Wednesday,
October
03,
2007
London,
(ANI):
'Harry
Potter
and
the
Order
of
the
Phoenix" has
scooped
three
gongs
at
ITV's
first
National
Movie
Awards.
Daniel
Radcliffe
won
the
best
male
performance
award
and
Emma
Watson,
who
plays
Hermione
Granger,
was
named
the
best
female
performer.
Calling
the
award
'totally
unexpected",
the
actor
said
that
he
was
amazed
and
thrilled.
“I
can
honestly,
honestly
say
I
didn't.
I
didn't
dare
to
dream.
I'm
absolutely
amazed
and
thrilled,"
the
BBC
quoted
Radcliffe,
as
saying.
Casino
Royale,
the
latest
Bond
flick
starring
Daniel
Craig,
was
named
the
best
action
and
adventure
movie,
and
scooped
up
the
special
recognition
award
at
the
event.
The
movie's
producers
Barbara
Broccoli
and
Michael
G
Wilson
accepted
the
honour.
"It's
great
to
be
voted
for
by
the
public,"
Wilson
said.
However
he
refused
to
divulge
any
news
about
the
next
Bond
film
that
is
being
planned.
"You'll
just
have
to
come
and
see
it,"
he
said.
Hot
Fuzz,
starring
Simon
Pegg
and
Martin
Freeman,
beat
favourite
'Borat",
'Night
at
the
Museum"
and
'Mr
Bean's
Holiday"
to
win
the
best
comedy
title.
"It's
a
complete
joy.
We
were
nervous
and
you
always
kind
of
hope,
you
pretend
you
don't
care,
but
you
do
really,"
Pegg
said.
"You
get
called
out
and
it's
wonderful,
a
real
treat
and
I
hope
this
goes
on
and
on
and
we
win
more
and
more
in
the
future."
The
Simpsons
Movie
beat
rivals
Shrek
the
Third,
Happy
Feet
and
Flushed
Away
to
best
animation.
Dame
Helen
Mirren,
who
gave
away
an
award,
said
she
was
happy
not
to
have
been
nominated.
"Absolutely
thrilled.
It's
always
better
to
give
than
to
receive,"
she
said.
"I
was
frightened
if
I
got
nominated
for
anything
else
I'd
actually
be
stabbed
leaving
the
venue,"
she
added.
The
event
was
attended
by
Christian
Slater,
Mischa
Barton,
Jamie
Foxx
and
Dame
Judi
Dench.
The
top
awards
at
ITV's
first
National
Movie
Awards
are
as
follows:
-
Best
Male
performer-
Daniel
Radcliffe
-
Best
Female
performer-
Emma
Watson
-
Best
Family
move-
Harry
Potter
and
the
Order
of
the
Phoenix
-
Best
Animated
film-
The
Simpsons
Movie
-
Best
Comedy
film-
Hot
Fuzz