# List of accolades received by The King's Speech

The King's Speech is a 2010 British historical drama film directed by Tom Hooper, from a script by David Seidler. The film stars Colin Firth as George (both Duke of York and later king), Helena Bonham Carter as his wife Queen Elizabeth, and Geoffrey Rush as the speech therapist Lionel Logue. The film focuses on the attempts by George to overcome his stutter, a process in which Logue was instrumental.
The King's Speech premiered on 6 September 2010 at the Telluride Film Festival in the United States, and was screened at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival on 10 September 2010, where it received a standing ovation and won the People's Choice Award. It was eventually released in the UK on 7 January 2011. The film grossed a worldwide total at the box office of over $414 million on a production budget of £8 million ($15 million). After five weeks on UK release, it was identified as the most successful independent British film ever. It appeared in the Top Ten lists of more than twenty reviewers for the best films of 2010.
At the 83rd Academy Awards, the film received a total of twelve award nominations, more than any other film, and won four: Best Picture, Best Director (Hooper), Best Original Screenplay (Seidler), and Best Actor (Firth). At the 68th Golden Globe Awards, the film received seven nominations, more than any other nominee, but only Firth won an award, for Best Actor. Hooper also won for Best Director at the 63rd Directors Guild of America Awards. At the 17th Screen Actors Guild Awards, Firth won the Best Actor award and the cast won Best Ensemble. At the 64th British Academy Film Awards, it won seven awards out of fourteen nominations, more than any other film, consisting of Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Best Actor (Firth), Best Supporting Actor (Rush), Best Supporting Actress (Bonham Carter), Best Original Screenplay (Seidler), and Best Music (Alexandre Desplat).

## Accolades

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| Academy Awards | 27 February 2011 | Best Picture | Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin | Won |
| Academy Awards | 27 February 2011 | Best Director | Tom Hooper | Won |
| Academy Awards | 27 February 2011 | Best Actor | Colin Firth | Won |
| Academy Awards | 27 February 2011 | Best Supporting Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | 27 February 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | 27 February 2011 | Best Original Screenplay | David Seidler | Won |
| Academy Awards | 27 February 2011 | Best Art Direction | Eve Stewart, Judy Farr | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | 27 February 2011 | Best Cinematography | Danny Cohen | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | 27 February 2011 | Best Costume Design | Jenny Beavan | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | 27 February 2011 | Best Film Editing | Tariq Anwar | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | 27 February 2011 | Best Original Score | Alexandre Desplat | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | 27 February 2011 | Best Sound Mixing | Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen, John Midgley | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards | 10 January 2011 | Best Film | Best Film | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards | 10 January 2011 | Best Original Screenplay | David Seidler | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards | 10 January 2011 | Best Ensemble Cast | Best Ensemble Cast | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards | 10 January 2011 | Best Director | Tom Hooper | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards | 10 January 2011 | Best Actor | Colin Firth | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards | 10 January 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards | 10 January 2011 | Best Supporting Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Nominated |
| American Cinema Editors | 19 February 2011 | Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Tariq Anwar | Nominated |
| American Film Institute Awards | 14 January 2011 | AFI Special Award | AFI Special Award | Won |
| American Society of Cinematographers | 13 February 2011 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Danny Cohen | Nominated |
| Art Directors Guild | 5 February 2011 | Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film | Eve Stewart | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | 22 December 2010 | Best Actor | Colin Firth | Won |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts | 13 February 2011 | Best Film | Best Film | Won |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts | 13 February 2011 | Outstanding British Film | Outstanding British Film | Won |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts | 13 February 2011 | Best Direction | Tom Hooper | Nominated |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts | 13 February 2011 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Colin Firth | Won |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts | 13 February 2011 | Best Supporting Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Won |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts | 13 February 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Won |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts | 13 February 2011 | Best Original Screenplay | David Seidler | Won |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts | 13 February 2011 | Best Cinematography | Danny Cohen | Nominated |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts | 13 February 2011 | Best Production Design | Eve Stewart, Judy Farr | Nominated |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts | 13 February 2011 | Best Costume Design | Jenny Beavan | Nominated |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts | 13 February 2011 | Best Makeup and Hair | Frances Hannon | Nominated |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts | 13 February 2011 | Best Film Music | Alexandre Desplat | Won |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts | 13 February 2011 | Best Editing | Tariq Anwar | Nominated |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts | 13 February 2011 | Best Sound | John Midgley, Lee Walpole, Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen | Nominated |
| British Independent Film Awards | 5 December 2010 | Best British Independent Film | Best British Independent Film | Won |
| British Independent Film Awards | 5 December 2010 | Best Actor | Colin Firth | Won |
| British Independent Film Awards | 5 December 2010 | Best Director | Tom Hooper | Nominated |
| British Independent Film Awards | 5 December 2010 | Best Screenplay | David Seidler | Won |
| British Independent Film Awards | 5 December 2010 | Best Supporting Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Won |
| British Independent Film Awards | 5 December 2010 | Best Supporting Actor | Guy Pearce | Nominated |
| British Independent Film Awards | 5 December 2010 | Best Supporting Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Won |
| British Independent Film Awards | 5 December 2010 | The Richard Harris Award | Helena Bonham Carter | Won |
