Britain names BAFTA winners

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The harrowing drama '12 years a slave' scooped the Best Actor award for British star Chiwetel Ejiofor and Best Film award for director Steve McQueen at Britain's top movie honours, the BAFTAs.

(SOUNDBITE((English) '12 YEARS A SLAVE' DIRECTOR STEVE MCQUEEN SAYING:

"Right now there are 21 million people in slavery as we sit here, 21 million people. I just hope that 150 years from now our ambivalence will not allow another film maker to make this film."

But it was space thriller 'Gravity' which landed the biggest haul of honours including Outstandi