Directors of Best Film nominees like Zero Dark Thirty, Django Unchained and Argo miss out on Best Director nominations.
This is a monstrosity of a film, a pompous and bloated farce that uneasily straddles the line between spoof and drama, writes Raja Sen.
The King's Speech reaffirms what most filmmakers take for granted, that a film should stay rooted in its culture and that its characters.
The film has won seven out of its 14 nominations.
The Kings Speech, a British drama about the stammering monarch King George VI, leads this year's Oscar nominations with 12 nods, while another period drama True Grit follows closely with 10 nominations. Favourite The Social Network only managed the third spot with eight nominations, while Leonardo DiCaprio-starrer psychological thriller Inception got seven.
The Best Picture Oscar nominees at a glance.
The Colin Firth film is doing well, thanks to its Oscar nominations.
Director Suparn Verma seems upset about some of the Oscar wins this year. He rants about it.
The British historical drama leads the nominations with 14 nods.
The television premiere of the internationally acclaimed film "The Danish Girl" was put on hold on Sony Le Plex as the channel was unable to receive the necessary certification from the Central Board of Film Certification.
An occasional series featuring unusual movie connections.
Watch the trailers and predict the winner at the end.
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