Dame Helen Mirren toasted her Oscars victory backstage with a celebratory drink.
It s a vodka gimlet with Rose s lime - very British, she said.
The actress was asked how it felt to be Britain s only major success story at this year s Oscars.
I don t think I m our only big winner. I think we won big time this [ ]
Forest Whitaker took the best actor prize at The Oscars for his performance as Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland.
He beat Peter O Toole, 74, who had earned rave reviews for his performance in Venus.
O Toole has now been nominated eight times for an Oscar but never won.
Whitaker gave an emotional acceptance speech.
The Oscar for best supporting actor went to screen veteran Alan Arkin, 72.
He triumphed for his comic turn as a heroin-addicted grandfather in Little Miss Sunshine.
More than anything, I m deeply moved by the open-hearted appreciation our small film has received, Arkin said.
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