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Control was the biggest winner at the British Independent Film Awards.

The biopic of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis won awards including Best British Independent Film.

Sam Riley was named Most Promising Newcomer for his portrayal of the singer who killed himself at the age of 23.

Dutch photographer Anton Corbijn also won Best Director for his first feature film.

Control, which he shot in black and white with a soundtrack including songs from New Order, David Bowie, the Sex Pistols, and Iggy Pop, also earned him the title of Best Debut Director.

Toby Kebbell, who played Joy Division's manager and Factory Records partner Rob Gretton, won Best Supporting Actor.

Bond star Daniel Craig was presented with The Variety Award, for putting British film under the international spotlight with his role as 007.

Dame Judi Dench won Best Actress for her role as a history teacher in Notes on a Scandal while the film also took the Best Screenplay prize for Patrick Marber.

The Best Actor prize went to US actor Viggo Mortensen for his role in new David Cronenberg gangster film, Eastern Promises.

Beowulf star Ray Winstone won the Richard Harris Award for outstanding contribution to British film.

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