HUNGER scoops two more awards this week

04 February 2009
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Steve McQueen's debut on the final days of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands continues to gain awards and recognition.

On Sunday night it was picked as the Best British Film at the Evening Standard Film Awards. The film took the top prize in London, beating Slumdog Millionaire, The Reader, In Bruges and Revolutionary Road.

On Wednesday night, Hunger won the Filmmaking Breakthrough award at the 29th London Critics' Circle Film Awards.