Michel Hazanavicius Academy Awards 2012 Best Director Winner

First Posted: 02/26/2012 10:53 pm Updated: 02/27/2012 1:17 am

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No surprises here. Despite the possibility of a Martin Scorsese upset, Michel Hazanavicius ended up bringing home the Best Director trophy at the 84th annual Academy Awards on Sunday.

This was the first nomination and win for the French director, who burst onto the scene this year with the critical darling, "The Artist," a semi-silent film that captured the rise and fall of George Valentin (Jean Dujardin), a silent movie star coming to grips with the increased popularity of talkies.

"I am the happiest director in the world right now," Hazanavicius said while accepting the award.

Hazanavicius, who also won the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay and Best Director, defeated fellow nominees Scorsese ("Hugo"), Alexander Payne ("The Descendants"), Woody Allen ("Midnight in Paris") and Terrence Malick ("The Tree of Life").

Michel's next film, "The Players," will star "Artist" lead Jean Dujardin.

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No surprises here. Despite the possibility of a Martin Scorsese upset, Michel Hazanavicius ended up bringing home the Best Director trophy at the 84th annual Academy Awards on Sunday. This was the ...
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12:12 PM on 02/27/2012
These articles are getting worse and worse with lack of editing... It says it's suppose to be about how he snubbed the dog.. Says nothing in the article about that..The dog was the best one in the movie..
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11:53 AM on 02/27/2012
Uggie was the star of this movie . And he was a star at the Oscars too . :)
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I thought this was supposed to be about a pup. Sup?
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I know. It says he insulted the film's pup. There is nothing here about a pup. Ridiculous.
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What insult to a pup?
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09:50 AM on 02/27/2012
According to the AOl link that brought me to this article: "Best Director Winner Insulted Film's Pup". I didn't know the film starred a dog and didn't read any mention about him insulting anyone, much less a puppy.
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