The Artist triumphs at the Oscars
Two films about the origins of cinema strolled away with majority of the awards last night, with The Artist and Martin Scorsese's Hugo taking home five Oscars each.
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It wasn't a draw, though, as The Artist's wins included three major categories – Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor – while Hugo's wins were mainly for technical achievements.
Despite the lack of obvious surprises – The Artist has been on a winning streak since Cannes last year - it's quite something for a silent, black and white film from France to be crowned Hollywood's favourite.
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The foreign language prize went to A Separation, a suspenseful and brilliantly acted family drama from Iran.
Screenplay prizes went to Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris, his most successful film to date, and Alexander Payne's The Descendants.
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The full list of winners:
Best Picture: The Artist
Best Actor: Jean Dujardin - The Artist
Best Actress: Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer - The Help
Adapted Screenplay: The Descendants
Original Screenplay: Midnight in Paris
Directing: Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Animated Feature Film: Rango
Art Direction: Hugo
Cinematography: Hugo
Costume Design: The Artist
Documentary (feature): Undefeated
Documentary (short subject): Saving Face
Film Editing: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Foreign Language Film: A Separation (Iran)
Make-up: The Iron Lady
Music (original score): The Artist - Ludovic Bource
Music (Original Song): Man Or Muppet - The Muppets
Short Film (animated): The Fantastic Flying Books Of Mr Morris Lessmore
Short Film (live action): The Shore
Sound Editing: Hugo
Sound Mixing: Hugo
Visual Effects: Hugo
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