BBC America Is Winner At Golden Globes

Bill Nighy and Emily Blunt, stars of BBC America's made for television movie Gideon's Daughter, have won prestigious Golden Globes in Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress categories in Los Angeles last night.

Bill Nighy won for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television, for his role as Gideon, a PR guru who’s at the top of his game at the time of Princess Diana’s death.

Emily Blunt won for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television for her role as his daughter Natasha.

BBC America is a co-producer of Gideon's Daughter. It is a Talkback production for BBC and BBC America.

Bill Nighy says: “I'm delighted to win this award on behalf of everyone associated with Gideon's Daughter. I'm a tremendous admirer of Stephen Poliakoff who is both brilliant and inspirational. And I was honored to work with the very talented Emily Blunt, who also received an award tonight, and Miranda Richardson, one of the finest actresses the world has ever known.”

Emily Blunt says: “It’s a huge thrill”.

BBC America General Manager Kathryn Mitchell says: "BBC America is honored and thrilled to have been involved in such a great project from Stephen Poliakoff. The recognition from the HFPA is a marvellous acknowledgement of the fantastic talents of Bill Nighy and Emily Blunt."

Written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff, Gideon’s Daughter, explores themes of love, loss, parenthood, and the cult of celebrity. It premiered on BBC America in March 2006. A companion piece to Friends & Crocodiles, Gideon’s Daughter completes Poliakoff’s unique perspective on the sweeping changes of the last two decades.

BBC America is a digital cable entertainment channel currently available in 51 millions homes across the U.S. It shows the best of British television and is a commercially run channel from BBC Worldwide. It marks its ninth birthday in March 2007. It previously won two Golden Globes for The Office.

For more information about BBC America visit bbcamerica.com .