By Lee Pfeiffer
As anticipated, The King's Speech has swept the BAFTA awards - with one notable exception. The low-budget film that has taken Britain and much of the rest of the world by storm is the kind of old-fashioned, intelligent movie-making that many people thought might be obsolete in the age of special effects-driven epics. The film won Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Best Original Screenplay and all three leads - Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter- all took home awards. In one of those inexplicable, bizarre scenarios, however, the film's driving force, director Tom Hooper, was passed over in favor of David Fincher for The Social Network. Movie fans have often pondered how the Best Film could not go hand-in-hand with the Best Director award. Despite the glaring snub to Hooper, the BAFTA attention should only reinforce the film's status as the favorite for the major Oscar awards later this month. For full coverage, click here