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The Artist

2011 film directed by Michel Hazanavicius
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Summary

The Artist is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,482 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy[4], Academy Award for Best Actor[5], Academy Award for Best Director[6], Academy Award for Best Original Score[7], Academy Award for Best Costume Design[8], Palm Dog Award[9], César Award for Best Film[10], European Film Award for Best Composer[11], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[12], Lumière Awards[13], Lumière Award for Best Film[14], Meeting Point Europe Award[15]
  • Director: Michel Hazanavicius[16]
  • Screenwriter: Michel Hazanavicius[17]
  • Composer: Ludovic Bource[18]
  • Genre: romantic comedy film[19], drama film[20], romance film[21], comedy drama[22], comedy film[23], silent film[24]
  • Cast member: Jean Dujardin[25], Bérénice Bejo[26], James Cromwell[27], John Goodman[28], Penelope Ann Miller[29], Missi Pyle[30], Joel Murray[31], Ed Lauter[32], Malcolm McDowell[33], Beth Grant[34], Ben Kurland[35], Bill Fagerbakke[36], Uggie[37], Sergio Kato[38]
  • Producer: Thomas Langmann[39], Emmanuel Montamat[40]
  • Production company: France 3[41], Wild Bunch[42], La Petite Reine[43], La Classe Américaine[44], Orange Studio[45]
  • Director of photography: Guillaume Schiffman[46]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[47]
  • Commons category: The Artist (film)[48]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[49]
  • Review score: 8.8/10[50], 95%[51], 89/100[52], 7.8/10[53]
  • Color: black-and-white[54]
  • Country of origin: France[55], Belgium[56]
  • Publication date: May 15, 2011[57], January 26, 2012[58]

Why It Matters

The Artist has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

FAQs

What awards did The Artist receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy[4], Academy Award for Best Actor[5], and Academy Award for Best Director[6].

Related Entities

Belgium Bérénice Bejo Ed Lauter Elizabeth Tulloch film France James Cromwell Jean Dujardin John Goodman Los Angeles Malcolm McDowell Michel Hazanavicius Missi Pyle Penelope Ann Miller

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Máté · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cineuropa film id → 201634
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  2. 4w ago · Pescan · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Academy Award for Best Picture, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Academy Award for Best Actor +10
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Award received: Meeting Point Europe Award"
  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 1655442
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  4. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 84281
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  5. 10w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 20313090
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  6. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 47191
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  7. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 6x9yq
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  8. 14w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14567 → SID0012733
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  9. 15w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → the-artist
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14551: the-artist, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295965491|THE ARTIST (#295965491)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091|Il cinema ritrova"
  10. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 8.8/10, 95%, 89/100 +1
    P14449 → 89904
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