‘The King’s Speech’ reigns at 83rd Academy Awards
By ANIMonday, February 28, 2011
LONDON - ‘The King’s Speech,’ was the clear favourite at the 83rd Academy Awards as the Anglo-Australian film won best picture and three other Oscars.
The film is based on the life of the King George VI-the royal who led Britain in World War II and the father of current monarch Queen Elizabeth-played by Colin Firth as a shy man with a crippling stutter.
The movie entered the ceremony at the Kodak Theatre with a leading 12 nominations.
The period film also won Best Actor, Best Director and Original Screenplay at the Oscars.
Here’s the complete list of the 83rd Annual Academy Award winners:
1. Best Picture: ‘The King’s Speech’
2. Actor: Colin Firth, ‘The King’s Speech’
3. Actress: Natalie Portman, ‘Black Swan’
4. Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, ‘The Fighter’
5. Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo, ‘The Fighter’
6. Directing: Tom Hooper, ‘The King’s Speech’
7. Foreign Language Film: ‘In a Better World,’ Denmark
8. Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, ‘The Social Network’
9. Original Screenplay: David Seidler, ‘The King’s Speech’
10. Animated Feature Film: ‘Toy Story 3′
11. Art Direction: ‘Alice in Wonderland’
12. Cinematography: ‘Inception’
13. Sound Mixing: ‘Inception’
14. Sound Editing: ‘Inception’
15. Original Score: ‘The Social Network,’ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
16. Original Song: ‘We Belong Together’ from ‘Toy Story 3,’ Randy Newman
17. Costume Design: ‘Alice in Wonderland’
18. Documentary Feature: ‘Inside Job’
19. Documentary (short subject): ‘Strangers No More’
20. Film Editing: ‘The Social Network’
21. Makeup: ‘The Wolfman’
22. Animated Short Film: ‘The Lost Thing’
23. Live Action Short Film: ‘God of Love’
24. Visual Effects: ‘Inception’ (ANI)
