The hype and awards have slightly diminished the impact of Hazanavicius's adroit homage to Hollywood's silent era, and the first 20 minutes are a bit so-what-ish, but then, suddenly, everything – the acting, the melodramatic score, the dog (Uggie), the gorgeous faded black-and-white look – kicks in.

The iconic film festival has a habit of unearthing exciting talent, as Nick Clark found out

While the box office names pose on the red carpet at the 65th Cannes Film Festival, industry experts are eagerly scouting films showing on the Croisette for the stars of tomorrow.

Homeland: so well-made, well-acted, but in the end, at the mercy of the unsubtlety of its form

At first, Martin Scorsese might seem an unlikely choice of director for a big-budget sentimental family film. And at first, he is.

Drama based on tragic, thrilling history manages to be neither. It's hard not to cheer on the iceberg

Nine of the Master's earliest films are being digitally restored for the 2012 celebrations. Geoffrey Macnab on Hitch's enduring appeal

A Spall victory

If you haven't seen The Artist yet, does the fact that it has won five Oscars make you more, or less, likely to go and see it? Seduced by its success, or put off by the hype?

The French partied hard in Hollywood after the Oscars, but what happens next? By Guy Adams

If they are anything like most Oscar winners, the team behind The Artist will have spent the first day of the rest of their lives conforming to the grandest, and most lucrative, of Hollywood traditions.

What was clear last night is that the Oscars are now a surprise-free zone. By the time the statuettes are dished out on a Sunday night in late February, there have been so many other awards ceremonies already that it is already ordained what will win.

Here is the full list of winners for the 84th Academy Awards: