The Artist is 2012′s best picture Oscar winner!

Tom Cruise took the stage to name the nominees and was elated to announce the silent film as the eventual victor.

Did The Artist deserve to win best picture, HollywoodLifers?

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Jean Dujardin, 39, beamed as he won the Oscar for Best Actor for his silent role as George Valentin in The Artist.

“I love your country!” he exclaimed as he stood on stage, making the audience chuckle.

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Jean thanked director Michel Hazanavicius — who moments before won the Oscar for Best Director — his cast members, as well as turn-of-the-century silent film director Douglas Fairbanks for his inspiration.

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Congrats to Michel Hazanavicius, who earned his first Oscar for his silent film.

“I am the happiest director in the world right now. Thank you for that!” he said.

After Michel thanked his human cast, he also gave props to Uggie the Dog’s performance!

The Artist is the first silent film that was nominated for an Oscar since 1928.

LIST: Oscar Winners 2012

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The 27th annual Independent Spirit Awards took place on Feb. 25 in Santa Monica, and Oscar favorite The Artist took the prestigious Best Feature honor! Check out all of the winners from the Seth Rogen-hosted ceremony and tell us, HollywoodLifers — do YOU agree with all of the picks?

Best Feature: The Artist

Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist

Best Male Lead: Jean Dujardin in The Artist

Best Female Lead: Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn

Best Supporting Male: Christopher Plummer in Beginners

Best Supporting Female: Shailene Woodley in The Descendants

Best First Feature: Margin Call

Best Screenplay: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon & Jim Rash for The Descendants

Best First Screenplay: Will Reiser for 50/50

Best Cinematography: Guillaume Schiffman for The Artist

Robert Altman Award: Margin Call

Best Documentary: The Interrupters

Best Foreign Film: A Separation (Iran)

John Cassavetes Award: Pariah

Audi Someone to Watch Award: Mark Jackson in Without

Truer Than Fiction Award: Where Soldiers Come From

Piaget Producers Award: Sophia Lin in Take Shelter

Do you agree with all of the winners, HollywoodLifers?

– William Earl

Jean Dujardin has burst on the scene with his amazing work in The Artist and our friends at GQ have put him on their pages for us all to fall in love with him again. The man is a triple threat. He can act, he can look good in the pages of GQ and attention ladies, he can dance. France’s best-kept secret gushed to GQ, “I love dancing in general, and making girls dance. My generation doesn’t do it enough.”

We can’t get enough of Jean Dujardin and we are sure you feel the same. Anyone that can give Brad Pitt and George Clooney a run for their money is doing something right!

So HollywoodLifers, what do you think of Jean Dujardin‘s GQ shoot? Sound off and swoon below!

Russ Weakland

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