British film The King's Speech has been crowned best picture at the Oscars, with star Colin Firth named best actor. (See Orginal BBC report here)
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In Speechless Awe by Darius KADIVAR
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The King's Speech – 4 awards
Inception – 4 awards
The Social Network – 3 awards
The Fighter – 2 awards
Alice In Wonderland – 2 awards
Toy Story III –2 awards
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HIGHLIGHTS OF 2011 OSCAR’s CEREMONY
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AP Report : 'King's Speech' Wins Best-picture, 3 Other Oscars :
Best Actor for Colin Firth :Colin Firth accepts the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the stammering King George VI.
Natalie Portman wins Best Actress Oscar :
INSIDE ACTOR’s STUDIO :
Colin Firth’s Masterclass hosted by James Limpton
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Oscar Night Highlights :
Tom Hooper was named best director for the film, which also won for best original screenplay at theceremony.
Its best picture rival, The Social Network, won for adapted screenplay, film editing and score. Natalie Portman won best actress for Black Swan.
Briton Christian Bale and Melissa Leo won supporting acting awards for boxing drama The Fighter.
Firth, who had been firm favourite to win for his portrayal of King George VI battling a stammer, joked: "I have a feeling my career's just peaked."
The success of The King's Speech denied director David Fincher and his film The Social Network, the story of the creation of Facebook that was considered its closestrival at the ceremony in Los Angeles' Kodak Theatre.
Paying tribute to his film's stars, Hooper said: "Thank you to my wonderful actors, the triangle of man-love which is Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and me. I'm only here because of you guys."
Screenwriter David Seidler thanked the Queen for "not putting me in the Tower of London" for the swearing that featured in his Oscar-winning script.
'Truly wow'
The King's Speech had led the nominations, competing in 12 categories, ahead of the 10 nominations for True Grit - from which the Coen brothers' Western won nothing.
There had been eight nominations each for Inception and The Social Network, the adapted screenplay for the latter winning an Oscar for The West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin.
Portman had been the favourite for the best actress prize for her performance as a disturbed ballet dancer in Black Swan.
"This is insane, and I truly, sincerely wish that the prize tonight was to get to workwith my fellow nominees - I'm so in awe of you," said the pregnant actress.
Among the women she beat to the Oscar was The Kids Are All Right actress Annette Bening, who has now been nominated four times without success.
After being named best actress in a supporting role, Leo said: "Really, really, really truly wow. I know there have been a lot of people saying some real, real nice things to me for several months now, but I am just shaking in my boots here."
Youthful feel
Her triumph denied Briton Helena Bonham Carter, nominated for her role as the future Queen Mother in The King's Speech, as well as The Fighter cast-mate Amy Adams.
Leo had to be bleeped by broadcasters when she swore during her acceptance speech and later apologised, saying it had been "very inappropriate".
During his acceptance speech, also for The Fighter, Bale joked: "I'm not going to drop the F-bomb like she did."
The Welsh-born actor said: "What a room full of talented, inspirational people - and what am I doing in the midst of you?"
He also paid tribute to his wife, whom he described as "my mast through the storms of life".
Sci-fi spectacular Inception won four awards, for cinematography, visual effects,sound mixing and sound editing, while there were two for Alice in Wonderland,for art direction and costume design. The best make-up prize went to The Wolfman.
Danish film In a Better World collected the best foreign language film prize.
The best animated feature award went to Toy Story 3, which also picked upthe best original song Oscar for We Belong Together. The Lost Thing was named best animated short film.
The bestdocumentary feature Academy Award went to Inside Job, an examination of the recent global financial crisis.
After collecting his award, director Charles Ferguson said: "Forgive me, I must start by pointing out that three years after our horrific financial crisis caused by financial fraud, not a single financial executive has gone to jail - and that's wrong."
The documentary short film prize went to Strangers No More, and the live action short honour to God of Love.
James Franco and Anne Hathaway hosted the 83rd Academy Awards and joked about the organisers' plans for a more youthful feel to this year's ceremony.
"You look very appealing to a younger demographic," Hathaway told her co-host.
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Anahid Jan Yes I think she is Her husband is French
by Darius Kadivar on Mon Feb 28, 2011 12:07 PM PSTI believe she met her French husband a ballet dance instructor during the shooting of the Black Swan and fell in love.
I don't think given the size of her belly that she has delivered yet ...
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by yolanda on Mon Feb 28, 2011 11:59 AM PSTCate Blanchett looked like she was carrying a giant jelly fish!
BTW my worst dress pick goes to Cate Blanchett!
by Esfand Aashena on Mon Feb 28, 2011 11:45 AM PSTShe looked like putting on sofreh aghd's mirror!
Sofreh aghd is the traditonal spread that Iranians have for their weddings when the agha (Mullah ;-) reads the marriage vows! The spread has a center piece of mirror like this. Pictory description here!
