What do "Chicago" (2002), "Shakespeare in Love" (1998) and "Driving Miss Daisy" (1989) all have in common? Over the past 40 years, these are the only three Oscar champs for Best Picture that first claimed victory at the Golden Globes in the Best Comedy/Musical Picture race. For the first time in nearly a decade, that magic could strike again thanks to "The Artist."
By smartly entering the warm-hearted film in this Globes category instead of the Drama race, director Michel Hazanavicius got to bypass other Oscar frontrunners including "The Descendants," "Hugo," "The Help," "Moneyball," "War Horse" and "The Ides of March." While those films duked it out at the Globes for the bragging rights of Best Drama Picture, "The Artist" faced virtually no competition in the Comedy/Musical category.
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Now that the silent black-and-white film starring Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo has just secured a win in the top Comedy/Musical race at
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I hope he speaks to me for the next couple of years. He’s known to get mad at me. He's brilliant and I adore him. He’ll win another award, so I don’t feel bad."
What you don't know about him is he's very racist. I mean, really nasty stuff. I've also seen him punch a little blind kitten. Please welcome the evil Colin Firth.”