Colin Firth will get an Oscar nomination for his role in The King’s Speech, director and filmmaker Tim Burton predicted, according to the Toronto Sun.
“He will!” Burton told the Toronto Sun on Friday when asked if Firth would receive an Oscar nod for his role as British monarch King George VI, who tries to overcome his stuttering problem in the film.
The English actor has previously won a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in A Single Man last year and portrayed Mr. Darcy in the 1995 BBC mini-series Pride and Prejudice.
“I’m very good at predicting these things,” the Edward Scissorhands and Sweeney Todd director told the newspaper. “It’s weird. Ask anybody who knows me. I will predict who will win without ever even seeing most of the movies. It’s a strange gift.”
Burton, who is married to Firth’s The King’s Speech co-star Helena Bonham Carter, has already seen the film, which screened at the Telluride Film Festival as well as the Toronto International Film Festival in September.
The King’s Speech will be released in US theatres on November 26, and in the UK on January 7, 2011.
Early reviews have lauded the film, with 91 percent of critics on RottenTomatoes.com giving The King’s Speech a positive review. The New York Daily News called the film “flawless” and added, “Colin Firth is perfection.”
The Wall Street Journal said The King’s Speech is “one of the most pleasurable movies to come along in years.”
Geoffrey Rush, who has won a Academy Award, a Tony Award and an Emmy Award, also stars in the film and gives a “magnificent” performance, the Journal added.
“He will!” Burton told the Toronto Sun on Friday when asked if Firth would receive an Oscar nod for his role as British monarch King George VI, who tries to overcome his stuttering problem in the film.
The English actor has previously won a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in A Single Man last year and portrayed Mr. Darcy in the 1995 BBC mini-series Pride and Prejudice.
“I’m very good at predicting these things,” the Edward Scissorhands and Sweeney Todd director told the newspaper. “It’s weird. Ask anybody who knows me. I will predict who will win without ever even seeing most of the movies. It’s a strange gift.”
Burton, who is married to Firth’s The King’s Speech co-star Helena Bonham Carter, has already seen the film, which screened at the Telluride Film Festival as well as the Toronto International Film Festival in September.
The King’s Speech will be released in US theatres on November 26, and in the UK on January 7, 2011.
Early reviews have lauded the film, with 91 percent of critics on RottenTomatoes.com giving The King’s Speech a positive review. The New York Daily News called the film “flawless” and added, “Colin Firth is perfection.”
The Wall Street Journal said The King’s Speech is “one of the most pleasurable movies to come along in years.”
Geoffrey Rush, who has won a Academy Award, a Tony Award and an Emmy Award, also stars in the film and gives a “magnificent” performance, the Journal added.
