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



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

Animated Film
TOY STORY 3

Original Music
THE KING’S SPEECH – Alexandre Desplat

Cinematography
TRUE GRIT – Roger Deakins

Editing
THE SOCIAL NETWORK – Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter

Production Design
INCEPTION – Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias, Doug Mowa

Costume Design
ALICE IN WONDERLAND – Colleen Atwood

Sound
INCEPTION– Richard King, Lora Hirschberg, Gary A Rizzo, Ed Novick

Special Visual Effects
INCEPTION – Corbould, Franklin, Lockley, Bebb

Make Up & Hair
ALICE IN WONDERLAND – Valli O’Reilly, Paul Gooch

Short Animation
THE EAGLEMAN STAG – Michael Pleas

Short Film
UNTIL THE RIVER RUNS RED – Paul Wright, Poss Kondeatis

Orange Wednesdays Rising Award
Tom Hardy

Academy Fellowship
Sir Christopher Lee

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
The HARRY POTTER Films

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George Merchan