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England's Baftas Awarded Last Night

Aired February 25, 2002 - 05:57   ET

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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: America has the Oscars, Great Britain has the Baftas. Yes, the Baftas. Top prizes were handed out last night at Britain's Academy Awards and some of Hollywood's biggest names made the trip.

CNN's Gavin Morris reports from London.

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GAVIN MORRIS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The heavens weren't smiling but the stars were out regardless. In the rain, the rainman came to Britain's top film awards. For the first time, a full cast and crew of Hollywood favorites turned up as well.

KEVIN SPACEY, ACTOR: Well I'm rooting for her.

DAME JUDI DENCH, ACTRESS: And I'm rooting for him.

SPACEY: Well not a snowballs chance in Utah.

MORRIS: But all eyes were on "The Lord of the Rings" fellowship.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: There he is.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hello, (UNINTELLIGIBLE),...

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hello, sir.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: ... how you doing?

MORRIS: A Tolkien tale leading the betting, it wasn't long before it started collecting awards.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: "The Lord of the Rings."

MORRIS: Five prizes in all, best film and best director among them. Russell Crowe also justified his short odds, winning best actor.

RUSSELL CROWE, ACTOR: Good day, folks.

MORRIS: The British crowd finding something to cheer with Dame Judi Dench seeing off the best actress challenge from Nicole Kidman and Sissy Spacek. A big year for international collaborations reflected in the results, France, Mexico, New Zealand and Australia also sharing the spoils.

And special mention for Warren Beaty, his Oscar line career now supplemented with the British Academy Fellowship.

The stars and the attention now move to Hollywood. The British bounty for "Lord of the Rings" just one more endorsement before next month's Oscars.

Gavin Morris, CNN, London.

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