7.
Tom Hooper
The King’s Speech won him an Oscar for Best
Achievement in Directing
Past films include...
▪ Les Misérables
▪ The Damned United
▪ Longford
8.
Colin Firth as King George VI
The King’s Speech won him an Oscar for Best
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Past films include...
▪ Love Actually
▪ A Single Man
▪ Girl with a Pearl Earring
9.
Helena Bonham Carter as Queen Elizabeth
The King’s Speech got her an Oscar nomination for Best
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Past films include...
▪ Fight Club
▪ Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
▪ Alice in Wonderland
Geoffrey Rush as Lionel Logue
The King’s Speech got him an Oscar nomination for Best
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Past films include...
▪ Shakespeare in Love
▪ The Pirates of the Caribbean series
11.
Was entered into several film festivals
Hamptons International Film Festival
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Robert Festival
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
12. They focus on the
big stars that feature
in the film
Extremely positive
critic reviews
Heavy emphasis on
British themes
14.
Rotten Tomatoes
94% from critic reviews
Average rating of 8.6/10 from ratings
92% from audience feedback
Average rating of 4.3/5 from ratings
Metacritic
Metascore of 88/100 based on 41 critics
User score of 8.3/10 based on 591 ratings
15.
#199 in IMDB’s Top 250 list
Won 4 Oscars
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Best Achievement in Directing
Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Won 90 awards in total, nominated for 104
others
16.
Ranked 18th in top grossing list of 2010
Toy Story 3 ranks 1st with $1,063,171,911
(£637,855,517), a difference of $648,960,362
(£389,342,987) which is over double what
The King’s Speech made