Chiwetel Ejiofor wins best actor for ’12 Years a Slave’ at BAFTA

“12 Years a Slave”, the distressing tale of a man sold into slavery, was the big winner at the Baftas on Sunday, giving the Steve McQueen directed picture a huge pre-Oscars boost. The film, adapted from Solomon Northup’s 1853 memoir, took the coveted best film prize at a star-studded ceremony at London’s Royal Opera House. It scored an earlier success when British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, who



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