Darren Aronofsky

Winning an Oscar will taste even sweeter for some films up for Hollywood's highest honors Sunday -- many less commercial movies struggle to get financed, and will savor success all the more intensely.

"The King's Speech" continued its regal progress through the awards season, winning the Best Film award at the BAFTAs, as Colin Firth, who plays the film's stammering monarch, picked up Best Actor.

As widely predicted, Tom Hooper's British film "The King's Speech" swept the board with seven BAFTAs including best film at Sunday evening's awards ceremony -- but David Fincher grabbed the best director award for "The Social Network".

"The King's Speech" continued its regal progress through the awards season, winning the Best Film award at the BAFTAs, as Colin Firth, who plays the film's stammering monarch, picked up Best Actor.

As widely predicted, Tom Hooper's British film 'The King's Speech' swept the board with seven BAFTAs including best film at Sunday evening's awards ceremony -- but David Fincher grabs the best director award for 'The Social Network'.

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - "The King's Speech," in which Colin Firth plays stammering King George VI, reigned supreme at Britain's BAFTA awards Sunday, picking up seven prizes with just two weeks to go before the Oscars.

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - "The King's Speech," in which Colin Firth plays stammering King George VI, reigned supreme at Britain's BAFTA awards Sunday, picking up seven prizes with just two weeks to go before the Oscars.

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - "The King's Speech," in which Colin Firth plays stammering King George VI, is the bookmakers' favorite to be crowned best film at Britain's top movie accolades the BAFTA awards on Sunday.

LOS ANGELES (Back Stage) - Though she has been an actor for much of her 29 years, Natalie Portman admits there was a time when she wondered about other career choices.

British historical drama "The King's Speech" got a new boost in the race for Oscars glory on Saturday, as its director won a key prize in a weekend of Hollywood awards.

Larry King was a guest on Conan OÕBrienÕs TBS talk show, aptly titled ÒConan,Ó on Monday night. Naturally, the discussion veered into a debate over the seating capacities of two of Las VegasÕ best-known theaters.The give-and-take began when OÕBrien asked about KingÕs recent foray into stand-up comedy. King said heÕs scheduled to perform at the Mirage (we expect that would be Terry Fator Theater, though the venue was not specified). OÕBrien appeared at Pearl Theater at the Palms back in May.

BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuters) - "The King's Speech" reigned supreme in Hollywood on Tuesday as Oscar voters bestowed 12 nominations on the British drama, including best picture, actor and director.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar nominations were announced on Tuesday by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Winners of the 83rd annual Academy Awards will be revealed in Hollywood on February 27.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Child star Hailee Steinfeld hit the jackpot with her first feature film, Australia's Jacki Weaver had to wait 40 years and Jesse Eisenberg joined the elite club of Oscar nominees on Tuesday by bringing to life the publicity-shy creator of Facebook.

BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuters) - "The King's Speech" reigned supreme in Hollywood on Tuesday as Oscar voters bestowed 12 nominations on the British drama, including best picture, actor and director.

'Black Swan' and the lesbian moms flick 'The Kids Are All Right' are among the films nominated for an Oscar best picture award. Black Swan, which stars Natalie Portman as a lesbian ballerina, and the lesbian moms flick The Kids Are All Right are among the films nominated on Tuesday for an Oscar best picture award. Director Darren Aronofsky's much heralded thriller Black Swan took 5 nominations, including nods for best picture and director, while The Kids Are All Right received 4 nominations. The film's leading ladies, Annette Bening and Portman, received best actress nominations for their roles. Mark Ruffalo received a best supporting actor nom for his portrayal of biological father Paul in The Kids Are All Right. The film's writers, Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg, have also been nominated for best screenplay. Black Swan is also nominated in the film editing and cinematography categories. Other entries in the best picture race include The Fighter, True Grit, The King's Speech, The

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - A ballet psycho-thriller isn't the typical boxoffice juggernaut, but as Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan" hit the $75 million mark during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, Fox Searchlight received its most detailed breakdown of who is fueling the season's surprise hit:

2017 PST: The Social Network is the big winner of the night, clinching the top award for best picture and scooping the most honours of the night - four (best picture, best screenplay, best director, best score). The thank-yous from the stage again acknowledged Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, whose life served as "a metaphor for communication and the way we relate to each other."

2017 PST: The Social Network is the big winner of the night, clinching the top award for best picture and scooping the most honours of the night - four (best picture, best screenplay, best director, best score). The thank-yous from the stage again acknowledged Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, whose life served as "a metaphor for communication and the way we relate to each other."

Hollywood's annual awards season is set to kick off as stars and filmmakers gather for the Golden Globes, with British historical drama "The King's Speech" hoping for a boost toward Oscars glory.