“The Artist,” unsurprisingly enough, was the big winner at the César Awards, France’s answer to the Oscars — but not everything went the Oscar frontrunner’s way, as Jean Dujardin was upset in the Best Actor race.
'The Artist' (what else?) takes top honors at César Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:08 pm · February 24th, 2012
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'The Artist' isn't top dog in César Award noms
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:25 am · January 27th, 2012
It may be the first French frontrunner in the history of the Academy Awards, but on home turf, “The Artist” had to settle for third place in the César Award nominations. Another Cannes prizewinner, law-enforcement drama “Polisse,” leads with 13 nods.
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'The Artist' among contenders for Louis Delluc Prize
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:56 am · November 24th, 2011
It’s not often that the Louis Delluc Prize overlaps with the Best Picture Oscar race, but Michel Hazanavicius’s “The Artist” has been shortlisted for what is arguably the most prestigious trophy in French cinema.
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More countries enter foreign-language Oscar race as deadline looms
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:08 pm · September 22nd, 2011
With the deadline for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar submissions on October 1, a number of countries have officially entered the fray in the past week. Among them are France, with a terminal-disease drama that could be a sleeper, and Russia, which has caused an outcry with the selection of an expensive Nikita Mikhalkov bomb.
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