| British Independent Film Awards | 5 December 2010 | Best Technical Achievement – Production Design | Eve Stewart | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 19 December 2010 | Best Film | Best Film | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 19 December 2010 | Best Original Screenplay | David Seidler | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 19 December 2010 | Best Actor | Colin Firth | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 19 December 2010 | Best Supporting Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 19 December 2010 | Best Supporting Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 19 December 2010 | Best Director | Tom Hooper | Nominated |
| Costume Designers Guild | 22 February 2011 | Excellence in Period Film | Jenny Beavan | Won |
| Critics' Choice Movie Award | 14 January 2011 | Best Film | Best Film | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Award | 14 January 2011 | Best Acting Ensemble | Best Acting Ensemble | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Award | 14 January 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Award | 14 January 2011 | Best Actor | Colin Firth | Won |
| Critics' Choice Movie Award | 14 January 2011 | Best Supporting Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Award | 14 January 2011 | Best Director | Tom Hooper | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Award | 14 January 2011 | Best Original Screenplay | David Seidler | Won |
| Critics' Choice Movie Award | 14 January 2011 | Best Cinematography | Danny Cohen | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Award | 14 January 2011 | Best Art Direction | Eve Stewart, Judy Farr | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Award | 14 January 2011 | Best Costume Design | Jenny Beavan | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Award | 14 January 2011 | Best Score | Alexandre Desplat | Nominated |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 17 December 2010 | Best Film | Best Film | Nominated |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 17 December 2010 | Best Director | Tom Hooper | Nominated |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 17 December 2010 | Best Supporting Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominated |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 17 December 2010 | Best Actor | Colin Firth | Nominated |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 17 December 2010 | Best Supporting Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Nominated |
| David di Donatello | 6 May 2011 | Best European Film | Best European Film | Won |
| Denver Film Critics Society | 28 January 2011 | Best Film | Best Film | Nominated |
| Denver Film Critics Society | 28 January 2011 | Best Original Screenplay | David Seidler | Nominated |
| Denver Film Critics Society | 28 January 2011 | Best Actor | Colin Firth | Won |
| Denver Film Critics Society | 28 January 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominated |
| Denver Film Critics Society | 28 January 2011 | Best Supporting Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | 16 December 2010 | Best Film | Best Film | Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | 16 December 2010 | Best Ensemble | Best Ensemble | Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | 16 December 2010 | Best Director | Tom Hooper | Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | 16 December 2010 | Best Supporting Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | 16 December 2010 | Best Actor | Colin Firth | Won |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | 16 December 2010 | Best Supporting Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America | 29 January 2011 | Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Tom Hooper | Won |
| Empire Awards | 27 March 2011 | Best British Film | Best British Film | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | 27 March 2011 | Best Film | Best Film | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | 27 March 2011 | Best Actor | Colin Firth | Won |
| Empire Awards | 27 March 2011 | Best Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | 27 March 2011 | Best Director | Tom Hooper | Nominated |
| European Film Awards | 3 December 2011 | Best Actor | Colin Firth | Won |
| European Film Awards | 3 December 2011 | Best Composer | Alexandre Desplat | Nominated |
| European Film Awards | 3 December 2011 | Best Editor | Tariq Anwar | Won |
| European Film Awards | 3 December 2011 | People's Choice Award for Best European Film | People's Choice Award for Best European Film | Won |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards | 7 February 2011 | Best Film | Best Film | Nominated |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards | 7 February 2011 | Best Actor | Colin Firth | Nominated |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards | 7 February 2011 | Technical Achievement Award – Costume Design | Jenny Beavan | Nominated |
| Film Independent Spirit Awards | 26 February 2011 | Best Foreign Film | Best Foreign Film | Won |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | 20 December 2010 | Best Actor | Colin Firth | Won |
| Golden Eagle Award | 27 January 2012 | Best Foreign Language Film | The King's Speech | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | 16 January 2011 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 16 January 2011 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Colin Firth | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | 16 January 2011 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 16 January 2011 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Geoffrey Rush | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 16 January 2011 | Best Director | Tom Hooper | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 16 January 2011 | Best Screenplay | David Seidler | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 16 January 2011 | Best Original Score | Alexandre Desplat | Nominated |
| Goya Awards | 13 February 2011 | Best European Film | Tom Hooper | Won |
| Hamptons International Film Festival | 10 October 2010 | Audience Award (Narrative) | Tom Hooper | Won |
| Hollywood Film Festival | 25 October 2010 | Best Supporting Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Won |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 18 December 2010 | Best Picture | Best Picture | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 18 December 2010 | Best Supporting Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 18 December 2010 | Best Actor | Colin Firth | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 18 December 2010 | Best Supporting Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Nominated |
| International Film Music Critics Association | 24 February 2011 | Film Score of the Year | Alexandre Desplat | Nominated |
| International Film Music Critics Association | 24 February 2011 | Best Score for a Drama Film | Alexandre Desplat | Won |
| Italian Online Movie Awards | 8 May 2011 | Best Picture | Best Picture | Nominated |
| Italian Online Movie Awards | 8 May 2011 | Best Original Screenplay | David Seidler | Nominated |
| Italian Online Movie Awards | 8 May 2011 | Best Film Editing | Tariq Anwar | Nominated |
