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BAFTA 2011

The King's Speech: Film award · David Fincher: directing

BAFTA 2011 Film Awards: winning films and award nominations

The King’s Speech won the Film award at the 2011 BAFTA Film Awards. The directing award went to David Fincher for The Social Network, while Natalie Portman received leading actress recognition for Black Swan.

  • The King's Speech
  • The Social Network
  • Black Swan
  • Four Lions
  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Film: The King's Speech

Nominated films and award entries at BAFTA 2011 Film Awards

Black Swan and Inception competed for the Film award alongside The King’s Speech at the 2011 BAFTA Film Awards. Explore their other category entries as well: a film can have several nominations and win in a different category.

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Wins are included in nomination counts.

Explore BAFTA 2011 Film Awards nominations and winners by category

True Grit received Cinematography recognition at the 2011 BAFTA Film Awards, while Alice in Wonderland won Costume Design. Explore the other category shortlists and their credited winners within the same ceremony year.

Film

5 nominations
The King's Speech Winner The King's Speech Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin

Director

5 nominations
The Social Network Winner The Social Network David Fincher

Leading Actor

5 nominations
The King's Speech Winner The King's Speech Colin Firth

Leading Actress

5 nominations
Black Swan Winner Black Swan Natalie Portman

Supporting Actor

5 nominations
The King's Speech Winner The King's Speech Geoffrey Rush

Supporting Actress

5 nominations
The King's Speech Winner The King's Speech Helena Bonham Carter

Outstanding British Film

5 nominations
The King's Speech Winner The King's Speech Tom Hooper, David Seidler, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin

Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer

5 nominations
Four Lions Winner Four Lions Chris Morris

Film Not in the English Language

5 nominations
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Winner The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Søren Stærmose, Niels Arden Oplev

Animated Film

3 nominations
Toy Story 3 Winner Toy Story 3 Lee Unkrich

Original Screenplay

5 nominations
The King's Speech Winner The King's Speech David Seidler

Adapted Screenplay

5 nominations
The Social Network Winner The Social Network Aaron Sorkin

Original Music

5 nominations
The King's Speech Winner The King's Speech Alexandre Desplat

Cinematography

5 nominations
True Grit Winner True Grit Roger Deakins

Editing

5 nominations
The Social Network Winner The Social Network Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter

Production Design

5 nominations
Inception Winner Inception Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias, Doug Mowat

Costume Design

5 nominations
Alice in Wonderland Winner Alice in Wonderland Colleen Atwood

Make Up & Hair

5 nominations
Alice in Wonderland Winner Alice in Wonderland Valli O'Reilly, Paul Gooch

Sound

5 nominations
Inception Winner Inception Richard King, Lora Hirschberg, Gary A Rizzo, Ed Novick

Special Visual Effects

5 nominations
Inception Winner Inception Chris Corbould, Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Peter Bebb

Short Animation

3 nominations
The Eagleman Stag Winner The Eagleman Stag Michael Please

Short Film

5 nominations
Until the River Runs Red Winner Until the River Runs Red Paul Wright, Poss Kondeatis

About these results

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Ceremony date
February 13, 2011
Last verified
November 1, 2026

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BAFTA 2011 Film Awards: Winners and Nominees

Colin Firth won for The King's Speech, and Natalie Portman for Black Swan. Acting recognition at the 2011 BAFTA Film Awards sits alongside craft awards, including Cinematography for True Grit.

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