'The Artist' named best picture at UK film awards Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 02:01 p.m., Sunday, February 12, 2012 LONDON (AP) — Silent movie "The Artist" had a night to shout about Sunday, winning seven prizes including best picture at the British Academy Film Awards. Hazanavicius thanked presenter Brad Pitt for pronouncing his name correctly — and academy voters for recognizing that his silent film even had a screenplay. Another homage to early cinema, Martin Scorsese's Parisian fantasy "Hugo," took prizes for sound and production design. John le Carre adaptation "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" went into the ceremony with 11 nominations compared to 12 for ...