Paul Thomas Anderson picked up the best director award for The Master, his film about a Scientology-like group.

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Master watchmaker Richard Mille, who won the award in 2007, wryly suggested they give it to Journe automatically.

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Beryl Bainbridge's novel Master Georgie, which won the WHSmith literary award earlier this year, was dropped from the final shortlist.

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Sheila Birnbaum, a New York lawyer appointed as special master of the fund, said recipients will get only 10% of their total award at first because she doesn't know yet how many people will ultimately apply or how severe their illnesses will be.

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