With one major award remaining–that of the Best Picture–the predictably is again in full swing. Colin Firth won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, confirming that all four acting awards went to the odds-on favorites.
Firth’s turn in “The King’s Speech” had been lauded throughout awards season, and it was the most-acclaimed component of a film that is the frontrunner for Best Picture.
Firth beat out Jesse Eisenberg (“The Social Network”), Jeff Bridges (“True Grit”), James Franco (“127 Hours”) and Javier Bardem (“Biutiful”).
