True Brîts. A new Margaret Thatcher biopic joins an awards-season tradition

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Have you seen or made a movie this year? Do you wonder if this movie has a shot at the Oscars? Here's a scorecard: Ⅰ) Is your movie about famous, real-life people? If so: +Ⅰ 2) Are your main characters British? +Ⅰ 3) Are any of them British royalty? +Ⅰ 4) Does your protagonist have a poignant physical or mental affliction? +Ⅰ 5) Is Harvey Weinstein involved? +Ⅰ This formula is known as Firth's Theorem, named for the Englishman who helped score a perfect 5 last year as stammering George VI in the Weinstein Co.'s The King's Speech, winner of four Academy Awards. High Firth scores often correlate with strong Oscar showings. The Queen (2006), with a Firth score of 3, won Best Actress for Helen Mirren. Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) and The Young Victoria (2009), also with scores of 3, each received a little gold man. In 1999, Shakespeare in Love racked up a 4 and took home seven statuettes.