(LOS ANGELES TIMES) Los Angeles – The movie of the fewest words spoke the loudest at the Oscars this year.
On an evening suffused with nostalgia, “The Artist,” a nearly wordless, black-and-white romance celebrating Hollywood’s formative era, won five Academy Awards, including best picture, on Sunday night. The French production also took home directing honors for Michel Hazanavicius, the lead actor award for Jean Dujardin and trophies for costume design and score.