According to foreign media reported that the French director Michael Haavicius and he directed the film "the artist" from the Oscar statuette is a step closer. Shortly before the end of the Directors Guild of America awards, Haavicius has won the best director award, "artists" before already at the Golden Globes, the Producers Guild and the critics choice awards won the award, Directors Guild Award victory adds another piece of victory for the silent film weight won the Oscar prize.

The Directors Guild Award is one of the most important indicator of the annual Oscar. In the past 63 years, with 57 wins in the Directors Guild Award in the film ultimately won the best picture Oscar laureate. But in the past 10 years, in addition to "crouching. Tiger, hidden.dragon" Li Anhe "Chicago" by Rob Marshall, the other 8 Directors Guild Award for best picture Oscar award-winning results and results.

"Nimes plan" director James marsh took home the best documentary film award, marsh in 2009 won documentary Man on Wire won the Oscar for best documentary feature award, but this time his work did not get nominated for an Oscar.

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