| At
the annual awards ceremony
to celebrate the talents of women working in front of and behind the
camera
in television and film, “the biggest pause in the afternoon's
proceedings
came when actor Colin Firth ("Love Actually") took the stage to dish
out
an award. After pausing for nearly five minutes until the wolf whistles
and shouting died down from the 500-plus female guests, Firth asked if
perhaps his fly was down. He introduced Oscar-winning makeup artist
Jenny
Shircore ("Elizabeth"), who picked up the craft award for her work that
most recently included making up Firth to resemble Dutch painter
Vermeer
in "Girl With a Pearl Earring." (Stuart Kemp of The
Hollywood
Reporter)
Colin’s name was again mentioned by Barbara Windsor (Eastenders), who was given a lifetime achievement award. The actress said, “I am just gobsmacked. I did not know the ceremony was going to be like this. There all these famous faces like Colin Firth and Julie Walters—I am a bit in awe but it is lovely.” |
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