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The last time a silent movie was nominated for Best Picture was The Patriot in 1928 and it's so obscure today it's apparently the only Best Picture nominee in the history of the Academy Awards that no longer exists.

Today the Oscars are the ultimate showbiz institution - with a swarm of pundits, publicists and consultants keeping the machine running smoothly all season long.

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The recently released 'Red Tails' tells the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, black fighter pilots who fought the enemy and prejudice during World War II.

The Artist is the silent movie that roared, set to become, on Feb. 26, the first non-talkie in 83 years to take Best Picture at the Academy Awards .

During this week when The Artist was nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, let's honor the only silent movie ever to win the award when Wings won it in 1927.

At last year's The Reel Thing restoration and film resources convention, a Paramount representative gave a depressing presentation about the company's assets being systematically transferred for future marketing as downloads.

Before every year's Oscar ceremonies, many critics and bloggers post lists of "Great Films That Were Never Nominated For Best Picture", or "The Worst Best Picture Winners". How about the overlooked Best Picture winners that deservingly won that Oscar guy? Here are six great "Best Picture Oscar Winners" that many don't know about.

We are in the heart of Awards Season and not only are there plenty of Oscar hopefuls in theaters, but there are also several that have recently been released on the home market.

The 1927 Oscar-winning silent epic is being released on DVD and Blu-ray Tuesday for the first time after a two-year restoration.

Trailer: 'The Artist': Silent black-and-white French film is becoming the toast of the year-end awards circuit.

Tuesday will see the announcement of the Oscar nominations - and the DVD and Blu-ray release of the first-ever best-picture Oscar winner.

The Jan. 24 DVD releases include a high-flying film classic and a powerful tale about a man fighting cancer.

As silent movie The Artist tap-dances its way through awards season, we look back at the first movie to win the Academy Award for best picture, 1927's silent epic Wings.