The Artist sweeps the Oscars

The Artist took home several awards at last night’s Oscars, including best picture and best director.

According to CTV, it is the first win for a silent film since 1929. The film’s star Jean Dujardin also won for best actor.

Meryl Streep took home the statue for best actress, marking her third win and seventeenth nomination. 

Octavia Spencer took the award for best supporting actress and Canadian-born Christopher Plummer won for best supporting actor.

Phillipe Falardeau’s Monsieur Lazhar lost out to A Separation for best foreign-language film.

Flickr photo by: Nivrae