The King's Speech other Golden Globes, despite earning seven nominations, more than any other film. At the 17th Screen Actors Guild Awards, Firth won the Best Actor award and the entire cast won Best Ensemble, meaning Firth went home with two acting awards in one evening. Hooper won the Directors Guild of America Awards 2010 for Best Director. The film won the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture at the Producers Guild of America Awards 2010. "The King's Speech" won the People's Choice Award at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival, Best British Independent Film at the 2010 British Independent
Directors Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award – Feature Film the award "should have never been given under the name of D. W. Griffith," the National Society of Film Critics criticized the name change in a statement calling it "a depressing example of political correctness." D.W. Griffith Award (1952–1998) DGA Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Achievement in Motion Picture Direction (1999–present) Directors Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award – Feature Film The DGA Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Achievement in Motion Picture Direction is an American film award presented by the Directors Guild of America (DGA) honoring career achievement in feature film direction. Formerly called D.W. Griffith Award, it was