Day-Lewis, Atonement scoop awards at Bafta bash

Daniel Day-Lewis may need a longer mantelpiece before awards season is through after the Irish actor scooped another gong at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) awards in London.

The Gangs Of New York and In The Name Of The Father star won the Best Actor trophy for There Will Be Blood just weeks after taking the lead actor prize from the Screen Actors' Guild.

French actress Marion Cotillard upset the odds to win Best Actress, beating Julie Christie, Keira Knightley and Cate Blanchett to the trophy. She won for La Vie En Rose, in which she plays sultry chanteuse Edith Piaf.

British film Atonement, meanwhile, took home just two of the 14 Baftas for which it was nominated - although it did win the biggie, Best Film.

No Country For Old Men added to its awards haul with the Best Director Bafta going to Joel and Ethan Coen, while Javier Bardem claimed Best Supporting Actor as psycho killer Anton Chigurh.

Among other major winners were Tilda Swinton, who took Best Supporting Actress for Michael Clayton and first-time writer Diablo Cody, who snapped up the Best Screenplay prize for her indie hit Juno.

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