The Oscar for Directing was awarded to Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist.The nominees were:
The Artist
Michel Hazanavicius
The Descendants
Alexander Payne
Hugo
Martin Scorsese
Midnight in Paris
Woody Allen
The Tree of Life
Terrence Malick
Here’s some Twitter reaction:
@PhilDornhegge
Philipp DornheggeDirecting: check. #oscars
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@simpoirier
Simon PoirierThe Artist for best directing !! #oscars 1 minute ago via Twitter for iPad · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@entertainmentPG
Arts & EntertainmentMichael Douglas looks good as he arrives to give directing gold to “The Artist’s” Michel Hazanavicius #Oscars 1 minute ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@HaiMagazine
Hai Magazine This is one of the most-awaited #Oscars, Best Directing goes to Michel Hazanavicius from The Artist. 3 already #Oscars 34 seconds ago via Twitter for iPad · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@seventeen_sg
Seventeen SingaporeThe Artist wins for Best Directing. Congrats Michel Hazanavicius! Love the accent #Oscars 53 seconds ago via Twitter for iPhone · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@ashrules24
Ashwin KumarThe Oscar for Directing Michael Hazanavicus ……thank you thank you thank you. Thank you. #AcademyAwards #Oscars #84thAcademyAwards #S … 1 minute ago via txt · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@abimendes
Abi MendesMichael Scorsese should’ve won, but congrats to Michel H. for Achievement in Directing! #TheArtist #Oscars 1 minute ago via txt · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@SIMBERNARDO
Bernardo SimMichel Hazanavicius won the Directing award for “The Artist”. Well-deserved reward for a risk taker. #Oscars 2 minutes ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@PetesPlatter
Pete Benavides Well, that best directing win might have just sown up the best pic for The Artist. #Oscars 3 minutes ago via TweetDeck · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto