Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: "The Artist" ghọrọ ihe nkiri French a kasị kwanyere ùgwù n'akụkọ ihe mere eme. Ihe nkiri ahụ nwetara ọtụtụ onyinye na nhọpụta na otuto pụrụ iche maka nduzi, ọrụ nke ndị na-eme ya, edemede, akara, ihe nkiri, nhazi, na uwe. Ihe nkiri ahụ nwetara nhọpụta iri na 84th Academy Awards, wee gaa n'ihu merie onyinye ise, gụnyere Best Picture, Best Director (Hazanavicius), na Best Actor (Dujardin). Ọ bụ ihe nkiri mbụ na-adịghị ekwu okwu iji merie Best Picture mgbe "Wings" na
emume mmeghe na 1929 na ihe nkiri ojii na nke ọcha mbụ iji merie ihe nrite ahụ kemgbe "Schindler's List" nke 1993. Dujardin ghọrọ onye omee mbụ bụ onye France meriri Oscar. A họpụtara ihe nkiri ahụ ka ọ bụrụ ihe nkiri kacha mma na 27th Independent Spirit Awards. Ọ natara nhọpụta iri na abụọ na 65th British Academy Film Awards, na-emeri onyinye asaa, gụnyere Best Film, Best Director, na Best Actor. N'emume nrite César nke iri atọ na asaa, ihe nkiri ahụ nwetara ihe nrite isii, gụnyere ihe nkiri kacha mma na ihe nkiri kacha mma (Bejo).