Commander Helena Bonham Carter

Here's Helena Bonham Carter, looking positively smashing, posing with her Commander of the British Empire (CBE) medal which she received from Queen Elizabeth herself today. I love how she looked perfect for the occasion and still very much looked like the HBC we all know and love.

One more picture with her paramour Tim Burton after the jump...

Birthday Girl: Helena Bonham Carter

Helena Bonham Carter celebrates her birthday today and if she looks back at just her past year, she'll realize what an awesome year it has been for her.

Not only did she get nominated for her second Academy Award (and won the BAFTA) for playing Queen Elizabeth in the Best Picture winner The King's Speech, but she also starred in two of the biggest blockbusters of the year. She played the Red Queen in Alice in Wonderland and Bellatrix Lestrange in the first half of the final Harry Potter film. She reprises that role in less than two months when Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows takes over the world.

Happy Birthday HBC!