British movie The King’s Speech leads the nominations for tomorrow night’s Academy Awards with 12 nods, including best film and best actor for Colin Firth.
Firth is joined on the list by supporting actor nominees Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush.
The Coen brothers’ Western remake True Grit has 10 nods while The Social Network and Inception have eight each.
Firth is nominated for his performance as the stammering King George VI.
Co-star Rush – who won the best actor Oscar in 1996 for Shine – said it was “very exciting to have your work honoured by your industry peers”.
The Australian actor, who plays the king’s speech therapist, said the film had “struck such a rich resonant chord with audiences of all ages”.
His film faces strong competition for best movie from Golden Globe winner The Social Network, ballet thriller Black Swan and sci-fi epic Inception.
Debra Granik’s drama Winter’s Bone, True Grit, The Fighter, 127 Hours and Toy Story 3 are also contenders. (BBC)
Nominations tally:
The King’s Speech – 12
True Grit – 10
Inception – 8
The Social Network – 8
The Fighter – 7
127 Hours – 6
Black Swan – 5
Toy Story 3 – 5
The Kids Are All Right – 4
Winter’s Bone – 4
Alice in Wonderland – 3
Biutiful – 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 – 2
How to Train Your Dragon – 2
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