Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech”
I know this is getting redundant, folks. Colin Firth gives the best performance of his career, even better than in “Mamma Mia!” Just kidding. It would have been easy for Firth, as George VI, to trade on his glamour here, but he never once showboats for us. He stays entirely in character throughout – a heroic peformance about a most unlikely hero.
Nominees: Javier Bardem (Biutiful), Jeff Bridges (True Grit), Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network), Colin Firth (The King’s Speech), James Franco (127 Hours).
