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The 2011 film The Artist received awards and nominations in a variety of categories. Premiering at the 64th Cannes Film Festival on 15 May 2011, The Artist is a French romantic comedy–drama film directed by Michel Hazanavicius and filmed in the style of a black and white silent film. It stars Jean Dujardin (pictured) as George Valentin, a silent film star whose career suffers from the rise of the talkies. At the 84th Academy Awards, the film received ten nominations. It went on to win five awards including Best Picture, Best Directing for Hazanavicius, and Best Actor for Dujardin. The Artist became only the second silent film in Oscar history to win Best Picture after Wings, the inaugural Best Picture winner. The film earned six nominations at the 69th Golden Globes, winning three awards including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Dujardin. At the 65th British Academy Film Awards, the film received twelve nominations, and won seven awards including Best Film. (Full list...)