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'The King's Speech' gets 12 Oscar nominations

'The King's Speech' gets 12 Oscar nominations

The British monarchy saga The King s Speech leads the Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including best picture and acting honors for Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush.

Senh: Wow. The King's Speech kinda sneaked up on me. I was thinking The Social Network will get most of the nominations. Good to see True Grit get some love from the Oscars, while getting absolutely nothing from the Golden Globes. Oh yeah, and The Tourist is nowhere in site.

 

Early ratings show Oscars up over last year

Early indications are that an Academy Awards telecast where "The Hurt Locker" topped the popular "Avatar" for best picture was popular with viewers.

 

Oscars doubling best-picture nominees to 10

Oscars doubling best-picture nominees to 10

The Academy Awards are doubling the number of best-picture nominees from five to 10.

 

Can 'Dark Knight' leap into Oscar contention?

Can 'Dark Knight' leap into Oscar contention?

When it comes to the Academy Awards, Hollywood has some biases.

 

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