The Buzz Report – “The Artist” takes top honors at BAFTA Awards

The Artist has won top honors at the 2012 The Orange British Academy of Film Awards winning four awards including best film, best director, best actor and best original screenplay. The BAFTA’s are considered to be Great Britain’s version of the Oscars® and can be telling of the outcome at the upcoming Academy Awards on February 26th. A full list of the awards is as follows:

Best Film: The Artist

Best Director: Michael Hazanavicius for The Artist

Best Actor: Jean Dujardin for The Artist

Best Actress: Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady

Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer for Beginners

Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer for The Help

Outstanding British Debut: Tyrannosaur

Film Not in the English Language: The Skin I Live In

Original Screenplay: The Artist

Adapted Screenplay: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Documentary: Senna

Animated Film: Rango

This last week the top films at the box office were:

1. The Vow...........................................earning 41.7 Million Dollars
2. Safe House…...............................…earning 39.3 Million Dollars
3. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island................................earning 27.6 Million Dollars
4. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.............earning 23 Million Dollars
5. Chronicle.........................................earning 12.3 Million Dollars
6. The Woman in Black…....…..........earning 10.3 Million Dollars
7. The Grey……..............................…earning 5.08 Million Dollars
8. Big Miracle………..........................earning 3.86 Million Dollars
9. The Descendants….........................earning 3.5 Million Dollars
10. Underword: Awakening……..........earning 2.5 Million Dollars

Opening this Friday, February 17th:

1. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance – starring Nicolas Cage, Ciarán Hinds, Idris Elba, and Violante Placido
2. This Means War – starring Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, and Til Schweiger
3. Undefeated – starring Bill Courtney, O.C. Brown, Montrail 'Money' Brown, and Chavis Daniels
4. The Secret World of Arrietty - starring Bridgit Mendler, Amy Poehler, Will Arnett, and Mark Strong
5. Thin Ice - starring Greg Kinnear, Billy Crudup, Alan Arkin, and Lea Thompson
6. On the Ice– starring Josiah Patkotak, Frank Qutuq Irelan, John Miller, and Adamina Kerr

DVD’s released this Tuesday, February 14th are:

1. The Rum Diary
2. Paranormal Activity 3
3. The Dead
4. Take Shelter

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Whatever your movie choice this week, please remember your movie theater etiquette: silence your cell phones & no texting, please don't talk during the film and remove your children if they become a distraction to other audience members. Don't forget that laughing, crying and cheering are always approved behavior and even encouraged.

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-Kay Shackleton is a film historian with special focus on Silent Films, see her work on SilentHollywood.com