The Artist, Meryl Streep Triumph at British Film Awards

The Artist topped the 64th Annual British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, taking home four trophies.

The silent film earned awards for  Best Picture, Best Actor for Jean Dujardin, and Best Director and Best Original Screenplay both for Michel Hazanavicius.
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Meryl Streep received Best Actress honors in the homeland of the woman she portrayed in The Iron Lady. (Streep apparently lost her shoe on the way up to the podium, but presenter Colin Firth slipped it back on.)
The Help's Octavia Spencer took home Best Supporting Actress, and Christopher Plummer was named Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Beginners.