Posts with tag "Colin Firth"

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

Posted Feb 28th 2011 at 12:02 AM by Zach Dionne

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 ...

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Colin Firth Talks About 'Odd' Love Scenes [VIDEO]

Posted Feb 18th 2011 at 06:00 AM by AOL TV Editors

Colin Firth has starred opposite many beautiful actresses in his film career. So during his appearance on 'Piers Morgan Tonight,' Morgan asked his fellow Brit if he enjoys filming love scenes. "I like the idea of them," Firth conceded, but then added that the cameras and the crew take away from the experience. "If Scarlett Johansson is laying there, I could probably deal with a few cameras," ...

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Colin Firth Leaves BAFTA Award at a Bar After a Night of Heavy Drinking

Posted Feb 15th 2011 at 03:55 AM by Christo Varghese

Colin Firth reportedly got so drunk after his BAFTA win on Sunday night that he allegedly left the award at a bar. Firth received the leading actor award for his role in 'The King's Speech,' at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards. The Daily Star reports that the 50-year-old actor drank so much champagne at a post-BAFTA bash that he left his trophy at the bar and went home. ...

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'The King's Speech' and Colin Firth are Victorious at the 2011 SAG Awards

Posted Jan 30th 2011 at 11:22 PM by Moviefone Editors

The 2011 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award winners were announced earlier this evening, with 'The King's Speech' taking home the top honors of the night, it won for Outstanding Ensemble and Outstanding Male Actor Performance, Colin Firth. A pregnant Natalie Portman won the Outstanding Female Actor award for her performance as a troubled ballerina in 'Black Swan', while the supporting categories ...

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'The King's Speech' Pulls Ahead in Oscar Race With Directing Award

Posted Jan 30th 2011 at 11:01 AM by Moviefone Editors

Saturday night in Los Angeles, the Director's Guild of America (DGA) announced their biggest pick of the year: Tom Hooper, of 'The King's Speech,' won Outstanding Feature Film Director. That makes 'Speech' the clear Oscar frontrunner. As Deadline wisely notes on its official listing of the Guild's 2011 winners, only six times in history has the DGA winner not won the Academy Award for Best ...

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'King's Speech' Dominates Oscar Nominations

Posted Jan 25th 2011 at 08:50 AM by PopEater Staff

'The King's Speech' rules the 83rd Annual Academy Award nominations -- with nods for best picture, best actor, best supporting actress and best supporting actor. Get the list of nominees! ...

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PopEater's Guide to Thanksgiving Movies

Posted Nov 25th 2010 at 09:00 AM by John Mitchell

Let's face it: Thanksgiving, like every other familial holiday, can be a little stressful. Need an escape from the madness, a reason to put grandma to bed early and hit the town? Check out what's playing at your local movie theater. Thanksgiving brings with it one of the biggest movie weekends of the year, so there's usually something for everyone. Let's take a look: ...

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Colin Firth Tweaks Celeb Botox Culture

Posted Sep 8th 2009 at 02:22 PM by PopEater Staff

Colin Firth has lashed out against plastic surgery and Botox injections, calling the procedures "a disaster" for actors, whose faces he says are "supposed to move." "Injecting something into your face so it's paralyzed, or cutting bits of it up so that you take any signs of life out of it is catastrophic if you're going to express yourself in any way at all," the 48-year-old 'Bridget Jones' ...