Associated Press

London

Kate Winslet didn’t go to the premiere of ‘Enigma’, but she happily turned up to accept an award for the part. The ‘Titanic’ star was named best British actress for a fourth time by moviegoers at the Empire Film Awards, sponsored by Empire.

Winslet told guests at London’s Dorchester hotel: “I’d like to thank my daughter Mia for making me so fantastically frumpy because I was five months pregnant at the time of the film.”

She had missed the film’s premiere because she felt she couldn’t stand the media attention following the break-up of her marriage to Jim Threapleton. “Things like this always make life worthwhile,” Winslet said.

Ewan McGregor, honoured as best British actor, also claimed the award for a fourth time this year for ‘Moulin Rouge’. “My dreams, when I was a kid, were about being in movies with scantily clad ladies dancing and romance and he gave me an opportunity to do those things and for a long time.”

His co-star, Nicole Kidman, won the best actress prize for her role in the film and ‘Moulin Rouge’ director Baz Luhrmann was voted best director. ‘Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Rings’, took three prizes: best film of 2001, best actor for Elijah Wood, who played Frodo, and Orlando Bloom as best debut performance.