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Tom Hooper paid tribute to his mother when he accepted his Best Director Oscar last night (27.02.11).<\/p>\n
The filmmaker picked up the award for his work on movie ‘The King’s Speech – for which the lead actor Colin Firth also won Best Actor for his portrayal of stuttering British King George VI – and suggested everyone should always listen to their mother as she advised him to work on the story.<\/p>\n
Accepting the gold statuette from last year’s Best Director winner Kathryn Bigelow, he said: “She said, ‘Tom, I think I’ve found your next film.’ With this tonight I honour you and the moral of the story is: Listen to your mother.”<\/p>\n
He also paid tribute to the other directors in his category, including Darren Aronofsky and David Fincher.<\/p>\n
He said: “Your work this year has been extraordinary and I’m honoured to be nominated alongside you.” <\/p>\n
Tom added he and his leading stars Colin and Geoffrey Rush – who lost out on the Best Supporting Actor prize to Christian Bale for his role in ‘The Fighter’ – made up a “triangle of man love”. <\/p>\n
However he was quick to point out that was not a slight to the film’s leading lady, Helena Bonham Carter. <\/p>\n
He joked: “I’m only here because of you guys, and Helena, I hope that reference doesn’t make you too jealous.” <\/p>\n
In addition to Best Actor and Best Director, ‘The King’s Speech’ – which has taken $245 million in cinemas worldwide – also won Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay at the 83rd Academy Awards. <\/p>\n
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