The Artist increased its momentum in the run-up to the Oscars, winning best-produced film at the Producers Guild Awards.
The silent black-and-white French comedy is a homage to the pre-talkie era of Hollywood in the 1920s and 1930s. For the past four years, the producers' choice of best-produced film has gone on to win the best picture Oscar.
The Adventures of Tintin was chosen as best-produced animated film.
