Movie Grid on Instagram: "The Artist (2011) made history by becoming the only largely silent film to win the Oscar for Best Picture in the sound era. After synchronized sound became standard in Hollywood in the late 1920s, silent films essentially disappeared from major awards contention. Nearly 85 years later, The Artist revived the format and swept the Oscars, winning five awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor. Its success was seen as a rare celebration of classic filmma