Mamma Mia! has been crowned best musical at the National Movie Awards, while its star Meryl Streep was named best actress.
A star-studded audience joined together for the awards at London's Royal Festival Hall.
Voted for by the public in a huge nationwide poll, the awards recognise and reward the year's blockbuster movies and the stars who appear in them.
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Mamma Mia! The Movie was nominated alongside
Enchanted and Johnny Depp's dark musical
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street.
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Depp was named best male performance for his role in
Sweeney Todd, beating Pierce Brosnan for
Mamma Mia!
He also triumphed over Christian Bale who was nominated for his role as the caped crusader in
The Dark Knight and Will Smith who was up for his roles in
I Am Legend as well as the blundering superhero in
Hancock.
Depp, in a video acceptance speech, said: "I would like to thank every single one of you, shake you by the hand and take you for breakfast."
Streep beat rivals Amy Adams for
Enchanted, Helena Bonham-Carter for
Sweeney Todd and Ellen Page for
Juno.
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Kidman presented the best musical award and Ulvaeus said: "This is very emotional for me, getting this fantastic prize from an Australian lady here in the UK - the two countries, more than any other countries, which have taken Abba to their hearts."
Streep, accepting her award, and wearing a black asymmetrical dress, said: "I loved the movie, I'm so glad you did."
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The award ceremony will be broadcast on ITV1 on Tuesday at 8 p.m.
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