The Artist is a 2011 silent movie directed by Michel Hazanavicius. Set in Hollywood during the dawn of the Sound Era, the film stars Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo. It ranks #55 on our countdown* of Best Picture winners.

*What is this list?

We explain it in more detail in our Trailer and its Description, but as a high-level answer: we aggregated several different lists that rank the ninety-four winners of the Best Picture Academy Award in a rough attempt to get a consensus. It is not intended to be rigorous or definitive. It's just a framework to guide our journey through cinema history.