"King's Speech" moves to favorite role

I must admit I was surprised Tom Hooper (pictured) won the Directors Guild top award last night. I was thinking that even if Hooper's The King's Speech managed to win the best picture Oscar, I thought David Fincher would win the directing Oscar for The Social Club as well as that same recognition from the DGA. But now all bets are off and it appears The King's Speech is going to win the top Oscars as well. Now the question is what kind of coattails will it have. Will it, for instance, be strong enough to carry Geoffrey Rush to a supporting actor win over Christian Bale? The answer to that could come as early as tonight when the Screen Actors Guild announces its year-end awards. I'm still betting on The Fighter to win the ensemble award, but if The King's Speech wins that one, then the film is going to be unstoppable, a juggernaut.

Why has The King's Speech overtaken The Social Network as the awards darling? The answer is simple. Like The Social Network, it is impeccably written, acted and crafted but, unlike its main competitor, you just feel so good about the world after the movie ends. And that means a lot to the folks who vote for these awards.