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'The King's Speech' cleans up at BAFTAS

Colin Firth was crowned the country’s Leading Actor as The King’s Speech swept the board at the Orange British Academy Film Awards (Baftas).

Sun, 13 Feb, 2011 - 21:48

Colin Firth was crowned the country’s Leading Actor as The King’s Speech swept the board at the Orange British Academy Film Awards (Baftas).

The tale of stuttering monarch King George VI scooped seven awards on the night at the Royal Opera House in London.

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Courts Entertainment Heathrow Place: Royal Opera House Place: London Place: United States Place: UK Place: Covent Garden Place: Britain Person: Colin Firth Person: King George VI Person: Firth Person: Queen Person: Geoffrey Rush Person: Helena Bonham Carter Person: Bonham Carter Person: King Person: David Seidler Person: Seidler Person: Tom Hooper Person: David Fincher Person: Tanya Seghatchian Person: Natalie Portman Person: Darren Aronofsky Person: Christopher Lee Person: Tim Burton Person: Lee Person: Jonathan Ross Person: Ricky Gervais Person: Ken Loach Person: Mike Leigh Person: Paddy Considine Person: Michael Please Person: Hailee Steinfeld Person: The Red Queen Person: Stieg Larsson Person: Christopher Nolan Person: Kevin Spacey Person: Ross Person: Chris Morris Event: Orange British Academy Film Awards Event: BAFTAs Event: Oscars Organisation: BAFTAs Organisation: UK Film Council’s Film Fund Organisation: UK Film Council Organisation: BAFTA

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