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“The Artist” won five Academy Awards on Sunday including best picture, becoming the first silent film to triumph at Hollywood’s highest honors since the original Oscar ceremony 83 years ago.

The Oscar ceremony has much to prove Sunday, including whether a blockbuster-free field can draw a TV audience and if Billy Crystal’s host routine remains a crowd-pleaser.

“SNL” slips in a subtle “tribute” to Whitney Houston, and then it was on with the show as Zooey Deschanel did her first-ever guest-hosting stint.

A tiny terrier with a bias against balloons went on a tear Friday night on “The Tonight Show” in an annual exercise aimed at predicting who will win the Super Bowl.

A complete list of winners at Sunday’s 18th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Silent-era film “The Artist” and Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo” led the pack of Oscar nominees on Tuesday, including one nod for each in the best film category, in the race for the world’s top film honors.

Post parties after the Golden Globe Awards, less raucous than in previous years, flowed instead of crackled, conjuring up the understated 1920s glamor of black-and-white French-directed silent film and Globe comedy or musical winner “The Artist.”

Hollywood’s first big show on the road to the Academy Awards will help determine if silence is golden this season.