The Oscar nominee on his stunning latest rolebr br Colin Firth's landed an Oscar nomination for his role in A Single Man, the drama from fashion-designer-turned-director Tom Ford. It's a frankly astonishing turn from Firth, as a bereaved English professor in 1960s LA who's flirting with suicide following the death of his long-term partner (Matthew Goode). We spoke to Firth about taking the role and his perfectly-cut wardrobe...