`The Twilight Saga` has swept the board
The vampire series - which turned Robert Pattinson, Kirsten Stewart and Taylor Lautner into international superstars - took three awards at the event at London`s Royal Festival Hall.
Peter Facinelli, who plays Dr Carlisle Cullen in the blood-sucking franchise, picked up the three prizes including Most Anticipated Movie of the Summer for `The Twilight Saga: Eclipse`, Best Fantasy for `The Twilight Saga: New Moon` and Performance of the Year for Robert Pattinson.
Speaking after the awards, Peter said: "With great anticipation comes great responsibility. We put a lot of effort into this."
Coming close behind `The Twilight Saga` was the `Harry Potter` movie series, which won the Special Recognition Award and Best Family Movie for `Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince`.
Tom Cruise - who flew into the event with his wife Katie Holmes - took home the Screen Icon award and he confessed he was pleased to win the prize which celebrated his entire career.
He said: "I can never get over the fact that I dreamed of coming to this country, the UK, I dreamed of making movies. It`s incredible. I`m very appreciative."
Full List of Winners at the National Movie Awards 2010: Special recognition award - `Harry Potter`
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