The Academy Award for Best Picture of the Year will go to The Artist. Itâs over. Call off the dogs. The little silent film that could will be crowned the winner at next monthâs ceremony. After riding a pretty solid frontrunner status throughout the past two months, the film has now picked up two of the most important Oscar precursor awards: the Producers Guild Award and the Directors Guild Award. Michel Hazanavicius was given the Best Feature Film director award at last nightâs DGA ceremony, besting the likes of Hugoâs Martin Scorsese and The Descendantsâ Alexander Payne.The writing has been on the wall for a while now, but with the PGA and DGA in hand, thereâs virtually zero chance of anything upsetting The Artist for Best Picture. Iâm not saying Hazanavicius isnât deserving of the DGA, as his crafting of the silent pic is certainly commendable (though I'm partial to Scorsese's work on Hugo), Iâm just pointing out that weâre most likely in for an incredibly predictable ceremony come next month. Hit the jump to see the full list of DGA winners in both film and television. The 84th Academy Awards will be held February 26th.Best Director for a Feature FilmMichel Hazanavicius, The ArtistFeature DocumentaryJames Marsh, Project NimDrama SeriesPatty Jenkins, The Killing, âPilotâ (AMC)Comedy SeriesRobert B. Weide, Curb Your Enthusiasm, âPalestinian Chickenâ (HBO)Movies for Television and MiniseriesJon Cassar, The Kennedys (Reelz Channel)Reality SeriesNeil P. Degroot, The Biggest Loser, âEpisode #1115â (NBC)Musical/Variety SeriesGlenn Weiss, 65th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)Daytime SerialsWilliam Ludel, General Hospital, âInterventionâ (ABC)Childrenâs ProgramsAmy Schatz, A Childâs Garden of Poetry (HBO)CommericalsNoam Murro, Ads for Heineken Premium Light, DirecTV, Volkswagen Tiguan, and EA Battlefield 3
Michel Hazanavicius Wins Feature Film Directors Guild Award for THE ARTIST
2012 Directors Guild Awards Winners. Michel Hazanavicius won the Feature Film DGA for The Artist with The Killing and Curb Your Enthusiasm winning too