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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/kings-speech-leading-bafta-nods.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Colin Firth has been nominated for a Bafta" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/min-kings-speech-leading-bafta-nods.jpg" alt="Colin Firth has been nominated for a Bafta"/></a></p>
<p>The King&#8217;s Speech is expected to reign at the Baftas after topping the nominations list for the film awards.</p>
<p>The story of King George VI&#8217;s attempt to overcome his stutter is in the running for the most coveted prizes, including best film and director as well as actor for Colin Firth, at next month&#8217;s ceremony.</p>
<p>Colin&#8217;s co-stars, Geoffrey Rush, who plays the monarch&#8217;s speech therapist, and Helena Bonham Carter as Queen Elizabeth, are nominated in the supporting actor and actress categories.</p>
<p>Other nominations see Pete Postlethwaite, who died last month at the age of 64 after a battle with cancer, posthumously nominated for supporting actor for his role in The Town.</p>
<p>Black Swan, a psychological thriller set in the world of ballet, is just behind The King&#8217;s Speech with 12 nominations, including best film, best director for Darren Aronofsky and best actress for Natalie Portman.</p>
<p>In the best director category, Black Swan and The King&#8217;s Speech are up against Slumdog Millionaire filmmaker Danny Boyle for rock-climbing drama 127 Hours, Christopher Nolan for his thriller Inception, and David Fincher for The Social Network, about the founding of Facebook.</p>
<p>The King&#8217;s Speech and Black Swan are up against Inception, The Social Network and True Grit for best film.</p>
<p>Film critic Mark Kermode was not surprised there was a high representation of British films among the nominees. He said: &#8220;We&#8217;re good filmmakers. I mean look, my favourite film of the year was Inception which is a great big Hollywood blockbuster that&#8217;s directed by Christopher Nolan, who&#8217;s a Brit.</p>
<p>&#8220;And whenever people say &#8216;How well are British films represented?&#8217; you often forget that British talent is represented in international films all the time.&#8221;</p>
<p>The ceremony, hosted on February 13 by Jonathan Ross, is the biggest movie bash in the UK.</p>
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