The Artist has taken five Academy Awards at the Oscars ceremony in Hollywood, the same number as Hugo, but the black-and-white film won the categories that counted.
The Artist was the only the second silent film to win the Best Picture Oscar; the last time this happened was the very first
Martin Scorsese’s love letter to film, Hugo, led Tuesday’s Oscar nominations with 11, including Best Picture, Best Director, BestCinematography and Best Score, followed by another tribute to filmmaking, the black-and-white silent The Artist, which received
The Artist and The Descendants have emerged as the films to beat, this awards season, after collecting many of the key awards at this year’s Golden Globes.
The black and white, silent movie The Artist was voted the Best Comedy
Next year’s celebration of American independent cinema, the beach-front Spirit Awards, will feature a range of highly regarded films including Take Shelter, Beginners, Drive and the upcoming The Artist and The Descendants.
Two British films will be hoping to follow the rather counter-intuitive lead of last year’s awards darling The King’s