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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The British monarchy saga "The King's Speech" leads the Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including best picture and acting honors for Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush.
Also nominated for best picture Tuesday were the psychosexual thriller "Black Swan"; the boxing drama "The Fighter"; the sci-fi blockbuster "Inception"; the lesbian-family tale "The Kids Are All Right"; the survival story "127 Hours"; the Facebook chronicle "The Social Network"; the animated smash "Toy Story 3"; the Western "True Grit"; and the Ozarks crime thriller "Winter's Bone."
"The King's Speech" pulled off an upset over the weekend for the main prize at the Producers Guild of America Awards , whose winner often goes on to claim best picture at the Oscars.
For the second-straight year, the Oscars will feature 10 best-picture nominees after organizers doubled the field of contenders from the traditional five to open up the competition to a broader range of films. That returned the show to a setup it had from 1931 to 1943, when 10 films were typically nominated for best picture but as many as 12 were sometimes in the running.
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Organizers for the Feb. 27 Oscars are working to spice up the show, whose TV ratings had been on a general decline. Last year's Oscars drew the biggest TV audience in five years as organizers streamlined and tried new ways of presenting awards.
This year's show, the 83rd Oscars, breaks with recent traditions of using comedians as hosts. Instead, big-screen stars James Franco, a potential best-actor nominee for "127 Hours," and Anne Hathaway, who has nomination prospects for "Love & Other Drugs," will be co-hosts.
The show's producers, Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer, said they're planning a ceremony that will honor the history of the Oscars, yet also be light and lively for audiences.
The show will air live on ABC from Hollywood's Kodak Theatre.
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