THE KING’S SPEECH LEADS BAFTA NOMINATIONS
Critically-acclaimed THE KING’S SPEECH is set to dominate the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards next month (Feb11), after scoring a massive 14 nominations.
The Tom Hooper movie, about stammering British monarch King George VI, has picked up nods in the Best Film and Best Director categories, while Colin Firth is tipped for Best Actor and his co-star Helena Bonham Carter will compete for the Best Supporting Actress prize.
The picture is facing a challenge from Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan, which has picked up 12 nominations, including nods for its star Natalie Portman, as Best Actress, and it will face The King’s Speech in the Best Film and Best Director categories.
The other movies competing for Best Film are Inception, The Social Network and True Grit, while Hooper and Aronofsky will fight it out for Best Director with Danny Boyle (127 Hours), Christopher Nolan (Inception) and David Fincher (The Social Network).
Firth, who scooped the Golden Globe for Best Actor on Sunday (16Jan11), is facing competition for the top acting prize from Javier Bardem (Biutiful), Jeff Bridges (True Grit), Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) and James Franco (127 Hours).
Portman will compete against The Kids Are All Right co-stars Annette Bening and Julianne Moore, Noomi Rapace (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo) and Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit) for Best Actress, the award she won at the Golden Globes on Sunday.
Late British actor Pete Postlethwaite, who passed away earlier this month (Jan11), is nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Town; going up against Christian Bale (The Fighter), Andrew Garfield (The Social Network), Mark Ruffalo (The Kids Are All Right) and Geoffrey Rush (The King’s Speech) at the BAFTAs ceremony in London on 13 February (11).
The main BAFTA 2011 nominees are:
Best Film: Black Swan Inception The King’s Speech The Social Network True Grit Leading Actor: Colin Firth (The King’s Speech) Javier Bardem (Biutiful) Jeff Bridges (True Grit) Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) James Franco (127 Hours) Leading Actress: Natalie Portman (Black Swan) Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right) Julianne Moore (The Kids Are All Right) Noomi Rapace (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo) Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit) Supporting Actor: Christian Bale (The Fighter) Andrew Garfield (The Social Network) Pete Postlethwaite (The Town) Mark Ruffalo (The Kids Are All Right) Geoffrey Rush (The King’s Speech) Supporting Actress: Amy Adams (The Fighter) Helena Bonham Carter (The King’s Speech) Barbara Hershey (Black Swan) Lesley Manville (Another Year) Miranda Richardson (Made In Dagenham) Orange Wednesdays Rising Star Award: Gemma Arterton Andrew Garfield Tom Hardy Aaron Johnson Emma Stone Outstanding British Film: 127 Hours Another Year Four Lions The King’s Speech Made In Dagenham Director: Danny Boyle (127 Hours) Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan) Christopher Nolan (Inception) Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech) David Fincher (The Social Network) Original Screenplay: Black Swan The Fighter Inception The Kids Are All Right The King’s Speech Adapted Screenplay: 127 Hours The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo The Social Network Toy Story 3 True Grit Special Visual Effects: Alice In Wonderland Black Swan Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Inception Toy Story 3 Animated Film: Despicable Me How To Train Your Dragon Toy Story
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