RE: The King’s Speech should clean up.
They were bypassed at the Golden Globes in favor of the Social Network. The only win for the King’s Speech at the Golden Globe was Colin Firth for Best Actor.
I remember Steven Spielberg’s THE COLOR PURPLE ( starring Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey ) was nominated for 11 Oscars in 1985 but DID NOT WIN ANYTHING that year.
It would be a damn shame, although it would be a perfect sign of the times, having a film about the narcissists who started Facebook, win out over a story about triumphing over adversity.
The Golden Globes best picture usually isn’t the Oscar Best Picture. “The King’s Speech” just won the best produced movie from Producers Guild of America which also happened to be the Oscar Best Picture for the last 3 years in a row.
So it has a very good chance right now of being Best Picture
“The King’s Speech” has taken off at the box office since the Golden Globes.
The Academy loves to reward “art” films that actually make money. This film is gonna clean up at the Oscars, starting with Colin Firth as Best Actor.
(And it’s a really good movie.)