The 76-year-old Hull-born actor accepted the award at the National Media Museum during the Bradford International Film Festival (BIFF).

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Nick Nolte gathered the best actor prize from the National Society of Film Critics, and both he and Ms Watson have been nominated for the coveted Golden Globe awards.

ECONOMIST: Cinema

Gilmore left school at 14 to become an actor and after leaving National Service in the early 50s, he joined up with a singing group and starred in some musicals with little success.

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He won two years ago with actor Bill Murray as his partner in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

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Today, Thompson knows his actor identity is the main source of the name-and-face recognition that makes him viable in national politics.

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