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LOS ANGELES: Facebook movie "The Social Network" hopes to make more friends Tuesday when this year's Oscar nominations are to be announced, as the climax to Hollywood's annual awards season looms.

But rivals vying for Academy Awards glory include British historical drama "The King's Speech," which many say could come good at the Oscars despite its disappointing Golden Globes showing earlier this month.

Movies also likely in the running for Oscars awards next month include Globes winners "Black Swan" and "The Fighter," lesbian parenting film "The Kids are Alright" and the Coen brothers' update of the Western classic "True Grit."

Hollywood watchers claim one of the safest Oscar bets is Colin Firth for best actor as the stammering King George VI, while Natalie Portman is tipped for best actress for her role in ballet-themed drama "Black Swan."

Jeff Bridges also has a buzz behind him for what would be his second Oscar in a row for "True Grit," while actress tips include Julianne Moore and Annette Bening from "The Kids Are All Right," or Nicole Kidman for "Rabbit Hole."

The best director shortlist is expected to include "Social Network" director David Fincher, Tom Hooper for "The King's Speech" and Christopher Nolan for thriller "Inception."

The nominations for the Oscars, by far the most prestigious of Tinseltown's awards season, will be unveiled at 5:30 am (1330 GMT) on Tuesday, launching the final straight toward the February 27 Academy Awards show.

"The Social Network" grabbed four Golden Globes, including Best Picture, on January 17, in what is traditionally seen as an indicator of success at the Academy Awards.

The Facebook movie, about how Mark Zuckerberg founded the social networking site, also won best director Globe for Fincher as well as best screenplay and best score.

"The King's Speech" scored only one Globe -- best actor for Firth -- while there were two for boxing movie "The Fighter" and one for "Black Swan," with Portman for best actress.

But industry observers note that the British royal movie could do better at the Oscars because it is better suited to the tastes of the 6,000-plus members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

The British movie, about King George VI's battle with a stammer, also got a small boost over the weekend when it won best picture award at the Producers Guild of America awards.

The Los Angeles Times noted that, for the past two decades, the Producers Guild of America results have correctly forecast the Oscar best picture 13 times.

"There's a good chance that 'The King's Speech' will score the most Oscar bids," said the newspaper's awards-watching correspondent, predicting as many as 11 nods for the British movie.

The producers' show was the latest in a string of ceremonies that make up the annual awards season. Others still to come include the Screen Actors Guild prizes on January 30.

But for insiders, the Oscars are the multi-billion-dollar industry's real deal, and much of Hollywood will therefore be up early Tuesday for the pre-dawn nominations announcement.

On the eve of the Oscars nominations, nominees for Hollywood's Oscars spoof the Razzies were revealed Monday, with the "Sex and the City" sequel and the final installment of teen vampire series "Twilight" top of the flops.

Jennifer Aniston, Ashton Kutcher, Robert Pattinson, Miley Cyrus and Barbra Streisand were also nominated by the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation, which organizes the annual salute to the worst of the worst.
   

 SARDINATA: Eleven miners were killed and 10 were missing and feared dead Wednesday after an explosion ripped through a coal mine in northeastern Colombia, local officials told media.

Six bodies, wrapped in white plastic bags, were removed from the mine at around 6:00 pm (2300) GMT by search teams, a reporter at La Preciosa mine witnessed.

Earlier, officials said the bodies of four other miners had been recovered and a fifth man died of his injuries after being taken to a local hospital. At least six miners were hospitalized with injuries, officials said.

Officials with the Colombian Institute of Geology and Mines (INGEOMINAS), which sent rescue teams to the scene, held out little hope that the remaining miners were still alive.

"Because of the scope of the disaster, it is impossible that they survived," a spokesman for the institute, which supervises Colombia's mines, told media.

The blast may have been caused by an accumulation of methane gas, said Yamil Rangel, the mayor of Sardinata.

The mine is located about an hour outside Sardinata in the Norte de Santander province, which borders Venezuela.

 LONDON: Britain's Foreign Minister William Hague has arrived in Syria to hold talks with officials about political developments in Lebanon and the stalled Middle East peace process, officials said.

The Foreign Office said that Hague would meet with President Bashar Assad and Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem during the 24-hour visit.

Syria's president is close to Lebanon's new prime minister. The U.K. recognizes a strategic imperative to talk to Syria given its influence across the Middle East, a senior Foreign Office official said ahead of the visit.

He spoke on condition of anonymity, in line with departmental protocol.

HONG KONG: Asian stock markets edged higher on Thursday with Tokyo gaining thanks to impressive 2010 trade data and higher metals prices lifting Chinese resource stocks, traders said.

Tokyo's Nikkei index was up 0.76 percent in the afternoon, Seoul's KOSPI had gained 0.28 percent, Shanghai's Composite index rose 1.08 percent and Hong Kong's Hang Seng was up 0.35 percent. Sydney's S&P/ASX 200 was flat.

Tokyo took its cue from the United States, where markets edged up after the Federal Reserve said it was sticking to ultra-low interest rates and committed to continued bond purchasing. Stocks were also buoyed by the euro's strength, which helps Japanese exporters.

Traders were awaiting earnings reports from major Japanese companies, with shares in Mitsubishi Heavy Industries surging on expectations of bullish results. Data showed Japan's trade surplus more than doubled in 2010 as exports grew 24.4 percent to stage their first annual rise in three years, with shipments to China at a record high.

The news came despite concerns that dogged the market last year about the threat to exports from a strong yen.

While resource stocks climbed in China, the mood was muted amid expectations of an interest rate hike after the government said Wednesday it would raise the minimum down payment on second-home purchases to 60 percent from 50 percent.

The dollar eased against the yen after the US Federal Reserve announced it would keep its stimulus measures in place. The dollar fell to 82.04 yen in Tokyo morning trade from 82.16 yen in New York late Wednesday.

The euro edged down to $1.3692 from $1.3708 late Wednesday in New York. The single currency rose to 112.54 yen from 112.34 Wednesday.

In New York on Wednesday, the Dow crept up 0.07 percent, the broader S&P 500 rose 0.42 percent and the tech-rich Nasdaq added 0.74 percent. The blue-chip Dow made a brief foray above the symbolic threshold of 12,000 for the first time since June 2008, before ending at 11,985.44.

Crude prices rose in Asian trade thanks to the Federal Reserve's commitment to stimulate the US economy. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for March delivery, was up 27 cents at $87.60 per barrel and Brent North Sea crude for March rose 15 cents to $98.06.

Gold opened at $1,343.00-$1,344.00 an ounce in Hong Kong, up from Wednesday's close of $1,335.50-$1,336.50.