Oscars: ‘The King’s Speech’s’ Tom Hooper wins for director
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Tom Hooper won the Oscar for director for “The King’s Speech” at the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday night. It is the first Oscar win for the 38-year-old filmmaker, who was considered to be in a tight race with “The Social Network’s” David Fincher for the prize. Hooper, whose film chronicles England’s King George VI trying to overcome his stutter, also won the Directors Guild of America Award and had been nominated for a Golden Globe and a BAFTA, the British equivalent of the Academy Award.
In addition to Fincher, Hooper was competing against Darren Aronofsky for “Black Swan,” Joel and Ethan Coen for “True Grit” and David O. Russell for “The Fighter.”
The Academy Awards are taking place at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood and are being televised live on ABC. We’ll carry all the breaking news and reaction here on Awards Tracker.
-- Susan King
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