Firth crowns ‘thrilling’ win with fine speech
Boosting his chances of an Oscar nomination later this month, The King’s Speech tells the story of the unlikely relationship between the monarch and an Australian speech therapist.
Accepting his award, Firth referred to his age and said: “To get to this stage of your life with your dignity and judgment intact can be somewhat precarious. Sometimes all you need is a bit of gentle reassurance to keep you on track but right now this [the award] is all that stands between me and a Harley Davidson.”
