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Gideon's Daughter wins two Golden Globes
Bill Nighy and Emily Blunt, stars of the 大象传媒 drama Gideon's
Daughter, won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress in a Mini-Series or
Motion Picture made for Television at the prestigious Golden Globes in Los
Angeles last night.
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A 大象传媒 America/talkbackTHAMES production for 大象传媒 One, written and directed by
Stephen Poliakoff, Gideon's Daughter explores themes of love, loss,
parenthood, and the cult of celebrity.
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A companion piece to Friends &
Crocodiles, Gideon's Daughter completes Poliakoff's unique perspective on the
sweeping changes of the last two decades.
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Bill Nighy says: "I'm delighted to win this award on behalf of everyone
associated with Gideon's Daughter.
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"I'm a tremendous admirer of Stephen
Poliakoff who is both brilliant and inspirational.
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"And I was honoured to
work with the very talented Emily Blunt, who also received an award tonight,
and Miranda Richardson, one of the finest actresses the world has ever
known."
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Jane Tranter, Controller of 大象传媒 Fiction, adds: "Congratulations to both.
This is a great tribute to their talent, and to the strength and
distinctiveness of Stephen's writing that Bill and Emily so brilliantly
brought to life."
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Stephen Poliakoff says: "It is thrilling that Bill Nighy and Emily Blunt's performances have been recognised.
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"Bill Nighy is one of our greatest actors and I am so immensely proud of his outstanding performance and I am sure that Emily Blunt's incandescent performance will make her a huge star." 听
The Golden Globes are awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
They honour film and television.
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Notes to Editors
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Multi-award-winning writer/director Stephen Poliakoff returns to 大象传媒 Television in 2007 with two major new films made by talkbackTHAMES.
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The first film Poliakoff 2006 (working title) for 大象传媒 One stars Michael Gambon, Rupert Penry Jones, Kelly Reilly, Rebecca Hall and newcomer Danny Lee Wynter.
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Capturing Mary, the companion feature for 大象传媒 Two which is currently filming, stars Maggie Smith, David Walliams, Ruth Wilson and Danny Lee Wynter.
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