GO BILLY!
Jamie Bell — the teenage star of
Billy Elliot — beat out
Tom Hanks,
Geoffrey Rush and
Russell Crowe for the best actor statue at Sunday night's British Academy Film Awards, Britain's equivalent of the Oscars.
Gladiator won Best Film and
Ang Lee was named best director for
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Julia Roberts picked up best actress honors for
Erin Brockovich, and supporting acting kudos went to
Julie Walters (
Billy Elliot) and
Benicio Del Toro (
Traffic).