French actor Jean Dujardin plays a silent screen actor who sees his career crumble with the advent of "talkies".

法国男星让？杜雅尔丹在影片中饰演一位出演无声电影的男演员，在有声电影到来后，影片中男演员的事业遇到了挫折。

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It won awards for best film, best director, best original screenplay, best original music, best cinematography, best costume design as well as a performance award for leading actor Jean Dujardin.

该片一举拿下了最佳影片、最佳导演、最佳原创剧本、最佳原创音乐、最佳摄影、最佳服装设计等奖项。同时，主演让-杜雅尔丹获得了最佳男主角奖。

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Jean Dujardin (also sporting a beard) looked dapper in his black suit, forgoing the bow tie for a black silk necktie.

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"Jean's career is a fairy tale, " says Mr. Lellouche, Mr. Dujardin's longtime friend.

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