Nominated for 10 Academy Awards: Best Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actress, Screenplay, Art Direction, Cinematography, Editing, Costume Design, Original Score
Hollywood 1927. George Valentin is a silent movie superstar. The advent of the talkies will sound the death knell for his career and see him fall into oblivion. For young extra Peppy Miller, it seems the sky’s the limit – major movie stardom awaits. THE ARTIST tells the story of their interlinked destinies.
“A movie set in Hollywood’s silent era that is virtually wordless: a gimmick? No: sustained cinematic inspiration. A treat in store for anyone open to sheer joy. Here’s a film so seductive it could leave you…speechless.” (TIME Magazine, “Best Movie of the Year”)
“Here is one of the most entertaining films in many a moon, a film that charms because of its story, its performances and because of the sly way it plays with being silent and black and white.” (Roger Ebert)
Awards
Golden Glober Winner: Best Picture (Comedy or Musical), Best Actor (Jean Dujardin), Best Original Score;New York Film Critics Circle Winner: Best Film, Best Director (Michel Hazanavicius);Cannes Film Festival Winner: Best Actor (Jean Dujardin);Independent Spirit Award Nominee: Best Film;Independent Spirit Award Nominee: Best Director;Independent Spirit Award Nominee: Best Screenplay;Independent Spirit Award Nominee: Best Male Lead;Independent Spirit Award Nominee: Best Cinematography