The prize for European animated feature film went to The Illusionist, a UK-French co-production about a French conjuror on tour in Scotland.

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The Illusionist, a French movie set in Edinburgh based on an unproduced script by the celebrated film-maker Jacques Tati, also makes the cut.

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Boyle and writer Simon Beaufoy get an adapted screenplay nod for 127 Hours, while The Illusionist - a UK-French co-production - is up for best animated feature.

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The story is told through the eyes of the illusionist's wife, who, hypnotized by the exotic surroundings of North Africa, suffers an 1856 version of politically correct guilt.

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Burger ("The Illusionist") and co-writer Dick Wittenborn playfully undercut the melodrama, and these gentle curveballs invariably enhance our appreciation of the characters, who generally behave better than we might suppose.

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The pair got the idea from the American illusionist David Blaine who recently spent 44 days without any food inside a plastic box suspended by a crane near the River Thames in London.

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Emperor Napolon III and his ministers have the idea that France's foremost illusionist could undermine the authority of Algeria's foremost holyman, thereby preventing him from proclaiming a jihad against the aggressive French.

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Armstrong was simply an illusionist: he told us he was riding up the sides of mountains without chemical help.

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Trump really is an illusionist when it comes to his net worth, just like the man behind the curtain in the Wizard of Oz.

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