Date: 26th October 2000

Billy Elliot Dancing Away With More Awards


Billy Elliot received awards for best film, screenplay (Lee Hall), director (Stephen Daldry) and newcomer (Jamie Bell) at the British Independent Film Awards in London Wednesday.

The American film The Straight Story, starring the late Richard Farnsworth, received the award for best foreign independent film in the English language, while the Israel film Kadosh received the award for best foreign independent film in a foreign language.

Source: Studio Briefing


 

 

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