I do believe Colin Firth has just won himself an Oscar. His biggest challengers will likely be James Franco (127 Hours) and Jesse Eisenberg (Social Network) as they were the only other two nominated for both a Golden Globe and a SAG. Eisenberg's performance is too understated to win it all and Firth will beat Franco by seniority, if nothing else.
None of this is meant to imply that Firth doesn't earn every bit of it. As King George VI, Firth plays the life-long stammerer thrust into power at the beginning of the age of radio. The British Empire fully expects to hear the voice of their monarch, especially as war looms with Germany in 1939. Beyond just the speech impediment, Bertie (as he is known to his family) fights insecurities so great that he wonders if he's fit to be king at all.
A remarkable true story especially when one considers that this nervous and reluctant king's progeny will likely reign for centuries to come.
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