The Oscars and «The artist»He swept over« Hugo », the other favorite of the night. The silent film that pays tribute to Hollywood cinema at the beginning of the century won the award for Best Film, Best Direction to Michel Hazanavicius and Best Actor for Jean Dujardin (in the photo).
Meanwhile, Meryl Streep for her role as Margaret Tatcher in "The Iron Lady" she was voted Best Actress. Octavia Spencer (Cross stories) and Christopher Plummer (Beginners) were the Best Supporting Actors.
A well-deserved award was taken by the teacher Woody Allen, for Best Original Screenplay for "Midnight in Paris." ¿»Hugo«? The great defeated, although Martin Scorsese's film took minor awards: Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mix and Best Visual Effects.
It is good to point out that it is the first time that a non-Anglo-Saxon film has won the Oscar for best film and the second time in the history of the Oscars that a silent film has won (in 1929 "Wings" won).
All winners:
Movie: The artist
Direction: Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
Actor: Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
Actress: Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)
Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer (Cross Stories)
Supporting actor: Christopher Plummer (Beginners)
Original screenplay: Midnight in Paris
Adapted script: The descendants
Edition: The girl with the dragon tattoo
Art Direction: The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Direction of photography: The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Locker: The artist
MUAH: The woman of iron
Foreign language film: A separation (Iran)
Sound Editing: The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Sound Mix: The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Documentary:Undefeated
Animated film: Range
Special effects: The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Film Score: The artist
Song: «Man or Muppet» (The Muppets)
Fiction Short Film: TheShore
Documentary short film: Saving Face
Animated short film: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
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