No surprises in the end at the Oscars: the form book was followed almost religiously. The King’s Speech walked away with four gongs, with Colin Firth getting the award he should have won a year ago.
In total, the Oscar statuettes were shared by eight films, with Inception matching the King’s quartet – although all in technical categories.
Natalie Portman secured her Oscar, as did Christian Bale and Melissa Leo for their supporting roles in The Fighter. Indeed The Fighter’s success is the first Supporting Actor/Actress double since Hannah and Her Sisters 25 years ago – and the 8th time that double has been done.
The Social Network only secured three gongs in the end, only one of which was major (Aaron Sorkin’s adapted screenplay) – and director David Fincher went away empty-handed.
TS3 and Alice both secured a pair, the former being the inevitable winner of Best Animated Film.
The only major surprise was Best Foreign Film going to Denmark’s In A Better World.
All that remains now for King’s Speech is get to number one at the US box office next weekend, but that looks impossible against Johnny Depp’s Rango and The Adjustment Bureau on wide releases.
Oscars 2011: the winners
The King’s Speech: Best Film/Best Director for Tom Hooper/Best Actor for Colin Firth/Best Original Screenplay
Black Swan: Best Actress for Natalie Portman
The Social Network: Best Adapted Screenplay/Best Score/Best Editing
The Fighter: Best Supporting Actor for Christian Bale/Best Supporting Actress for Melissa Leo
Toy Story 3: Best Animated Film/Best Song
Inception: Best Cinematography/Best Sound Mixing/Best Sound Editing/Best Visual Effects
Alice In Wonderland: Best Art Direction/Best Costumes
In A Better World: Best Foreign Film
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