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THE KING’S SPEECH ruled over the 2011 Academy Awards on Sunday (27Feb11), taking home four honours including Best Picture and Best Actor for the movie’s star, COLIN FIRTH.<\/p>\n
\nThe royal drama, about stuttering British monarch George VI, led the competition with 12 nominations going into this year’s (11) Oscars, and edged out the likes of Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception and The Social Network to claim the most coveted title of the night.\n<\/p>\n
\n Firth was crowned Best Actor in a Leading Role, emerging triumphant over Javier Bardem (Biutiful), Jeff Bridges (True Grit), Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) and James Franco (127 Hours).\n<\/p>\n
\n Filmmaker Tom Hooper also basked in Oscar glory as he was hailed Best Director, beating Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan), David O. Russell (The Fighter), David Fincher (The Social Network) and Joel and Ethan Coen (True Grit).\n<\/p>\n
\n Pregnant Natalie Portman fought back tears as she walked away with Best Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal of a tormented ballet dancer in Black Swan, ahead of Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right), Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole), Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone) and Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine).\n<\/p>\n
\n She gave special thanks to her Black Swan choreographer and fiance Benjamin Millepied, telling the audience, “So many people helped me prepare for this role… my beautiful love, Benjamin Millepied who choreographed the film and has now given me the most important role of my life.”\n<\/p>\n
\n It was also a golden night for The Fighter, about tough Boston, Massachusetts boxing legends Mickey Ward and DICkie Eklund, as Christian Bale and Melissa Leo dominated the Best Supporting categories.\n<\/p>\n
\n Meanwhile, moviemaker Francis Ford Coppola, actor Eli Wallach and historian Kevin Brownlow were given a standing ovation in recognition of the lifetime achievement honours they received at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Governors Awards in November (10). Fellow honouree Jean-Luc Godard did not attend the ceremony.\n<\/p>\n
\n Oscars co-hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco opened the 2011 Academy Awards with a hilarious spoof poking fun at the Best Picture nominees, while 2010 presenter Alec Baldwin and Morgan Freeman also made surprise appearances in the skit.\n<\/p>\n
\n Gwyneth Paltrow, Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi, Randy Newman, and Florence Welch and A.R. Rahman provided the music for the night as they performed the tracks nominated for Best Original Song.\n<\/p>\n
\n And Celine Dion took to the Kodak Theatre stage in Los Angeles to sing Smile during the ceremony’s annual In Memorium segment, remembering the stars lost in the past 12 months, including Tony Curtis, Leslie Nielsen, Dennis Hopper, Pete Postlethwaite and Gloria Stuart.\n<\/p>\n
\n The complete list of winners at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards is as follows:\n<\/p>\n
\nBest Picture:\n<\/p>\n
\nThe King’s Speech\n<\/p>\n
\nBest Actor in a Leading Role:\n<\/p>\n
\nColin Firth, The King’s Speech\n<\/p>\n
\nBest Actress in a Leading Role:\n<\/p>\n
\nNatalie Portman, Black Swan\n<\/p>\n
\nBest Actor in a Supporting Role:\n<\/p>\n
\nChristian Bale, The Fighter\n<\/p>\n
\nBest Actress in a Supporting Role:\n<\/p>\n
\nMelissa Leo, The Fighter\n<\/p>\n
\nBest Director:\n<\/p>\n
\nTom Hooper, The King’s Speech\n<\/p>\n
\nBest Screenplay – Adapted:\n<\/p>\n
\nAaron Sorkin, The Social Network\n<\/p>\n
\nBest Screenplay – Original:\n<\/p>\n
\nDavid Seidler, The King’s Speech\n<\/p>\n
\nBest Foreign Language Film:\n<\/p>\n
\nIn a Better World (Denmark)\n<\/p>\n
\nBest Animated Feature:\n<\/p>\n
\nToy Story 3\n<\/p>\n
\nBest Documentary (Feature):\n<\/p>\n
\nInside Job\n<\/p>\n
\nBest Art Direction:\n<\/p>\n
\nRobert Stromberg and Karen O’Hara, Alice In Wonderland\n<\/p>\n
\nBest Cinematography:\n<\/p>\n
\nWally Pfister, Inception\n<\/p>\n
\nBest Sound Mixing:\n<\/p>\n
\nLora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick, Inception\n<\/p>\n
\nBest Sound Editing:\n<\/p>\n
\nRichard King, Inception\n<\/p>\n
\nBest Original Score:\n<\/p>\n
\nTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Social Network\n<\/p>\n
\nBest Original Song:\n<\/p>\n
\nWe Belong Together from Toy Story 3, Randy Newman\n<\/p>\n
\nBest Costume:\n<\/p>\n
\nColleen Atwood, Alice in Wonderland\n<\/p>\n
\nBest Documentary (Short Subject):\n<\/p>\n
\nStrangers No More\n<\/p>\n
\nBest Film Editing:\n<\/p>\n
\nThe Social Network\n<\/p>\n
\nBest Make-up:\n<\/p>\n
\nThe Wolfman\n<\/p>\n
\nBest Animated Short Film:\n<\/p>\n
\nThe Lost Thing\n<\/p>\n
\nBest Live Action Short Film:\n<\/p>\n
\nGod of Love\n<\/p>\n
\nBest Visual Effects:\n<\/p>\n
\nInception.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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