"Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you - The Queen!"

With these words, Dame Helen accepted the Academy award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal of Elizabeth II in Stephen Frear's The Queen.

Third time was indeed a charm as Helen's Oscar win comes after two nominations (for The Madness of King George and Gosford Park) and decades of outstanding performances.
The warmest congratulations from the Helen Mirren Appreciation Society!

Bafta jewel in royal crown

Helen Mirren continues gobbling up awards like PacMan does dots, adding a Bafta for Best Actress to her collection of prizes for the leading role performance in The Queen. Stephen Frears film also won the British Academy of Film and Television Award for best film.