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Sandra Bullock, Gwyneth Paltrow, Morgan Freeman and Owen Wilson are the latest celebrities named as presenters for the 2012 Academy Awards. The ceremony is set to feature more than 30 of them and will air on Sunday, February 26 on ABC.

"The King's Speech," which stars Colin Firth, won the Academy Award for Best Picture on Sunday.

The film, by director Tom Hooper and producers Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, beat "The Fighter," "Inception," "The Kids Are All Right," "Black Swan," "127 Hours," "The Social Network," "Toy Story 3," "True Grit" and "Winter's Bone."

Colin Firth won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role on Sunday for his role in "The King's Speech," marking the actor's first win and second nomination.

He beat Javier Bardem of "Biutiful," Jeff Bridges of "True Grit," Jesse Eisenberg of "The Social Network" and James Franco in "127 Hours."

"The King's Speech" director Tom Hooper won the Academy Award for Best Directing on Sunday, marking his first win and nomination.

He beat Darren Aronofsky of "Black Swan," Joel and Ethan Coen of "True Grit," David O. Russell of "The Fighter" and David Fincher of "The Social Network."

"The King's Speech" screenwriter David Seidler won the Academy Award for Writing (Original Screenplay) on Sunday, marking his first win and first nomination.

He beat Mike Leigh of "Another Year," Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson of "The Fighter," Christopher Nolan of "Inception" and Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg of "The Kids Are All Right."

The 68th annual Golden Globe Awards aired live on NBC from the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011 and were hosted by British funnyman Ricky Gervais.

Check out the full list of winners of the 2011 Golden Globes, which are voted upon by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

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Mia Wasikowska, of "The Kids Are All Right" and "Alice in Wonderland" will star alongside Oscar winners Colin Firth and (fellow Australian) Nicole Kidman in "Stoker," a movie inspired by Bram Stroker's novel, "Dracula."

The script was penned by "Prison Break" actor Wentworth Miller and follows a girl naked India Stoker (Wasikowska) and her mother (Kidman) who are visited by a mysterious uncle (Firth) after the death of the girl's father.

The 2011 BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) ceremony aired live on BBC from The Royal Opera House in London on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011.

"The King's Speech" took awards in six categories, including best actor for Colin Firth, best film, best supporting actor and actress for Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush, best original screenplay and outstanding British film.

"The King's Speech" and "The Fighter" each won two awards. Colin Firth Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for his role in "The King's Speech" and the cast of the film was honored with an award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

Check out the full list of winners for the 2011 SAG Awards

The nominees for the 17th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, set to be simulcast live coast-to-coast on TNT and TBS on Jan. 30 at 5 p.m PST from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, were announced on Thursday.

Check out the full list of nominations for the 2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards below.