'The King's Speech' Reigns at Oscars

5:45 PM PST 2/27/2011 by Gregg Kilday

The British drama wins best picture, lead actor, director and original screenplay honors at the 83rd Academy Awards; Natalie Portman, Melissa Leo and Christian Bale join Colin Firth as winners in acting categories.

The King's Speech reigned at the 83rd annual Academy Awards Sunday night, securing the prize for best picture against such rivals as The Social Network. The British drama, released domestically by the Weinstein Co., also collected three other awards for best actor Colin Firth, director Tom Hooper and screenwriter David Seidler.