- The very British Film, The King's Speech, wins big prizes for Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush at the British Independent Film Awards. BAFTAs, here they come.
- The Ghost Writer sweeps the awards at the European Film Academy Awards! I had almost forgotten this film existed for awards season. Oops!
- Winter's Bone wins Best Film at the Torino Film Festival and Jennifer Lawrence too gets recognized as Best Actress.
