Few films are getting quite the buzz as “The Artist”. If you would have asked me at the beginning of the year if I thought a French, black-and-white, silent film would be receiving the praise of critics and even the end-all talk of being good enough to win Best Picture, I would have called you crazy. Jean Dujardin won Best Actor at Cannes Film Festival, so there is obviously something there, but without having seen the film, I cannot speak for sure. But with all the talk, I am comfortable assuming that “The Artist” will definitely be nominated for several Academy Awards this year.

BEST PICURE
Produced by Thomas Langmann

BEST DIRECTOR
Michel Hazanavicius

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Jean Dujardin

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
James Cromwell
John Goodman

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Bérénice Bejo
Penelope Ann Miller

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Michel Hazanavicius

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Guillaume Schiffman

BEST FILM EDITING
Michel Hazanavicius
Anne-Sophie Bion

BEST ART DIRECTION
Lawrence Bennett (Production Designer)
Gregory S. Hooper (Art Director)

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Mark Bridges

BEST MAKEUP
Julie Hewett (Make-Up)
Cydney Cornell (Hair)

BEST ORIGNAL SCORE
Ludovic Bource

BEST SOUND MIXING
Gérard Lamps

BEST SOUND EDITING
Nadine Muse

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
David Danesi
Philippe Aubry
Laurent Brett