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 LONDON (AP) - A gracious monarch and a charismatic dictator took the top prizes Sunday at the British Academy Film Awards.
Dame Helen Mirren was crowned best actress for playing Queen Elizabeth II in "The Queen," which also was named the year's best picture.
Forest Whitaker took the best actor prize for his riveting turn as Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland," the story of a young Scottish doctor's entanglement with the Ugandan dictator. "Last King" was also named the best British film and took the prize for best adapted screenplay.
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