Colin Firth was in a drama film.
A Single Man is a 2009 American drama film based on the novel of the same name by Christopher Isherwood . Colin Firth . In 2009 , Firth received widespread critical acclaim for his leading role in A Single Man , for which Firth gained his first Academy Award nomination , and won a BAFTA Award . The English Patient is a 1996 British-American war drama film directed by Anthony Minghella from his own script based on the novel of the same name by Michael Ondaatje and produced by Saul Zaentz .