Everything is sacred
Darius jan, thanks for your blog. Didn't Portman give birth ?
by Anahid Hojjati on Mon Feb 28, 2011 10:29 AM PSTDarius jan, thanks for your blog. I see that you quoted Natalie Portman and mentioned that the pregnant actress said that. I believe that she already gave birth, but now I am not sure any more.
Teflon Moslem!
by Esfand Aashena on Mon Feb 28, 2011 10:04 AM PSTLook at these Teflon Moslem! Here some older Teflon Moslem! I don't know if the photos are photoshopped or if their haircuts are really like that! The links are probably good for few days only.
Everything is sacred
Great observation Ari Jaan ;0)
by Darius Kadivar on Mon Feb 28, 2011 08:56 AM PSTAgreed !
Also can't wait for the DVD Release particularly it's Tenth Anniversary Collector with Bonus material and director's cut ;0)
I wish Geoffrey Rush had got one too for this was truly the Duet's on screen chemistry which created the Film's magic and unique blend.
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by Red Wine on Mon Feb 28, 2011 08:49 AM PST...Well,I do not agree with you my dear friends and I am reading here just typical comments of always and nothing new (or am I missing something and i don't know?) constructive to have one really knows if this movie has earned that Oscar or not!
(ماشا الله که ایرانیها هندوانه به زیر بغل گذاشتن را خوب بلدند!)
We must talk about the cinematographic points of a movie and nothing else!
(در پارتی بازی هم اول هستیم و کو گوش شنوا !)
bahram9821 Jaan that was HILARIOUS ;0)
by Darius Kadivar on Mon Feb 28, 2011 08:46 AM PSTIt nearly knocked me off my chair ;0))
Thanks for sharing !
LOL
Jeesh Dasht?
by Doctor mohandes on Mon Feb 28, 2011 08:40 AM PSTEy baba
Don't they know to Jeesh proof themselves before stepping on that stage? Ajab bekhoda!!! What a world we live in:((
DM, I think Colin meant he had to go to bathroom
by Anahid Hojjati on Mon Feb 28, 2011 08:34 AM PSTThis was a boring Oscars to watch. Highlights:
How many outfits Ann Hathaway changed and how great she looked in all
Jennife Hudson looking great
male stars making themselves look ugly by wearing ugliest beards
and probably colin's reference to tending to some impulse. this was great Oscars for multitasking. Got some house cleaning, writing comments on IC, facebooking, reading magazine all while I was half watching this show.
Ari
by Doctor mohandes on Mon Feb 28, 2011 08:24 AM PSTDuring Firth's acceptance speech, for some reason, I kept thinking at any minute he would make a mention of your review of the movie:) Then i thought he definitely would explain what he meant by "attending to some impulses"when he was ending it or something along those lines (if i heard correctly) By talking about your piece and how deep it was.
Just knew it!
by Ari Siletz on Mon Feb 28, 2011 08:16 AM PSTAs for media and journalists bellyaching about fakeness and too much glitz, they should save their poignant criticsms for somethings that are not supposed to be show business but sadly are. Say US politics.
The President's Speech
by bahram9821 on Mon Feb 28, 2011 08:15 AM PST//www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnxNnJYziMY&hd=1
Javid Iran!
by aynak on Mon Feb 28, 2011 08:13 AM PSTWe don't need Shah, nor Valeeh Fagheeh.
May we all have good dreams.
SUCKS to The Social Network! The Social Network is SUCKS!
by Esfand Aashena on Mon Feb 28, 2011 07:20 AM PSTThe Social Network won 3 Oscars, for Original Score (song), Editing and Adapted Screenplay. It seems they were just "trying" to "give away" Social Network some Oscars and these 3 seemed to be the ones people would complain less about! They knew other categories were way over its head!
Everyone keeps saying because of the impact of Facebook in the world, Oscars "HAD" to be given to them. Why? Did Stoning Soraya M get any Oscars? It wasn't even nominated yet the subject matter is an important world subject.
It was a pitty to see a basic TV movie (really that's what it is) being forced fed to compete with really legit movies. The 2nd disappointment was the Oscars that went to Alice In Wonderland.
Everything is sacred
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by Red Wine on Mon Feb 28, 2011 07:06 AM PSTThis year has been one of the worst years of Oscar! has not been a decent movie and boredom of academic members was obvious!
It was ridiculous when most of the presenters of big American channels were saying openly that they just Intrese the glamor of the guests and nothing more. perhaps the best part was the Elton John party.I am sure about it :) .
The only correct and positive thing was the vote winners Natalie Portman and Christian Bale. what's more has been only to give a false advertising no longer works with people especially with the European film viewers.
On the note of work, Hollywood has been suspended in 2010.
Thank you Dariush jan for blog.