Royal drama rewarded with seven nominations in the US Golden Globes film awards, edging ahead of The Social Network and The Fighter, which took six each
In what looks set to be hailed as a triumph for British cinema, The King's Speech today led the field at the Golden Globe award nominations, making the shortlist in seven categories including best dramatic film.
The nominations anointed three very different films ? and three very different heroes, a boxer, a geek as well as the stuttering king ? as frontrunners for awards glory next year.
Hot on the heels of the British film was David O Russell's boxing saga The Fighter and David Fincher's The Social Network, an unauthorised biopic of the billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, both tied on six nominations apiece. Early evidence, however, suggests that the monarch may just take the crown. The winners will be announced in Hollywood on January 16.
The King's Speech stars Colin Firth as George VI and Geoffrey Rush as Lionel Logue, the Australian speech therapist who helps the monarch find his voice in the run-up to the second world war. Hailed by Guardian film critic Peter Bradshaw as "a handsomely produced, massively confident crowd-pleaser", it was shot on a comparatively meagre budget of �4.5m with help from the now defunct UK Film Council. The picture picked up acting nominations for Firth, Rush and Helena Bonham Carter, who plays plays Elizabeth, the future Queen Mother. There was also a director nod for its British film-maker, Tom Hooper.
Other British hopes include Christian Bale, nominated for his supporting role in The Fighter, and rising star Andrew Garfield. Born in the US but raised in England, Garfield was shortlisted for his performance in The Social Network. He has since been cast as Spider-Man in the reboot of the superhero series of films.
Joining The King's Speech on the best dramatic film shortlist were Inception, Black Swan, The Fighter and The Social Network. Elsewhere, Alice in Wonderland, Burlesque, The Kids Are All Right, Red and The Tourist were all nominated for best comedy/musical.
Today's announcement spelled good news for Johnny Depp, who picked up two nominations in the best comedy/musical category for his performances in Alice in Wonderland and The Tourist. But the sentimental favourite in the acting race is likely to be Michael Douglas. Currently battling stage-four cancer, Douglas was nominated for his barnstorming role as a semi-reformed Gordon Gekko in Oliver Stone's Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
The Golden Globes are traditionally regarded as a crucial dress rehearsal for the all-important Academy awards. But its reputation as a reliable guide to Oscar glory is no longer what it was. Slumdog Millionaire is the only film in the past six years to have followed a Golden Globe with a best picture Oscar. Last year's best film and director Globes went to James Cameron for Avatar. That decision was later upended at the Academy awards when Kathryn Bigelow won for her tense Iraq war drama, The Hurt Locker.
The Golden Globe nominations
Best Motion Picture ? Drama
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The King's Speech
The Social Network
Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture ? Drama
Halle Berry - Frankie and Alice
Nicole Kidman - Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence - Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman - Black Swan
Michelle Williams - Blue Valentine
Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture ? Drama
Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network
Colin Firth - The King's Speech
James Franco - 127 Hours
Ryan Gosling - Blue Valentine
Mark Wahlberg - The Fighter
Best Motion Picture ? Comedy Or Musical
Alice in Wonderland
Burlesque
The Kids Are All Right
Red
The Tourist
Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture ? Comedy Or Musical
Annette Bening - The Kids Are All Right
Anne Hathaway - Love and Other Drugs
Angelina Jolie - The Tourist
Julianne Moore - The Kids Are All Right
Emma Stone - Easy A
Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture ? Comedy Or Musical
Johnny Depp - Alice in Wonderland
Johnny Depp - The Tourist
Paul Giamatti - Barney's Version
Jake Gyllenhaal - Love And Other Drugs
Kevin Spacey - Casino Jack
Best Animated Feature Film
Despicable Me
How To Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Tangled
Toy Story 3
Best Foreign Language Film
Biutiful (Mexico/Spain)
The Concert (France)
The Edge (Russia)
I Am Love (Io Sono L'amore) (Italy)
In A Better World (Denmark)
Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture
Amy Adams - The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter - The King's Speech
Mila Kunis - Black Swan
Melissa Leo - The Fighter
Jacki Weaver - Animal Kingdom
Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture
Christian Bale - The Fighter
Michael Douglas - Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Andrew Garfield - The Social Network
Jeremy Renner - The Town
Geoffrey Rush - The King's Speech
Best Director ? Motion Picture
Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan
David Fincher - The Social Network
Tom Hooper - The King's Speech
Christopher Nolan - Inception
David O Russell - The Fighter
Best Screenplay ? Motion Picture
Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy - 127 Hours
Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg - The Kids Are All Right
Christopher Nolan - Inception
David Seidler - The King's Speech
Aaron Sorkin - The Social Network
Best Original Score ? Motion Picture
Alexandre Desplat - The King's Speech
Danny Elfman - Alice In Wonderland
Ar Rahman - 127 Hours
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross - The Social Network
Hans Zimmer - Inception
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/dec/14/golden-globes-nominations-kings-speech
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