Much joy of course following the Oscar success of The King's Speech which benefitted from £1m of absolutely vital public money from the UK Film Council.

The DCMS has joined in the congratulations but just can't quite bring itself to praise the body which ministers are scrapping.

On Twitter, the DCMS tweeter tweeted: Well done King's Speech! Shows importance of continued Govt investment in Brit film (inc 60% increase in lottery proceeds for film)

And on the DCMS website it stated: "The King's Speech would not have been possible without the support of about £1 million of public money and its success has shown why this support remains critical. It is the reason why the Government has continued this vital funding and decided that the share of money that the arts, including film, gain from lottery proceeds will increase by about 60% by 2014."

It does rather make it sound as if we should be doffing our caps to the coalition government, rather than the people who made the decision to fund it in the first place. Not an obvious decision either. Remember both Film 4 and the BBC turned it down.

Asked about the decision to axe the film council, Colin Firth said this after the ceremony: "I do think that on the face of it that it was a short-sighted decision."

Tanya Seghatchian, Head of the UK Film Council's Film Fund, said this: "The rise of The King's Speech from a British independent film to a worldwide commercial and critical phenomenon is a huge testament to the creators, the cast and everyone involved. It's a magnificent final chapter for the UK Film Council."

Anyway. I'll say what the DCMS has not. Congratulations to the UK Film Council for a brilliant funding decision.