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The Artist Silences the Competition at the BAFTAs

Published by on Feb 13th, 2012 1:46 PM, No Comments

The Artist Silences the Competition at the BAFTAs (l to r) Jean Dujardin, producer Thomas Langmann and director Michel Hazanavicius pose after winning the BAFTA Best Film award for The Artist (Image: TIME)

Just over ten years ago, the powers that be at BAFTA — the British Academy of Film and Television Arts — took the wise decision to move their annual award ceremony up in the calendar so that it took place before the Oscars.


Any perceived loss of stature (in theory, it sounds great to occur after the most glamorous awards show on earth, being the headliner to their opening act) is clearly offset by the reality: Hollywood’s A-List will surely show up to promote their films if it helps them attain their ultimate goal. (Sorry Britain, but that’s always going to be winning a little gold man.) And the comprehensive winner at the 65th BAFTAs — silent film The Artist, which added seven more awards to its ever growing trophy cabinet — will be hoping that silence truly is golden on Oscar night.

Read more here (via TIME)

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