Alison Steadman Alison Steadman Alison Steadman, (born 26 August 1946) is an English actor. She won the 1991 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for the Mike Leigh film "Life is Sweet", and the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Actress for her role as Mari in the original production of "The Rise and Fall of Little Voice". In a 2007 Channel 4 poll, the "50 Greatest Actors" voted for by other actors, she was ranked No. 42. Steadman made her professional stage debut in 1968 and went on to establish her career in Mike Leigh's 1970s TV plays "Nuts
55th British Academy Film Awards Twin ironies by which great saints are made, The agonising pincer-jaws of heaven." </poem> 55th British Academy Film Awards The 55th British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, took place on 24 February 2002 and honoured the best films of 2001. "" won Best Film, Best Director for Peter Jackson, Best Makeup and Hair, and Best Visual Effects. Russell Crowe won Best Actor for "A Beautiful Mind", which also won Best Supporting Actress for Jennifer Connelly. Judi Dench won Best Actress for "Iris" and Jim Broadbent won Best Supporting Actor for "Moulin Rouge!".