The King's Speech set to reign at Baftas
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British movie The King's Speech is expected to reign at the Baftas after topping the nominations list for the film awards.
The story of King George VI's attempt to overcome his stutter is in the running for the most coveted prizes, including best film and director as well as actor for Colin Firth, at next month's ceremony.
Firth's co-stars, Geoffrey Rush, who plays the monarch's speech therapist, and Helena Bonham Carter as Queen Elizabeth, are nominated in the supporting actor and actress categories.
News of the film's 14 nominations follows disappointment at the Golden Globes, where the royal drama, directed by Briton Tom Hooper, took only one - Firth won best actor - of the seven awards it had been contending for.
The full list of Bafta film nominations:
BEST FILM
* Black Swan
* Inception
* The King's Speech
* The Social Network
* True Grit
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
* 127 Hours
* Another Year
* Four Lions
* The King's Speech
* Made In Dagenham
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
* The Arbor: Clio Barnard (director), Tracy O'Riordan (producer)
* Exit Through The Gift Shop: Banksy (director), Jaimie D'Cruz (producer)
* Four Lions: Chris Morris (director/writer)
* Monsters: Gareth Edwards (director/writer)
* Skeletons: Nick Whitfield (director/writer)
DIRECTOR
* 127 Hours, Danny Boyle
* Black Swan, Darren Aronofsky
* Inception, Christopher Nolan
* The King's Speech, Tom Hooper
* The Social Network, David Fincher
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
* Black Swan
* The Fighter
* Inception
* The Kids Are All Right
* The King's Speech
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
* 127 Hours
* The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
* The Social Network
* Toy Story 3
* True Grit
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FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
* Biutiful
* The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
* I Am Love
* Of Gods And Men
* The Secret In Their Eyes
ANIMATED FILM
* Despicable Me
* How To Train Your Dragon
* Toy Story 3
LEADING ACTOR
* Javier Bardem, Biutiful
* Jeff Bridges, True Grit
* Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
* Colin Firth, The King's Speech
* James Franco, 127 Hours
LEADING ACTRESS
* Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
* Julianne Moore, The Kids Are All Right
* Natalie Portman, Black Swan
* Noomi Rapace, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
* Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
SUPPORTING ACTOR
* Christian Bale, The Fighter
* Andrew Garfield, The Social Network
* Pete Postlethwaite, The Town
* Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
* Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
* Amy Adams, The Fighter
* Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
* Barbara Hershey, Black Swan
* Lesley Manville, Another Year
* Miranda Richardson, Made in Dagenham
ORIGINAL MUSIC
* 127 Hours
* Alice In Wonderland
* How To Train Your Dragon
* Inception
* The King's Speech
CINEMATOGRAPHY
* 127 Hours
* Black Swan
* Inception
* The King's Speech
* True Grit
EDITING
* 127 Hours
* Black Swan
* Inception
* The King's Speech
* The Social Network
PRODUCTION DESIGN
* Alice In Wonderland
* Black Swan
* Inception
* The King's Speech
* True Grit
COSTUME DESIGN
* Alice In Wonderland
* Black Swan
* The King's Speech
* Made In Dagenham
* True Grit
SOUND
* 127 Hours
* Black Swan
* Inception
* The King's Speech
* True Grit
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
* Alice In Wonderland
* Black Swan
* Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1
* Inception
* Toy Story 3
MAKE UP AND HAIR
* Alice In Wonderland
* Black Swan
* Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1
* The King's Speech
* Made In Dagenham
SHORT ANIMATION
* The Eagleman Stag
* Matter Fisher
* Thursday
SHORT FILM
* Connect
* Lin
* Rite
* Turning
* Until The River Runs Red
THE ORANGE WEDNESDAYS RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
* Gemma Arterton
* Andrew Garfield
* Tom Hardy
* Aaron Johnson
* Emma Stone
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