Jean Dujardin Golden Globes 2012 Best Actor Comedy Or Musical Winner

Jean Dujardin has danced away with the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical.

The French star tapped, smiled, cried, huffed, and ran his way to global superstardom as the star of the silent film homage "The Artist." With less than a handful of words, he told the story of George Valentin, a late 1920s silent film star who refused to make the transition to talkies. His failing career and the stock market's crash marry to send him into poverty, while a young actress named Peppy Miller, who once appeared as bit player in one of his final silent films, sees her career reach new heights in the new era of Hollywood.

Already a star in France, he's now at least tied for pole position headed into next month's Oscars.

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[Jennifer-bidou]

11:40 AM on 01/17/2012

15 years ago, Jean Dujardin was "Brice de Nice", a funny pretentiou­s teenager :http://www­.youtubemu­ltiplier.c­om/4f1596e­e82ad4-jea­n-dujardin­-15-years-­before-the­-artist-an­d-the-g.ph­p

It was a long time ago xD

[Pick Up]

11:07 PM on 01/16/2012

Just saw THE ARTIST today.. what a great film!

[chrispychilla28]

08:53 PM on 01/16/2012

For those Sean Connery Bond fans out there, you must watch him in the OS 117 Cairo Nest of Spies.

[BBLOND]

04:44 PM on 01/16/2012

LOVED the film and would see it again.He's a great actor and glad he won at the globes.

[kimo32]

12:32 PM on 01/16/2012

Saw the film last night...great great movie...the best film I have see in a long time....

[Christine Hart]

09:28 PM on 01/16/2012

I just saw it today and must agree with you. I wasn't sure what to expect but I enjoyed it very much!

[evic217]

12:29 PM on 01/16/2012

Is Jean Dujardin related to the Dujardin Cognac dynasty? I know it has nothing to do with the movie, but I just want to know.

[frant52]

06:27 AM on 01/16/2012

What a fun movie! And I'm so ready to see many more movies with Jean Dujardin as well as Bérénice Bejo!

[Meresankh]

07:12 PM on 04/05/2012

Go for "OSS117 : Cairo, Nest of spies" : Absolutly hilarious, as long as you like clever humour, self-derision, cultural references, mambo, Dujardin singing in arabic, spy movies shot in the fifties, and chickens...
Oh, and a minimum knowledge of history (and geopolitics) of this era never hurts...

[Thisbeautifulplanet]

06:08 AM on 01/16/2012

Bravo Jean ! You're as beautiful inside as you are outside!

[Hajnal]

02:47 AM on 01/16/2012

Congratulations Loulou!

[Akizme72]

12:56 AM on 01/16/2012

I remember when he and his wife started on French TV with their cute little shorts "un gars et une fille" (a guy and a girl). Those were 7 minutes of pure delight no one wanted to miss, and they came on every night, 5 days a week. So happy for him and delighted about his success.

[llisa]

01:45 AM on 01/16/2012

I wonder if those are available anywhere. Of course, I would need closed captioning.

[Kellyakabilly]

01:07 AM on 01/17/2012

They're on YouTube. No subtitles, but they're fun to watch anyways.

[getsemaneh]

04:50 AM on 01/16/2012

aaaahhhhh...Chouchou et Loulou..it never gets old

[pizzmoe]

12:11 AM on 01/16/2012

Awesome. So glad to see he won.

[myviews]

12:07 AM on 01/16/2012

Gorgeous man. Talented. Hope he enjoys the ride.

[Zenafiar1]

11:55 PM on 01/15/2012

Wow...so happy for him. What a lovely movie that was, and he was just superb all around. Well deserve win, bravo!

[rini]

11:39 PM on 01/15/2012

He is so adorable and I love his accent. :-)

[spaceytracy91]

11:29 PM on 01/15/2012

How can one person be that utterly charming? He is adorable, loved him in The Artist.