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‘The King’s Speech’ Wins 7 BAFTA Trophies

"The King's Speech" took home seven awards from the 64th British Academy of Film and Television (BAFTA) Sunday, February 13.

The King’s Speech took home seven awards including Best Film, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Screenplay.

Colin Firth bagged his second Best Actor award for the second straight year. He won last year for his performance in “A Single Man.” This year he won for “The King’s Speech.”

Other front-runners “The Social Network” and “Inception” took three trophies each.

On the other hand, The Harry Potter film series was given the Michael Balcon Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Cinema.

Here is the complete list of winners:

Best Film:
The King’s Speech

Best Actor:
Colin Firth – The King’s Speech

Best Actress:
Natalie Portman – Black Swan

Best Supporting Actor:
Geoffrey Rush– The King’s Speech

Best Supporting Actress:
Helena Bonham Carter – The King’s Speech

Best Animated Film:
Toy Story 3

Best Cinematography:
True Grit

Best Costume Design:
Alice in Wonderland

Best Director:
David Fincher – The Social Network

Best Editing:
The Social Network

Outstanding British Film:
The King’s Speech

Best Film Not in the English Language:
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Män som hatar kvinnor) – Sweden/Denmark

Best Makeup and Hair:
Alice in Wonderland

Best Music:
The King’s Speech

Best Production Design:
Inception

Best Adapted Screenplay:
The Social Network

Best Original Screenplay:
The King’s Speech

Best Sound:
Inception

Best Special Visual Effects:
Inception

Best Short Animation:
The Eagleman Stag

Best Short Film:
Until The River Runs Red

Outstanding Debut by a British Director:
Chris Morris (Director/Writer) – Four Lions

The Orange Rising Star Award (voted for by the public):
Tom Hardy

Michael Balcon Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema:
Harry Potter film series

1 Comment on ‘The King’s Speech’ Wins 7 BAFTA Trophies

  1. Geoffrey Rush is good but Christian Bale deserves to win the award.

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