Jean Dujardin wins best actor Oscar | Inquirer Entertainment

Jean Dujardin wins best actor Oscar

/ 12:25 PM February 27, 2012

HOLLYWOOD – Jean Dujardin won the Oscar for best actor on Sunday for his role in silent movie “The Artist,” becoming the first Frenchman to win an acting Oscar.

The Gallic actor beat four fellow nominees including Hollywood A-listers George Clooney and Brad Pitt, who had been nominated for “The Descendants” and “Moneyball,” respectively.

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Earlier,  France’s Michel Hazanavicius took home the Oscar for best director for silent movie “The Artist,” at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony.

The 44-year-old, who triumphed over veterans including Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen, had already won a series of gongs for his black-and-white homage to the silent movie era.

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