| Italian Online Movie Awards | 8 May 2011 | Best Score | Alexandre Desplat | Nominated |
| Italian Online Movie Awards | 8 May 2011 | Best Director | Tom Hooper | Nominated |
| Italian Online Movie Awards | 8 May 2011 | Best Actor | Colin Firth | Won |
| Italian Online Movie Awards | 8 May 2011 | Best Supporting Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Nominated |
| Italian Online Movie Awards | 8 May 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Won |
| Leeds International Film Festival | 22 November 2010 | Audience Award for Feature Film | Audience Award for Feature Film | Won |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | 10 February 2011 | Film of the Year | Film of the Year | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | 10 February 2011 | British Film of the Year | British Film of the Year | Won |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | 10 February 2011 | Actor of the Year | Colin Firth | Won |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | 10 February 2011 | British Actor of the Year | Colin Firth | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | 10 February 2011 | British Actress of the Year | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | 10 February 2011 | British Director of the Year | Tom Hooper | Won |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | 10 February 2011 | Screenwriter of the Year | David Seidler | Nominated |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 12 December 2010 | Best Actor | Colin Firth | Won |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors | 20 February 2011 | Best Sound Editing: Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film | Tariq Anwar | Nominated |
| National Board of Review | 2 December 2010 | Top Ten Films | Top Ten Films | Nominated |
| National Movie Awards | 11 May 2011 | Best Drama | Best Drama | Won |
| National Movie Awards | 11 May 2011 | Special Recognition | Special Recognition | Won |
| National Movie Awards | 11 May 2011 | Performance of the Year | Colin Firth | Won |
| National Movie Awards | 11 May 2011 | Performance of the Year | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominated |
| National Movie Awards | 11 May 2011 | Performance of the Year | Geoffrey Rush | Nominated |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards | 8 January 2011 | Best Supporting Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Won |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards | 8 January 2011 | Best Actor | Colin Firth | Nominated |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards | 8 January 2011 | Best Screenplay | David Seidler | Nominated |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | 13 December 2010 | Best Actor | Colin Firth | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society Award | 3 January 2011 | Best Actor | Colin Firth | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society Award | 3 January 2011 | Best Supporting Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society Award | 3 January 2011 | Best Original Screenplay | David Seidler | Nominated |
| Producers Guild of America | 22 January 2011 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin | Won |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | 14 December 2010 | Best Film | Best Film | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | 14 December 2010 | Best Actor | Colin Firth | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | 14 December 2010 | Best Original Screenplay | David Seidler | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | 14 December 2010 | Best Supporting Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Nominated |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards | 13 December 2010 | Best Original Screenplay | David Seidler | Won |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards | 13 December 2010 | Best Actor | Colin Firth | Won |
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival | 24 January 2011 | Best Ensemble Award | Best Ensemble Award | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 19 December 2010 | Best Film – Drama | Best Film – Drama | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 19 December 2010 | Best Original Screenplay | David Seidler | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 19 December 2010 | Best Director | Tom Hooper | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 19 December 2010 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Colin Firth | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 19 December 2010 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Geoffrey Rush | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 30 January 2011 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Colin Firth | Won |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 30 January 2011 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 30 January 2011 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Geoffrey Rush | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 30 January 2011 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Anthony Andrews, Helena Bonham Carter, Jennifer Ehle, Colin Firth, Michael Gambon, Derek Jacobi, Guy Pearce, Geoffrey Rush, Timothy Spall | Won |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 20 December 2010 | Best Actor | Colin Firth | Won |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 20 December 2010 | Best Supporting Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 20 December 2010 | Best Supporting Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 20 December 2010 | Best Director | Tom Hooper | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 20 December 2010 | Best Original Screenplay | David Seidler | Won |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 20 December 2010 | Best Film | Best Film | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 20 December 2010 | Best Artistic/Creative Film | Best Artistic/Creative Film | Nominated |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | 14 December 2010 | Best Actor | Colin Firth | Nominated |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | 14 December 2010 | Best Supporting Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Nominated |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | 14 December 2010 | Best Screenplay | David Seidler | Nominated |
| Toronto International Film Festival | 19 September 2010 | People's Choice Award | Tom Hooper | Won |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 10 January 2011 | Best Actor | Colin Firth | Won |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 10 January 2011 | Best Supporting Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 6 December 2010 | Best Supporting Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 6 December 2010 | Best Supporting Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 6 December 2010 | Best Actor | Colin Firth | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 6 December 2010 | Best Original Screenplay | David Seidler | Nominated |
| Women Film Critics Circle Awards | 20 December 2010 | Best Actor | Colin Firth | Won |
| Women Film Critics Circle Awards | 20 December 2010 | Best Male Images in a Movie | Best Male Images in a Movie | Won |