BAFTA Los Angeles Humanitarian Award for Mandela Movie's Idris Elba

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BAFTA Los Angeles Humanitarian Award for Mandela Movie's Idris Elba

Idris Elba who plays Nelson Mandela in Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, was awarded the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Los Angeles Britannia Humanitarian Award Saturday night.  The Britannia Awards are BAFTA Los Angeles' highest accolade and is a celebration of achievements which honours individuals and companies that have dedicated their careers to advancing the entertainment arts.

The Awards Ceremony took place last night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel where Mandela's daughter, Zindzi and actor, Sean Penn presented the award to Elba.

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Aspen Film Festival Audience Award for Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom

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Aspen Film Festival Audience Award for Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom

Following the critical acclaim received at the Toronto International Film Festival last month, the film, Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom won the coveted Audience Favourite Feature Award at the Aspen Filmfest in the United States, it was announced last night. The film emerged as the most popular film at the Festival in an aggressive competitive environment which included films like The Fifth Estate, August: Osage County, Nebraska and One Chance.

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