George Clooney glad-hands with fans, even though he didn't win Oscar gold.

Last night’s Oscars was a big night for the silent movie industry.  After being out of vogue since… oh, 1976 or so, the silent film made a comeback in a big way thanks to French film “The Artist.”  “The Artist,” a love letter to old Hollywood that featured no dialogue and a dog giving the best performance of the film, became a sensation thanks to positive word of mouth and a brilliant ad campaign from Harvey Weinstein.  As expected, “The Artist” cleaned up at last night’s 84th annual Academy Awards, picking up wins for Best Picture, Best Directing for Michel Hazanavicius, Best Actor for Jean Dujardin, Costume Design, and Original Score.

While it wasn’t without some kind of controversy in the form of Sacha Baron Cohen, host Billy Crystal kept things fairly free from controversy, even if he wasn’t uproarious in the proceedings.  In other winner news, Meryl Streep won her third Academy Award for taking on the role of Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady,” thereby keeping her off the losers gif wall one more time.  Meanwhile, Martin Scorsese’s Hugo picked up 5 technical awards, but blanked on the acting and directing nominations.  Christopher Plummer became the oldest Oscar winner at 82 for his role in “Beginners”–he won best supporting actor–and Octavia Spencer picked up a best supporting actress nod for “The Help.”

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