Over the last few weeks, the trailers for the movies that are lining themselves up for an Oscar run have been appearing, and following a few festival screenings, The King’s Speech has emerged as a real front-runner in the Academy Awards race, garnering rave reviews both for the movie and the performances. The movie is about King George VI, known to his family as Bertie, who was unexpectedly thrust onto the throne when his brother abdicated. This was particularly problematic as he had a bad stammer, but was now suddenly supposed to speak for the nation, which became even more pressing as war approached. Colin Firth takes the main role, with Helena Bonham Carter as Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) and Geoffrey Rush as Lionel Logue, the man who taught Bertie to speak. It’ll hit UK cinemas on January 7th, but click below for the trailer.