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Buitendijk/courtesy by of Disney/DreamWorks Photo SMPSP/courtesy of Lionsgate Jr., Richard Foreman by Photo courtesyPhoto Pictures of Sony Photo by Agatha A. Nitecka/courtesy Agatha by Features Photo of Focus Tom Hooper won an Academy Award and 1926. Einar Wegener is married to Gerda. have been true to the dark aspects of the DGA Award in 2011 for directing The Both are painters—Einar the more revered. the journey we know from Lili’s diaries.” King’s Speech which was nominated for They have a strong marriage, which is This delicate balance was easier to at- 12 Oscars, also winning for Best Picture, about to be tested in a profound way, ulti- tain thanks to the acting prowess of Red- Best Actor (Colin Firth) and Best Original mately deepening their love. mayne. “When Eddie holds the dress Screenplay (David Seidler). The accolades Asked by Gerda to fill in for a model against herself, puts the stockings on that continued for Hooper’s next movie, Les by putting on a dress, Einar has a trans- first time,” observed Hooper, “you can see Misérables. The 2012 film earned eight formative experience, soon realizing that her on one hand connecting with her true Academy Award nominations, winning his inner Lili is his true self.