Netflix Inc. is trying to buy the Internet streaming rights to a 26-episode drama starring Kevin Spacey before the series is shown on a television network.

"The King's Speech" was crowned best picture Sunday at an Academy Awards ceremony as precise as a state coronation. The monarchy drama won an expected four Oscars, and predictable favorites claimed acting honors.

"The King's Speech" has been crowned best picture at an Academy Awards ceremony as precise as a state coronation, the monarchy drama leading as expected with four Oscars and predictable favorites claiming acting honors.

"The King's Speech" was crowned best picture Sunday at an Academy Awards ceremony as precise as a state coronation, the monarchy drama leading as expected with four Oscars and predictable favorites claiming acting honors.
Natalie Portman has won the best-actress Academy Award for her role as a delusional ballerina in "Black Swan," while Tom Hooper has claimed the best-director Oscar for his British monarchy saga "The King's Speech."

Tom Hooper won the best-director Academy Award on Sunday for his British monarchy saga "The King's Speech," while Christian Bale and Melissa Leo earned supporting-acting honors for the boxing tale "The Fighter."

Colin Firth has won the best actor prize at Britain's top film awards, on a night that saw "The King's Speech" take a fistful of prizes.
Winners of the 2011 Orange British Academy Film Awards, presented Sunday:

This Academy Awards season seems all over but the coronation.