The gong show: all the awards winners at last night's Baftas Pic: BAFTA/Rex Features
The stars of The Artist were anything but silent as the film was one of the main winners at last night’s Bafta Awards in London with seven awards, alongside Meryl Streep and John Hurt who received a special tribute.
The Artist, which looks back at the era of silent movies, swept away all in front of it with its awards haul, including for best film, best director, best original screenplay, original music, best costume design and best cinematography.
Jean Dujardin also won for best actor – beating out British favourite Gary Oldman in the process.
Meanwhile Meryl Streep took best actress as expected for her riveting turn in The Iron Lady. It was just her second lead actress Bafta win after The French Lieutenant's Woman – which came more than 30 years ago.
There was no win for Scottish director Lynne Ramsay, who was nominated for Best Director for We Need to Talk About Kevin.
The full list of winners was as follows:
· Picture: The Artist
· Actor: Jean Dujardin - The Artist
· Actress: Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
· Director: Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
· Supporting actress: Octavia Spencer - The Help
· Supporting actor: Christopher Plummer - Beginners
· Animated film: Rango
· Documentary: Senna
· Outstanding British film: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
· Film not in the English language: The Skin I Live In
· Outstanding debut: Tyrannosaur
· Adapted screenplay: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan
· Original screenplay: The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius
· Production design: Hugo - Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo
· Cinematography: The Artist - Guillaume Schiffman
· Makeup and hair: The Iron Lady - Mark Coulier, J. Roy Helland, Marese Langan
· Costume design: The Artist - Mark Bridges
· Editing: Senna - Gregers Sall and Chris King
· Sound: Hugo - Philip Stockton, Eugene Gearty, Tom Fleischman, John Midgley
· Original score: The Artist - Ludovic Bource
· Rising star award: Adam Deacon
· Academy fellowship: Martin Scorsese
· Outstanding contribution to British cinema: John Hurt
· Special visual effects: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 - Tim Burke, John Richardson, Greg Butler and David Vickery
· Short animation: A Morning Stroll - Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe
· Short film: Pitch Black Heist - John Maclean and Geraldine O'Flynn
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