Rahman in for music, King’s Speech for 14 awards

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Indian music composer A.R. Rahman may have missed his chance to win a Golden Globe, but he has been nominated for a British Academy Film Award, or Bafta, for his original score for Danny Boyle-directed 127 Hours.
Rahman won a Bafta in 2009 for his music in Slumdog Millionaire, which too was directed by Boyle. Resul Pookutty had also won a Bafta for sound in the same film. In 2010, no Indian or Indian film had been nominated for Bafta and Rahman is the only Indian nominee for the prestigious awards this year.
The award ceremony will be held at the Royal Opera House in London’s Covent Garden on February 13.
The Bafta nominations on Tuesday were swept by director Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech which has received 14 nominations. The biopic about stammering King George VI is a surprise box office winner in Britain. Iraq war film The Hurt Locker won the best film Bafta in 2010.
British actor Colin Firth, won a Golden Globe for this role, has been nominated for leading actor award for his role in The King’s Speech. He won the leading actor Bafta in 2010 for his role in fashion designer Tom Ford’s A Single Man.
His co-stars Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush have been nominated for supporting actress and supporting actor awards.
Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan follows closely with nominations in 12 categories, Christopher Nolan’s Inception has nine nominations and Boyle’s 127 Hours and Coen brothers’ True Grit have eight nominations each.
Facebook film and Golden Globe winner The Social Network has been nominated for six awards.
“The King’s Speech was slightly overshadowed by The Social Network at the Globes, however, with the backing of a British judging panel, should fare better at the Baftas. Colin Firth looks like a shoo-in for the best actor award as he aims to scoop all of the big three this year,” William Hill spokesman Joe Crilly said on Tuesday.