LONDON: Colin Firth and Natalie Portman could replicate their best actor Golden Globe success at the BAFTAs, after they were both nominated Tuesday for Britain's top film awards. Their respective movies, “The King's Speech” and “Black Swan”, topped the nominations, with the study of king George VI's battle with his stammer receiving 14 and the ballet drama earning 12. Thriller “Inception”, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, follows with nine nominations, while director Danny Boyle's rock-climbing film “127 Hours” and “True Grit”, the Coen brothers' movie, are in eight categories. “The Social Network”, which won the most Golden Globes on Sunday is up for six gongs. “Alice In Wonderland” has five BAFTA nominations, while “The Kids Are All Right” and British film “Made In Dagenham”, have four apiece. “The Fighter”, “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” and “Toy Story 3” each received three nominations. Firth is up against Javier Bardem (“Biutiful”), Jeff Bridges (“True Grit”), Jesse Eisenberg (“The Social Network”) and James Franco (“127 Hours”) for the leading actor gong. Meanwhile Portman takes on Annette Bening and Julianne Moore from “The Kids Are All Right”, Noomi Rapace (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”) and Hailee Steinfeld (“True Grit”). The nominations for best film were “Black Swan”, “Inception”, “The King's Speech”, “The Social Network” and “True Grit”. The BAFTA ceremony, hosted again this year by broadcaster Jonathan Ross, takes place on Feb. 13. – Agence France
