Pride sweeps France over Oscar wins for The Artist

France was awash in Oscar celebrations on Monday after The Artist won five Academy Awards including the first Best Actor win for a Frenchman, unleashing a wave of national pride. Television stations played The Artist star Jean Dujardin's acceptance speech over and over, Le Monde's front page proclaimed "French triumph in Hollywood" over a photo of the actor raising his statuette in victory , while politicians on the campaign trail sought to capitalise on the excitement. President Nicolas

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