Former New York University professor José Angel Santana is suing the university in Manhattan Supreme Court, asking to get his job back after he claims he was unfairly fired for giving A-list student James Franco a 'D' in his course.

Santana said he gave the former Oscars host the poor mark after he was absent for 12 of the 14 Directing the Actor II classes he was taking in his master's program at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

“The school has bent over backwards to create a Franco-friendly environment, that’s for sure,” the 58-year-old educator told the NY Post. “The university has done everything in its power to curry favor with James Franco."

The Academy Awards is always a yearbook of what's hot -- not just in the movies, but society as well -- and on Sunday night, producers gave a comedic nod to the auto-tune-fueled viral video epidemic, mashing up a number of the year's films in a medley YouTube sensation Antoine Dodson couldn't have done any better.

The sequence featured splices from some of the year's biggest commercial hits, such as Eclipse, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The Social Network and Toy Story 3.

The King's Speech’s award once again reigned supreme at  the BAFTAs -- the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards -- RadarOnline.com has learned, as the acclaimed film picked up seven honors at the ceremony, which took place at the Royal Opera House in London's Covent Garden.

The film won the awards for best picture, best actor (Colin Firth), supporting actor (Geoffrey Rush), supporting actress (Helena Bonham Carter) and original screenplay writer (David Seidler), among its’ highest honors.

The King's Speech reigned supreme at Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards, taking home the honors for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion  Picture, while star Colin Firth picked up the Best Actor award. Meanwhile, Natalie Portman won Best Actress for her dark turn in Black Swan, making her and Firth the clear Oscar frontrunners.

"I'd like to thank security for letting me into the building," Firth joked during his acceptance speech, a reference to The King's Speech's resurgence as an Oscar favorite against a strong field of critics’ darlings like The Social Network, The Fighter and Black Swan.

Anthony Hopkins led The Rite to a $15 million take at the box office this weekend, earning the religious thriller the number one spot at the box office.  Last week's winner, No Strings Attached, fell to second place with $13.7 million.

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It was the Oscar contenders who really benefited from film fans who braved the snow in much of the country though.  The King's Speech, True Grit, Black Swan and The Fighter all finished in the top 10.

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127 Hours was put back into release and took into another $2 million, to finish in the 14th spot.

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A slew of stars -- from Hollywood's young guns, including Natalie Portman and Jesse Eisenberg to Hollywood's 'senior sect' like Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth -- scored Oscar nominations Tuesday.

The nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards were announced in Beverly Hills, and The King's Speech ruled with a leading 12 nominations, including a best picture nod and individual honors for Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush.

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The King's Speech and Glee garnered the most nominations among films and TV shows respectively as the nominees for the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards were announced Tuesday morning at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, and RadarOnline.com has all the details for you.

Click here to see the full list of Golden Globe nominees

The King's Speech netted 7 nominations, including for best drama, while stars Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush were nominated in the individual acting categories.