The King's Speech (Oscar Review)

Any category that has Win next to it is a category in which I think the film will win.

12 Nominations
Best Picture
Best Director: Tom Hooper
Best Actor: Colin Firth (Win)
Best Supporting Actor: Geoffrey Rush
Best Supporting Actress: Helenha Bonham Carter
Best Original Screenplay: David Seidler (Win)
Best Original Score: Alexandre Desplat
Best Sound Mixing: Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen, and John Midgley
Best Art Direction: Eve Stewart, Judy Farr
Best Cinematography: Danny Cohen
Best Costume Design: Jenny Beavan
Best Film Editing: Tariq Anwar


The King's Speech is the kind of film that has been getting oscar buzz since it first showed up in the oscar circuit.  Colin Firth, has been the frontrunner for this award since the film was released to the public.  Although I personally think that James Franco should win the award, I see the appeal of Firth.  He plays a character who is attempting to overcome an obstacle and though he's perfect as the role, and the speech impediment seems real, his character doesn't really have much of an arc, and Firth doesn't really get to show off his full acting range in the part.

The screenplay is witty and meaningful.  Many of the lines between Logue (Rush) and Prince Albert (Firth) are taken straight from the real life Logue's notes.  Although the dialogue doesn't have the same staccato and wit that The Social Network has it certainly beats out the other contenders in the category, none of which really rely on wordsmithing in the way The King's Speech does.