HELENA Bonham-Carter was named best actress at the Evening Standard British Film Awards last night.

The 41-year-old, who lives in Sutton Courtenay, took the prize for two performances - in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street and low-key drama Conversations With Other Women.

Jonny Greenwood - guitarist with Oxford-based Radiohead - received the best film score award for There Will Be Blood.

Elsewhere, Daniel Day-Lewis won best actor for his role as a Texan oil prospector in There Will Be Blood.

The performance has already earned him a Golden Globe and he is hotly tipped for Bafta and Oscar glory later this month.

Julie Christie, also a front-runner for Oscar success with Away From Her, received the Alexander Walker Special Award for outstanding contribution to film.

The newly-married star has enjoyed a career spanning five decades and including such films as Darling, Don't Look Now and Doctor Zhivago.

Last night's awards ceremony was held at The Ivy restaurant in central London.

Joy Division biopic Control was the surprise winner of the best film award, beating Atonement and There Will Be Blood. It also won best screenplay.

Irish writer and director John Carney won most promising newcomer for Once.

Atonement took the prize for technical achievement in cinematography, production and costume design.