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Tom Hooper at 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, USA on 27 February 2011.Photo: Big Pictures Archive

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Photographed 27 Feb 2011Published 1 Aug 2026

Tom Hooper's Best Director Win for The King's Speech at the 83rd Academy Awards

Tom Hooper picked up the Best Director Oscar for The King's Speech at the 83rd Academy Awards, held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on 27 February 2011.

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