GG: Best Director - Michel Hazanavicius

Name: Michel Hazanavicius

Age: 44

Film: The Artist

Hollywood 1927. George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is a silent movie superstar. The advent of the talkies will sound the death knell for his career and see him fall into oblivion.

For young extra Peppy Miller (Berenice Bejo), it seems the sky's the limit - major movie stardom awaits. The Artist tells the story of their interlinked destinies

Previous Golden Globe Wins: Hazanavicius has no previous Golden Globe wins

Previous Golden Globe Nominations: This is his first nomination.

Critics: “In a time when movies often are sonic assaults, and meaning can be lost amid the clatter of explosions, gunshots and screeching cars, The Artist has an utterly beguiling purity.” - USA Today

“"The Artist" is the wonder of the age, as much a miracle as "Avatar," though it comes at things from the totally opposite direction.” - Los Angeles Times

“In many ways - in all ways - "The Artist" is a profound achievement.” - San Francisco Chronicle

FemaleFirst Helen Earnshaw