Jim Broadbent won an Oscar in 2001 for his portrayal of the husband of which British writer?
John Bayley (writer) of Iris Murdoch" (1998), which was made into the 2001 film "Iris" by Richard Eyre. In this film, Bayley was portrayed in his early years by Hugh Bonneville, and in his later years by Jim Broadbent. After Murdoch's death Bayley married Audi Villers, a family friend. He was appointed CBE in 1999. John Bayley died on 12January 2015. Jim Broadbent won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as John Bayley in the 2001 film "Iris". Hugh Bonneville portrayed the younger John Bayley in this film. John Bayley (writer) John Oliver Bayley, CBE, FBA, FRSL (27 March
Jim Broadbent "Enchanted April" (1992), "Bullets over Broadway" (1994), "The Borrowers" (1997), and "Little Voice" (1998) before taking a leading role in another Mike Leigh film, "Topsy-Turvy" (1999), playing dramatist Sir William S. Gilbert. He played "The Shy Doctor" in the 1999 Comic Relief parody "Doctor Who" sketch, "Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death". In 2001, Broadbent starred in three of the year's most successful films: "Bridget Jones's Diary"; "Moulin Rouge!", for which he won a BAFTA; and "Iris", for which he won an Oscar for his portrayal of John Bayley. Broadbent voiced Madame Gasket in the 2005 film "Robots".