips’ The Hangover, The Coens’ A Ser= ious Man, and Pete Docter and Bob Peterson’s Up.
The Hurt Locker, British film An Education, sci-fi blockbuster Avatar, = Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, and Up In The Air are set = to compete for the night’s Best Picture prize.
An Education star Carey Mulligan is up for Best Actress, facing competi= tion from Hollywood veteran Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia), French star Aud= rey Tautou (Coco Before Chanel), Saoirse Ronan (The Lovely Bones), and Ga= bourey Sidibe (Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire).
Meanwhile, Brit actor Colin Firth is nominated for his performance in f= ashion designer Tom Ford’s directorial debut, A Single Man. He will compe= te in the Best Actor category alongside Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart), Georg= e Clooney (Up In The Air), Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker) and Andy Serki= s (Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll).
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