Colin Firth Wins Best Actor for 'The King's Speech'

By Zach Dionne Posted Feb 28th 2011 12:02AM

Colin Firth earned his first Academy Award Sunday night, snagging the Best Actor Oscar for his performance in 'The King's Speech.'

"I have a feeling my career's just peaked," Firth said as he accepted his award from Sandra Bullock. Firth appeared emotional but mostly composed, calling his fellow nominees both "extraordinary" and "formidable."

Throughout the 2011 awards season, Firth's performance earned him a Golden Globe, a BAFTA and recognition from the Screen Actors Guild and a bevy of critics circles. The English actor received his Hollywood Walk of Fame star in January. Firth, 50, was nominated last year for 'A Single Man.' Watch Colin Firth's Oscar acceptance speech after the jump.

Guy Pearce told PopEater over the weekend that he found his 'King's Speech' co-star Colin Firth tremendously deserving of the award. "He's funny. He's genuine. He's adorable. He's charming. Just a lovely, lovely guy to be around," Pearce said.

Mark Logue, whose grandfather Lionel was portrayed by Geoffrey Rush as George VI's speech therapist, stopped by PopEater to share the only physical copy of the actual king's speech -- see it here:

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Monday 28 February

By KT

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OMG !! How did Justin Bieber not win for Never say Never ?? I don`t get it, Justins movie was so much better than is one..At least Justin is winning at the box office..YAYYY JUSTIN !!!!

By TERRY

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I COLLECT MOVIES, AND THE PEST PICTURES I HATE TO BUY THERE TERRIBLE LAST YEAR JEFF BRIDGES WON BUT MOST OTHERS OF HIS MOVIES ARE MUCH BETTER ,ITS TIME TO SEE WHAT THE PEOPLE THINK, GIVE US A SHOT AT IT.

By Mike

...they are called "The People's Choice Awards" and with your spelling and grammar it seems to me that you would have liked to see something like "Big Momma's House" or "Grown Ups" to win...THAT is why "the people" shouldn't choose them!

By donna

The right film won! The King's Speech was brilliantly written, adapted and acted. Geoffrey Rush should have won Best Supporting Actor but they got it right with Colin Firth, my Mr. Darcy. What a delight he is. Of course, many of the people responding won't agree because the average movie-goer, will not have seen the King's Speech and won't get it if they do. What a wonder piece of film-making it was. The Social Network was the most boring film ever made and I mean ever. It has no right being nominated for an Academy Award.

By tj123123

Who is he?

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"The King's Speech" was an AMAZING film! Colin Firth deserved that Oscar! (He was also excellent in "A Single Man!") Oscar got it right this time!

Wednesday 02 March

YOUR WRITE I CANT SPELL AND I DONT HAVE THOSE MOVIES, BUT I DID HERE THE SHOW STUNK.MIKEEEEEE

By Walt G

THE BRITISH HAVE ALWAYS LED THE FIELD OF ACTING, FROM CHARLES LAUGHTON, SIR LAURENCE OLIVIER, TO HELEN MIREN, THEY START OF DOING SHAKESPEARE IN GRAMMER SCHOOL TO THE STAGE TO THE BIG SCREEN. WE SEE IN THEM THE CENTURIES OF ACTING IN THE LAND OF LITERATURE AND POETS.

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