interview, in which the director of "Billy Elliot" takes on the sisterhood of Virginia Woolf in "The Hours", and reveals how Nicole Kidman won that Golden Globe.

Billy Elliot is the debut film from director Stephen Daldry who has long had a glittering British theatrical career.

The day after 'The Hours' was nominated for nine Oscars, Daldry spoke to the Guardian's theatre critic Michael Billington about the film, awards and his love for theatre.

Interview in which Daldry talks about his acclaimed movie 'The Hours', sexuality and his surprise marriage.

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