Hot News Oscar 2011 : Colin Firth is happy to be remembered as Mr Darcy
Colin Firth was named best actor on a triumphant night for The King's Speech at the 2011 Oscars - but said he always hopes to be remembered as Mr Darcy. The British actor may have received the ultimate Hollywood honour for his performance as King George VI, but he still has fond memories of his role as the aloof heart-throb in the 1995 television adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.
Asked if his Oscar win would shake off the Mr Darcy tag at long last, Firth said: "No, I think Mr Darcy will be alive and well for the rest of my life. Mr Darcy will be put to rest when he is buried at a crossroads at midnight with a stake through his heart.
"I don't see that happening any time soon, and actually I'd be rather sad to see him go.
"There's a bit of a misperception that I'm disgruntled about the Darcy thing and I'm not remotely bothered by it. I would hate to see that tag leave me so I'm very happy for it to follow me around as long as people want it to do so."
Last night was a stunning triumph for the British film charting how King George VI overcame his stammer.
The movie claimed a total of four Oscars with Tom Hooper taking best director and David Seidler, a boyhood stutterer himself, winning for best original screenplay.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Firth said he was relieved "to be able to actually say the word 'Oscar'" because superstitious friends had spent the past few months referring to it as "the big O" or "the little golden man".
"To be able to call it what it is, which is a statue called the Oscar, is strangely refreshing," he said
Firth also said his next film would be a comedy. "I think gravitas is hugely over-rated and I just would like to do something that amuses me now. I think it's time to continue my long tradition of making a fool of myself."
The King's Speech had led the nominations with 12 and eclipsed its biggest rival for the major awards The Social Network, the Hollywood blockbuster about the founding of Facebook.
Accepting his award, Firth thanked “all the people who have been rooting for me back home” and said: “I have a feeling my career’s just peaked.”
He said: “I have to warn you I am experiencing stirrings somewhere in the upper abdominal region threatening to form themselves into dance moves.
“Joyous as they may be they would be extremely problematic if they get to my legs before I make it off stage.”
He also thanked his wife Livia for putting up with his “fleeting delusions of royalty.”
Tom Hooper told the audience at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, and up to one billion viewers around the world, how his mother Meredith had found the script for the film after she was invited to see what was then an unpublished play.
He said: “The moral of the story is listen to your mother.” He added: “Thank you to my wonderful actors, the triangle of man-love which is Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and me.”
Perhaps the most emotional speech of the night was made by David Seidler, 73. the London-born writer's Oscar win was a crowning achievement for a man who overcame a debilitating stutter as a child.
He was born in 1936, seven months before King George VI took the British throne and as a young boy he listened as the King took to the airwaves to rally the empire to face Nazi Germany.
In 1982 he wrote to the then Queen Mother asking her permission to tell the story but she asked him to wait until her death.
After accepting his Oscar he said: “I accept this on behalf of all the stutterers in the world. We have a voice. We have been heard.”
In the best actress category Natalie Portman won for her performance as a as a delusional ballerina in “Black Swan.”
Portman won out over a field that included Annette Bening for “The Kids Are All Right.” Bening has now lost on all four of her Oscar nominations.
The best supporting actor, and best supporting actress, awards were won by Christian Bale and Melissa Leo, both for boxing drama “The Fighter.”
Leo swore on stage as she accepted her award, later saying: “There are many words in the English language in my vernacular. I apologise.”
She was favoured over Helena Bonham Carter who had been nominated for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth, the future Queen Mother in “The King’s Speech.”
Bale, who played a crack-addicted former boxer, was favoured over Geoffrey Rush, who had been nominated for playing speech therapist Lionel Logue in “The King’s Speech.”
It was a disappointing night for “The Social Network” which lost out in the major categories, but won three Oscars for Aaron Sorkin’s adapted screenplay, original score and film editing.
Inception, the science fiction film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, also took home four Oscars, for cinematography sound mixing, sound editing and visual effects.
Source : Hot News Oscar 2011 : Colin Firth is happy to be remembered as Mr Darcy
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Firth said he was relieved "to be able to actually say the word 'Oscar'" because superstitious friends had spent the past few months referring to it as "the big O" or "the little golden man".
"To be able to call it what it is, which is a statue called the Oscar, is strangely refreshing," he said
Firth also said his next film would be a comedy. "I think gravitas is hugely over-rated and I just would like to do something that amuses me now. I think it's time to continue my long tradition of making a fool of myself."
The King's Speech had led the nominations with 12 and eclipsed its biggest rival for the major awards The Social Network, the Hollywood blockbuster about the founding of Facebook.
Accepting his award, Firth thanked “all the people who have been rooting for me back home” and said: “I have a feeling my career’s just peaked.”
He said: “I have to warn you I am experiencing stirrings somewhere in the upper abdominal region threatening to form themselves into dance moves.
“Joyous as they may be they would be extremely problematic if they get to my legs before I make it off stage.”
He also thanked his wife Livia for putting up with his “fleeting delusions of royalty.”
Tom Hooper told the audience at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, and up to one billion viewers around the world, how his mother Meredith had found the script for the film after she was invited to see what was then an unpublished play.
He said: “The moral of the story is listen to your mother.” He added: “Thank you to my wonderful actors, the triangle of man-love which is Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and me.”
Perhaps the most emotional speech of the night was made by David Seidler, 73. the London-born writer's Oscar win was a crowning achievement for a man who overcame a debilitating stutter as a child.
He was born in 1936, seven months before King George VI took the British throne and as a young boy he listened as the King took to the airwaves to rally the empire to face Nazi Germany.
In 1982 he wrote to the then Queen Mother asking her permission to tell the story but she asked him to wait until her death.
After accepting his Oscar he said: “I accept this on behalf of all the stutterers in the world. We have a voice. We have been heard.”
In the best actress category Natalie Portman won for her performance as a as a delusional ballerina in “Black Swan.”
Portman won out over a field that included Annette Bening for “The Kids Are All Right.” Bening has now lost on all four of her Oscar nominations.
The best supporting actor, and best supporting actress, awards were won by Christian Bale and Melissa Leo, both for boxing drama “The Fighter.”
Leo swore on stage as she accepted her award, later saying: “There are many words in the English language in my vernacular. I apologise.”
She was favoured over Helena Bonham Carter who had been nominated for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth, the future Queen Mother in “The King’s Speech.”
Bale, who played a crack-addicted former boxer, was favoured over Geoffrey Rush, who had been nominated for playing speech therapist Lionel Logue in “The King’s Speech.”
It was a disappointing night for “The Social Network” which lost out in the major categories, but won three Oscars for Aaron Sorkin’s adapted screenplay, original score and film editing.
Inception, the science fiction film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, also took home four Oscars, for cinematography sound mixing, sound editing and visual effects.
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