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Holly Deveaux to play Casey Anthony
LONDON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- "Vera Drake," a drama about a 1950s abortionist, was best film and Imelda Staunton was best actress in the 2004 Evening Standard British Film Awards.
Staunton also is a best actress nominee in the upcoming U.S. Academy Awards, World Entertainment News Network reported.
Staunton and "Vera Drake" director Mike Leigh were the big winners in the weekend ceremony in London. Among other awards, Paddy Considine took best actor honors for his work in "Dead Man's Shoes."
Working Title films co-Chairmen Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner picked up the Alexander Walker Special Award, which honors lasting contributions to the British film industry. Working Title has had a string of successes including "About a Boy," "Billy Elliot" and "My Beautiful Laundrette."
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LOS ANGELES, May 25 (UPI) --
The 1904-built mansion in which the first season of the ghost drama "American Horror Story" was set is up for sale with a price-tag of $12 million.
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NAIROBI, Kenya, May 26 (UPI) --
The mother of a British man who died in police custody in Kenya says her son remained handcuffed to a hospital bed after he was unconscious.
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Markets slip Friday ... Spain's banks may need $130B ... U.S. housing market senses a turnaround ... Times-Picayune to cut print production ... News from United Press International.
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