The King's Speech star Colin Firth is heading to Buckingham Palace just months after collecting an Oscar for his portrayal of King George VI.
The actor will receive his CBE after being recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours. The rank gives him the option to use the letters CBE after his name, but don't call him "Sir" just yet.
Her Majesty plans to give the esteemed these one of Great Britain's highest honors—making him a Commander of the British Empire in her annual Birthday Honors List out Saturday.
Commander of the British Empire is an order of chivalry encompassing five civil and military classes and just one step down from knighthood.
Nominations are submitted twice a year by the government and the public to committees of civil servants which then decide on the recipients, including Firth. But it's the queen who actually doles out the honors—in this case, to commemorate her 85th birthday, which was on April 21. The other list of honors is published on New Year's.
Other notable entertainers getting the CBE treatment this round include singer Bryan Ferry (former frontman of Roxy Music) and filmmaker Sam Taylor-Wood (Nowhere Boy), while past winners include Rod Stewart, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Kevin Spacey.
Other broadcasters honoured include BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour presenter Jenni Murray (61), who is made a Dame, and BBC Radio 2 DJ ‘Whispering’ Bob Harris (65), who gets an OBE.
In the acting world, an OBE is awarded to 82-year-old Bernard Cribbins (left) who narrated cult children's show The Wombles and appeared in several of the Carry On films.
In business and the City, a knighthood goes to Bank of England governor Mervyn King, while Sainsbury's chief executive Justin King (50) is given a CBE.
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