The King's Speech wins big at the BAFTAs and no one is surprised; David Fincher picks up Best Director

The King’s Speech wins big at the BAFTAs and no one is surprised; David Fincher picks up Best Director

February 14th 2011, 1:30am

Last Updated on August 5, 2021

To the shock of no one that’s been following the awards season happenings these past couple of months, Tom Hooper’s THE KING’S SPEECH won big at the BAFTAs (British Academy of Film and Television Arts, the equivalent of the Oscars in the States). The film went home with seven awards total, including Best Film and Outstanding British Film, as well as acting wins for Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, and Geoffrey Rush.

David Fincher upset Tom Hooper, however, with a win for THE SOCIAL NETWORK. And INCEPTION finally got some love (albeit technical) with wins for Production Design, Sound, and Special Visual Effects (Tom Hardy also took home an Orange Wednesdays Rising award, which is nice). On a side note: I’m about ready to punch motherf*ckers for INCEPTION not getting any recognition in the Editing department (either here or with the Oscars), but what can you do?

The winners are listed below. Check out the full breakdown RIGHT HERE.

Best Film
THE KING’S SPEECH

Outstanding British Film
THE KING’S SPEECH

Director
David Fincher – THE SOCIAL NETWORK

Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer
Chris Morris – FOUR LIONS

Leading Actor
Colin Firth – THE KING’S SPEECH

Leading Actress
Natalie Portman – BLACK SWAN

Supporting Actor
Geoffrey Rush – THE KING’S SPEECH

Supporting Actress
Helena Bonham Carter – THE KING’S SPEECH

Original Screenplay
THE KING’S SPEECH – David Seidler

Adapted Screenplay
THE SOCIAL NETWORK – Aaron Sorkin

Film Not In The English Language
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO