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The King's Speech

Tom Hooper

20101h 58mEnglish
DramaHistory
Accolades
4Oscar
Wins
1Golden Globe
Win
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Synopsis

The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.

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Details

Genres

DramaHistory

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Awards & Recognition

Awards Dominance

5

Wins

19

Nominations

4 Oscar · 1 Golden Globe

Won

  • Actor in a Leading Role · Colin Firth
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama · Colin Firth
  • Best Picture · Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
  • Directing · Tom Hooper
  • Writing (Original Screenplay) · Screenplay by David Seidler
Full award breakdown

2011

Academy Awards

4Wins
12Noms
◆ Won

Actor in a Leading Role

Colin Firth

2011
◆ Won

Best Picture

Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers

2011
◆ Won

Directing

Tom Hooper

2011
◆ Won

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Screenplay by David Seidler

2011
Nom

Actor in a Supporting Role

Geoffrey Rush

2011
Nom

Actress in a Supporting Role

Helena Bonham Carter

2011
Nom

Art Direction

Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Judy Farr

2011
Nom

Cinematography

Danny Cohen

2011
Nom

Costume Design

Jenny Beavan

2011
Nom

Film Editing

Tariq Anwar

2011
Nom

Music (Original Score)

Alexandre Desplat

2011
Nom

Sound Mixing

Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley

2011

2011

Golden Globes

1Wins
7Noms
◆ Won

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Colin Firth

2011
Nom

Best Director - Motion Picture

Tom Hooper

2011
Nom

Best Motion Picture - Drama

The King's Speech

2011
Nom

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

Alexandre Desplat

2011
Nom

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Geoffrey Rush

2011
Nom

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Helena Bonham Carter

2011
Nom

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

David Seidler

2011
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Cast

Colin Firth

Colin Firth

King George VI

Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush

Lionel Logue

Helena Bonham Carter

Helena Bonham Carter

Queen Elizabeth

Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

King Edward VIII

Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall

Winston Churchill

Michael Gambon

Michael Gambon

King George V

Jennifer Ehle

Jennifer Ehle

Myrtle Logue

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

Archbishop Cosmo Lang

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