Oscars 2011: The King's Speech tops the nominations list
THE King's Speech starring British actor Colin Firth received a string of Oscar nominations today - including best picture.
Colin Firth scooped the best actor Oscar nomination for his role as stammering King George VI in the King's Speech.
While Helena Bonham Carter took the nomination for best supporting actress for her role as Queen Elizabeth in the film, set in Britain on the cusp of the Second World War.
Filmmaker Tom Hooper has been nominated for best director.
Colin Firth scooped the Golden Globe and has now been nominated for the Oscar
The ten nominations for best picture include Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The Kids Are All Right, The King’s Speech, 127 Hours, The Social Network, Toy Story 3, True Grit and Winter’s Bone.
Welsh-born Christian Bale is being considered a favourite for best supporting actor for his role as a boxer turned crack addict in The Fighter.
Natalie Portman, who scooped both the golden globe and screen actor's guild for her role in Black Swan, is favourite to take the Oscar for her role after being nominated for Best Actress.
Natalie Portman has been nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress
Her rivals Annette Bening and Julianne Moore are also being tipped for their roles in comedy drama The Kids Are All Right, about a lesbian couple whose children are conceived using a sperm donor.
Firth, 50, who has just won a Golden Globe for best actor, has been Oscar-nominated once before. He was in the running for best actor last year for A Single Man but went home empty-handed.
The Oscars, hosted by James Franco and Anne Hathaway, take place on Sunday February 27 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.
BEST PICTURE
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King’s Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter’s Bone
BEST ACTRESS
Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right)
Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole)
Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone)
Natalie Portman (Black Swan)
Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine)
BEST ACTOR
Javier Bardem (Biutiful)
Jeff Bridges (True Grit)
Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network)
Colin Firth (The King’s Speech)
James Franco (127 Hours)
BEST DIRECTOR
Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan)
David O. Russell (The Fighter)
Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech)
David Fincher (The Social Network)
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (True Grit)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christian Bale (The Fighter)
John Hawkes (Winter’s Bone)
Jeremy Renner (The Town)
Mark Ruffalo (The Kids Are All Right)
Geoffrey Rush (The King’s Speech)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams (The Fighter)
Helena Bonham Carter (The King’s Speech)
Melissa Leo (The Fighter)
Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit)
Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom)