By the time you read this, Emma Thompson has probably moved a couple of knickknacks around to make room for her Bafta (and, quite possibly, an Oscar).
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts award, presented to the actress last Sunday night in London for her performance in the film "Howards End," bodes well for her to win the best actress award at the Academy Awards ceremony Monday night in Los Angeles."Howards End" also won a Bafta for best film. Other winners: Robert Downey Jr. ("Chaplin"), Miranda Richardson ("Damage") and Gene Hackman ("Un-for-given").
Kenneth Branagh, the writer, actor and director who is Thompson's husband, was honored for his contribution to filmmaking.