BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The British monarchy saga “The King’s Speech” leads the Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including best picture and acting honors for Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush.

The western “True Grit” ran second with 10 nominations, including acting honors for Jeff Bridges and Hailee Steinfeld.

The nominations were announced this morning.

Here are the nominees in major categories for The 83rd Academy Awards:

• Best picture

“127 Hours”

“Black Swan”

“The Fighter”

“Inception”

“The Kid’s Are All Right”

“The King’s Speech”

“The Social Network”

“Toy Story 3”

“True Grit”

“Winter’s Bone”

• Best actor

Javier Bardem, “Biutiful”

Jeff Bridges, “True Grit”

Jesse Eisenberg, “The Social Network”

Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech”

James Franco, “127 Hours”

• Best actress

Annette Bening, “The Kids Are All Right”

Nicole Kidman, “Rabbit Hole”

Jennifer Lawrence, “Winter’s Bone”

Natalie Portman, “Black Swan”

Michelle Williams, “Blue Valentine”

• Best supporting actor

Christian Bale, “The Fighter”

John Hawkes, “Winter’s Bone”

Jeremy Renner, “The Town”

Mark Ruffalo, “The Kids Are All Right”

Geoffrey Rush, “The King’s Speech”

• Best supporting actress

Amy Adams, “The Fighter”

Helena Bonham Carter, “The King’s Speech”

Melissa Leo, “The Fighter”

Hailee Steinfeld, “True Grit”

Jackie Weaver, “Animal Kingdom”

• Best director

Darren Aronofsky, “Black Swan”

David Fincher, “The Social Network”

Tom Hooper, “The King’s Speech”

David O. Russell, “The Fighter”

Joel and Ethan Coen, “True Grit”