As we count down the days to Sunday’s awards show, we check up on last year’s Oscar darlings. By Kara Warner Natalie Portman at the 2011 Oscars Photo: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images With less than four days to go until Hollywood’s main event, our Oscar thoughts are zeroed in on this year’s lucky nominees and potential winners. With all the hullabaloo surrounding this year’s awards season, it’s easy to forget about the shining stars who took home Oscar gold last year. Here’s a look at what 2011’s Oscar darlings are up to now: Colin Firth After taking home the Best Actor award for his memorable performance in “The King’s Speech,” Firth has kept himself very busy with a role in the critically acclaimed and Oscar-nominated ensemble spy drama “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,” and has a slew of projects lined up for release in 2012 and beyond: the Coen brothers-scripted “Gambit,” co-starring Alan Rickman and Cameron Diaz; “Arthur Newman, Golf Pro,” with Emily Blunt and Anne Heche; West Memphis Three-based thriller “The Devil’s Knot” with Reese Witherspoon; and the next installment in the Bridget Jones franchise, “Bridget Jones’ Baby.” Natalie Portman Portman has followed up her Best Actress win for her chilling, unforgettable performance in “Black Swan” with a very different, but far more weighty role: motherhood. Portman and her dancer/choreographer fianc
