‘The Artist’ sees honour list grow with director award
Hollywood’s top filmmakers group presented its feature-film honour to Michel Hazanavicius for his silent film The Artist, giving him the inside track for the best-director prize at the Academy Awards.
“I really love directors. I really have respect for directors. So this is really very moving and touching for me,” said Hazanavicius, whose black-and-white silent charmer has cleaned up at earlier Hollywood honours and could emerge as the best-picture favourite at the Feb 26 Oscars.
