Britain plants the flag….Colin Firth leads the way at the Oscars
The clear winner from an Oscar nomination standpoint during yesterday’s announcement was the brilliant British box-office mega-hit, The King’s Speech, with 12 Oscar nominations. Britain will be well-represented on Oscar night with numerous opportunities for an acceptance speech or two up and down the nomination ladder.
Best Picture – The King’s Speech- Best Actor – Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Christian Bale, The Fighter
- Best Director – Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
- Best Original Screenplay – Mike Leigh, Another Year
- Best Original Screenplay – Christopher Nolan, Inception
- Best Original Screenplay – David Seidler, The King’s Speech
- Best Adapted Screenplay – Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy, 127 Hours
- Best Cinematography – Roger Deakins, True Grit
- Best Cinematography – Danny Cohen, The King’s Speech
- Best Costume Design – Colleen Atwood, Alice in Wonderland
- Best Costume Design – Jenny Beaven, The King’s Speech
- Best Costume Design – Sandy Powell, The Tempest
- Best Editor – Tariq Anwar, The King’s Speech
- Best Animated Short – The Gruffalo
Best Documentary – Bansky, Exit Through the Gift Shop- Best Documentary – Lucy Walker, Waste Land
- Best Song – Dido & Rollo Armstrong, If I Rise (127 Hours)
- Best Art Direction – Stuart Craig, Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, part 1
- Best Live-Action Short – The Confession
- Best Live-Action Short – Wish 143
- Best Visual Effects – Inception
- Best Animation – The Illusionist
- Best Sound Mixing – The King’s Speech
You can now start that marathon power viewing that usually takes place between now and Oscar night. To begin marking your ballots now in preparation, here’s the full list of the 2011 Oscar nominations. Looking at the full list, I halfway don’t know what to do with no Dame Judi Dench anywhere to be found on the list, but looking at her 2011 workload, I’m thinking the 2012 Academy Awards will be a different story.