The Artist

The Artist is a melodramatic silent French film that was released on October 12, 2011. Directed by Michel Hazanavicius, the story takes place in Hollywood from 1927 to 1932, featuring Jean Dujardin as a silent movie star who must come to terms with the arrival of "talking pictures". As his career declines, he meets a young actress played by Bérénice Bejo, whose career is on the rise. The Artist, a silent film itself, is set to become the most watched silent film in decades now that it has been nominated for several awards. Jean Dujardin already won the Best Actor Award at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, where the The Artist premiered.
==Plot==
In the 1920s, actor George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is a bona fide matinee idol with many adoring fans. While working on his latest film, George finds himself falling in love with an ingenue named Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo) and, what's more, it seems Peppy feels the same way. But George is reluctant to cheat on his wife with the beautiful young actress. The growing popularity of sound in movies further separates the potential lovers, as George's career begins to fade while Peppy's star rises.
==Cast==
*Jean Dujardin as George Valentin
*Bérénice Bejo as Peppy Miller
*John Goodman as Al Zimmer
*James Cromwell as Clifton
*Missi Pyle as Constance
*Penelope Ann Miller as Doris
*Malcolm McDowell as The Butler
*Bitsie Tulloch as Norma
*Beth Grant as Peppy's Maid
*Jen Lilley as Onloooker
*Nina Siemaszko as Admiring Woman
*Basil Hoffman as Auctioneer
*Ben Kurland as Casting Assistant
==Trivia==
*David A. Cooper was cast as the Guardian Angel Actor, but was unable to shoot because of last minute scheduling conflicts.
*The role of Jack the dog was actually played by three matching Jack Russell Terriers; Uggie, Dash, and Dude. In actuality, the lead dog Uggie, did the majority of all the scenes except a few. All three dogs were colored before the filming began, made to look more alike each other.
*Penelope Ann Miller also played Edna Purviance, a famous silent movie actress, in the 1992 movie Chaplin, the bio-film about one of the most famous and renowned silent film comedians 'Charlie Chaplin'.
==Awards==
Dujardin won the Cannes Film Festival's Best Actor Award for his performance. The dog actor in the film, Uggy, won the Palm Dog Award for best performance by a canine at the festival.
Year 	Award 	Category 	Recipient 	Result
2011 	American Film Institute 	AFI Special Awards 	 	
2011 	Boston Society of Film Critics Award 	Best Picture 	 	
2011 	Boston Society of Film Critics Award 	Best Director 	Michel Hazanavicius 	
2011 	Boston Society of Film Critics Award 	Best Use of Music in a Film 	 	tied up with Drive
2011 	Detroit Film Critics Society 	Best Film 	 	
2011 	Detroit Film Critics Society 	Best Director 	Michel Hazanavicius 	
2011 	Detroit Film Critics Society 	Best Actor 	Jean Dujardin 	
2011 	Detroit Film Critics Society 	Best Supporting Actress 	Bérénice Béjo 	
2011 	Detroit Film Critics Society 	Best Screenplay 	Michel Hazanavicius 	
2011 	European Film Awards 	Best Film 	 	
2011 	European Film Awards 	Best European Composer 	Ludovic Bource 	
2011 	European Film Awards 	Best European Cinematographer 	Guillaume Schiffman 	
2011 	Houston Film Critics Society 	Best Picture 	 	
2011 	Houston Film Critics Society 	Best Director 	Michel Hazanavicius 	
2011 	Houston Film Critics Society 	Best Actor 	Jean Dujardin 	
2011 	Houston Film Critics Society 	Best Screenplay 	 	
2011 	Houston Film Critics Society 	Best Cinematography 	 	
2011 	Houston Film Critics Society 	Best Score 	 	
2011 	Houston Film Critics Society 	Best Foreign Film 	 	
2011 	Leeds International Film Festival 	Official Selection Audience Award 	 	won
2011 	New York Film Critics Circle Awards 	Best Picture 	 	
2011 	New York Film Critics Circle Awards 	Best Director 	Michel Hazanavicius 	
2011 	New York Film Critics Circle Awards 	Best Actor 	Jean Dujardin 	
2011 	New York Film Critics Online 	Best Picture 	 	
2011 	New York Film Critics Online 	Best Director 	Michel Hazanavicius 	
2011 	New York Film Critics Online 	Best Use of Music 	Ludovic Bource 	
2011 	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	Best Film 	 	
2011 	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	Best Director 	Michel Hazanavicius 	
2011 	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	Best Actor 	Jean Dujardin 	
2011 	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress 	Bérénice Bejo 	
2011 	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	Best Art Direction 	Lawrence Bennett (Production Designer) and Gregory S. Hooper (Art Director)	
2011 	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	Best Cinematography 	Guillaume Schiffman 	
2011 	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	Best Score 	Ludovic Bource 	
2011 	San Sebastián International Film Festival 	Audience Award 	 	
2011 	Satellite Awards 	Best Motion Picture 	 	
2011 	Satellite Awards 	Best Director 	Michel Hazanavicius 	
2011 	Satellite Awards 	Best Original Screenplay 	 	
2011 	Satellite Awards 	Best Cinematography 	Guillaume Schiffman 	
2011 	Satellite Awards 	Best Art Direction and Production Design	Gregory S. Hooper, Laurence Bennett 	
2011 	Satellite Awards 	Best Costume Design 	Mark Bridges 	
2012 	Academy Awards 	Best Picture 	 	
2012 	Santa Barbara International Film Festival 	Cinema Vanguard Award 	 	
2012 	Screen Actors Guild Awards 	Best Cast 	 	
2012 	Screen Actors Guild Awards 	Best Male Actor in a Leading Role 	Jean Dujardin 	
2012 	Screen Actors Guild Awards 	Best Female Actress in a Supporting Role	Bérénice Bejo 	
2012 	Independent Spirit Awards 	Best Film 	 	
2012 	Independent Spirit Awards 	Best Director 	Michel Hazanavicius 	
2012 	Independent Spirit Awards 	Best Screenplay 	Michel Hazanavicius 	
2012 	Independent Spirit Awards 	Best Actor 	Jean Dujardin 	
2012 	Independent Spirit Awards 	Best Cinematography 	Guillaume Schiffman 	
2012 	Critics' Choice Movie Awards 	Best Picture 	 	
2012 	Critics' Choice Movie Awards 	Best Actor 	Jean Dujardin 	
2012 	Critics' Choice Movie Awards 	Best Supporting Actress 	Bérénice Béjo 	
2012 	Critics' Choice Movie Awards 	Best Acting Ensemble 	 	
2012 	Critics' Choice Movie Awards 	Best Director 	Michel Hazanavicius 	
2012 	Critics' Choice Movie Awards 	Best Original Screenplay 	Michel Hazanavicius 	
2012 	Critics' Choice Movie Awards 	Best Cinematography 	Guillaume Schiffman 	
2012 	Critics' Choice Movie Awards 	Best Art Direction 	Laurence Bennett and Gregory S. Hooper 	
2012 	Critics' Choice Movie Awards 	Best Editing 	Michel Hazanavicius and Anne-Sophie Bion 	
2012 	Critics' Choice Movie Awards 	Best Costume Design 	Mark Bridges 	
Best Score	Critics' Choice Movie Awards 	Ludovic Bource 	 	
Category:Silent films
Category:Silent
Category:French films
Category:Comedy
Category:Comedy films
Category:Black and white films
Category:Best Picture Academy Award winners
Category:Films about filmmaking
Category:Romance
Category:Drama