Who saw this coming as short as a month ago? The Social Network was cruising through the critic's circuit and taking award after award. Now, The King's Speech has taken the last three important steps: wins at the PGA, DGA and SAG. Only once has a film won those three awards and lost Best Picture, and that film was Apollo 13 . So the question has to be asked: was The Social Network the game-changer the critics predicted it as, or simply a well-crafted film? Either way I guess we should have all expected as much. The King's Speech is a period piece, a triumph over hardship and features Colin Firth. Realistically that film had it in the bag a long time ago. It comes as a shock to many because in past years the Academy has gone with non-traditional films for Best Picture. While many lament this is just another example of picking the "safe, formulaic film", The Departed , Slumdog Millionaire , The Hurt Locker are hardly considered prestige films. This y