Silence is golden for The Artist at Baftas

Silent film The Artist made a big noise at the Bafta film awards last night winning seven awards including Best Film, Leading Actor and Best Director.

The film — a homage to the silent era of Hollywood that was lost forever with the arrival of the talkies — swept the board.

The only low point was seeing its leading lady Berenice Bejo lose out in the Outstanding Actress award to Meryl Streep.