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31-01-01 news
Gambon's Variety Award retracted...

The Dublin born star of the Singing Detective Sir Michael Gambon was overjoyed when he scooped a top showbiz acting award - only to discover that it was withdrawn because he was too busy to attend the ceremony. The Irish actor was delighted when the Variety Club of Great Britain contacted him to say he had won their best actor 2000 award. But when his busy schedule meant he was unable to receive the award in person, he was told the honour was being given to someone else.

Sir Michael is currently working on the film Charlotte Gray with Cate Blanchett as well as appearing in the West End in Harold Pinter's The Caretaker.

He said: "I was delighted to hear that I had got the award but then they said because I couldn't attend the ceremony they were going to give it to someone else. I was just stunned. It seemed a little unfair that I couldn't get the honour because I was too busy. It is quite usual that people who can't attend ceremonies have video clips of their acceptance speeches."

But the Variety Club's Chief Barker, composer Tony Hatch, said he was puzzled by Sir Michael's reaction. "We have an agreement with the BBC that two out of the 12 winners can have video acceptance speeches. An award show without winners present starts to become a bit of a non-runner. We explained this to Sir Michael and he seemed very understanding. If we had realised he felt like this we would have tried to work something out."

The Variety Club award panel is meeting to discuss a new recipient for the award and Mr Hatch said it would have to be someone who could attend the ceremony.

The Variety Club of Great Britain showbiz awards will be held in London on February 13.

Gambon’s movie credits include:

  • "The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover,"
  • "The Insider,"
  • "The Gambler,"
  • "Dancing at Lughnasa,"
  • "Plunkett & Macleane"
  • "The Last September,"
  • "The Wings of the Dove,"
  • "Mary Reilly,"
  • "Bullet to Beijing,"
  • "The Innocent Sleep,"
  • "Midnight in St. Petersburg,"
  • "Nothing Personal,"
  • "Two Deaths,"
  • "The Browning Version,"
  • "Squanto: A Warrior’s Tale,"
  • "A Man of No Importance,"
  • "Clean Slate,"
  • "Toys,"
  • "Mobsters,"
  • "The Rachel Papers,"
  • "A Dry White Season,"
  • "Paris by Night"
  • "Turtle Diary."

News wire services contributed to htis story.

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