Joss Whedon has won an award in Britain:
From Cinemart
At the BFI Southbank’s bar tonight (16th Feb), the BFBC (British Film Bloggers Circle) Awards were announced. . . .
Best Director
Joss Whedon
Best Film
Zero Dark Thirty
Best Actress
Marion Cotillard – Rust and Bone (not The Dark Knight Rises!)
Best Actor
Joaquin Phoenix & Daniel Day-Lewis share the distinction (ironic, really)
Best British Film
Anna Karenina
Best Screenplay
The Master – Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Adapted Screenplay
Cosmopolis – David Cronenberg
Newcomer Award
Matthias Schoenaerts – Rust & Bone/Bullhead
Here is Whedon talking last year about directing The Avengers and creating a "contemporary pop mythology":
