And the Oscar goes to...

The Academy Awards Ceremony last night at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles had plenty of surprises in store but, nevertheless, the greatest winners were expected.
Yes, "The King's Speech" won a total of 4 Oscars:  for Best Picture, Best Actor, Original Screenplay and for Directing.
Have a look at this. Here you'll find stunning opening montages for the several moments at the Oscar ceremony starting with the co-hosts - Anne Hathaway and James Franco. It's also packed with celebrity pictures ;) It is very well done!

I told you in previous blogposts how much I had appreciated "The King's Speech" and therefore decided to read something more about it - about the real King George VI, speech therapy, about stuttering and came across loads of information, really.

The exact causes of stuttering remain mysterious though many suggest it is connected with neurological problems. In this case, in "The King's Speech", we become aware that Bertie was left-handed and forced to use his right hand and also that from an early age he was forced to wear corrective splints for his knees. He was not born that way; he started stuttering around 4 / 5.
Stuttering though hasn't stopped George VI from becoming a king or some of the biggest names in many areas. If you click here, besides finding help for those who suffer from stuttering or have to deal with stutterers (including parents and teachers), you'll find famous people who have overcome stutter. The fallen golfer, Tiger Woods, overcame a childhood stutter; Marilyn Monroe, Charles Darwin and Lewis Carroll are among the many who had stutters. Please have a look:

It was indeed a royal night for stutterers at the Oscars with "The King's Speech". David Seidler, now 73 and a man who overcame a debilitating stutter as a child, put it nicely while accepting his Oscar on behalf of all the stutterers in the world: "We have a voice. We have been heard".