Actress Helena Bonham Carter has been named Best Actress in the Empire film awards for her role in the movie Sweeney Todd.
The film was directed by her husband Tim Burton, and the couple own a home in the village of Sutton Courtenay near Abingdon.
Ms Bonham Carter told Empire magazine: “Thanks so much. This is a real compliment, I'm very chuffed. I did work actually incredibly hard for that role, but I loved every bit of it, and it was so many dreams come true.
“Because I always wanted to be in a musical, to sing, to be in something written by Steven Sondheim — he's a genius — and I always wanted a baby girl. I actually got all that, thanks to Tim Burton.
“And I know he always wanted to be Best Actress, so this is as much his as mine. Thank you!”
Miss Bonham Carter has been cast to play children’s author Enid Blyton in a new BBC biopic.
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