Mildred Pierce an affair with Monty and kills him when he refuses to divorce Mildred to marry her. Mildred initially confesses to Monty's murder in order to shield Veda from prosecution but ultimately gives her over to the authorities. "Mildred Pierce" was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (both Arden and Blyth), Best Screenplay and Best Black-and-White Cinematography (Ernest Haller). Crawford won the film's only Academy Award, as Best Actress. Director Todd Haynes filmed a five-part miniseries, with Kate Winslet as Mildred, Guy Pearce as Monty Beragon, and Evan Rachel Wood as Veda, in spring 2010 (with
International Emmy Award for Best Actor the Emmy in 2008 for his performance as Robert Maxwell in "Maxwell", a telefilm directed by Colin Barr. In 2009, Ben Whishaw was awarded for his role in "Criminal Justice", a British television drama series produced by the BBC and first shown in 2008. In 2010, the award winning Bob Hoskins won the International Emmy for his performance in "The Street", a British television drama series created by Jimmy McGovern and directed by David Blair. This was the penultimate work of Hoskins on TV. Christopher Eccleston won the award the following year for his role in "Accused", a television anthology