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TechnoratiThe Artist takes top prize at producers' awards in LA
The producer of the French hit film, The Artist, received the top prize at the Producers Guild Award in Los Angeles on Saturday. Thomas Langmann collected the prize just days after the film won three awards at the coveted Golden Globes ceremony including Best musical/comedy film and Best musical/comedy actor for Jean Dujardin.
Langmann beat such illustrious names as George Clooney, Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg to take the award in what is now seen as The Artist’s inevitable path towards a Oscar nomination.
The nominations are to be announced on 24 January.
"When Michel Hazanavicius and I dreamed of making The Artist, we knew we were dreaming of writing a love letter to American cinema," Langmann said in his acceptance speech.
"We never knew in return we would get a taste of the American dream."
Other award winners included Beats, Rhymes and Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest for best-produced documentary, which explores the journey of influential hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest.
Angelina Jolie received the Stanley Kramer award - a prize recognising films that highlight provocative social issues - for her directorial debut, In the Land of Blood and Honey, which she also wrote and produced.
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