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16th César Awards

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Hosted by
  
Richard Bohringer

Best Actor
  
Gérard Depardieu

Network
  
Antenne 2

Other ceremonies
  
1990, 1992

Best Film
  
Cyrano de Bergerac

Best Actress
  
Anne Parillaud

Date
  
9 March 1991

Host
  
Richard Bohringer

Location
  
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France

Site
  
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

The 16th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1990 and took place on 9 March 1991 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Sophia Loren and hosted by Richard Bohringer. Cyrano de Bergerac won the award for Best Film.

Winners and nominees

The winners are highlighted in bold:

  • Best Film:
    Cyrano de Bergerac, directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau
    Le Mari de la coiffeuse, directed by Patrice Leconte
    Nikita, directed by Luc Besson
    Le Petit criminel, directed by Jacques Doillon
    Uranus, directed by Claude Berri
  • Best Foreign Film:
    Dead Poets Society, directed by Peter Weir
    Goodfellas, directed by Martin Scorsese
    Pretty Woman, directed by Garry Marshall
    Taksi-Blyuz, directed by Pavel Lungin
    ¡Átame!, directed by Pedro Almodóvar
  • Best First Work:
    La Discrète, directed by Christian Vincent
    Asfour Stah, directed by Férid Boughedir
    L'Autre, directed by Bernard Giraudeau
    Mado, poste restante, directed by Aleksandr Adabashyan
    Outremer, directed by Brigitte Roüan
    Un week-end sur deux, directed by Nicole Garcia
  • Best Actor:
    Gérard Depardieu, for Cyrano de Bergerac
    Fabrice Luchini, for La Discrète
    Michel Serrault, for Docteur Petiot
    Daniel Auteuil, for Lacenaire
    Jean Rochefort, for Le Mari de la coiffeuse
    Michel Piccoli, for Milou en Mai
  • Best Actress:
    Anne Parillaud, for Nikita
    Anne Brochet, for Cyrano de Bergerac
    Miou-Miou, for Milou en mai
    Tsilla Chelton, for Tatie Danielle
    Nathalie Baye, for Un week-end sur deux
  • Best Supporting Actor:
    Jacques Weber, for Cyrano de Bergerac
    Maurice Garrel, for La Discrète
    Michel Duchaussoy, for Milou en mai
    Michel Galabru, for Uranus
    Daniel Prévost, for Uranus
  • Best Supporting Actress:
    Dominique Blanc, for Milou en mai
    Thérèse Liotard, for La Gloire de mon père and Le Château de ma mère
    Odette Laure, for Daddy Nostalgie
    Catherine Jacob, for Tatie Danielle
    Danièle Lebrun, for Uranus
  • Best Newcomer (Male)
    Gérald Thomassin – (Le Petit criminel)
    Alex Descas – (S’en fout la mort)
    Marc Duret – Nikita
    Vincent Pérez – (Cyrano de Bergerac)
    Philippe Uchan – (Le Château de ma mère)
  • Best Newcomer (Female)
    Judith Henry – (La Discrète)
    Clotilde Courau – (Le Petit criminel)
    lorence Darel – Uranus
    Judith Godrèche – (La Désenchantée)
    Isabelle Nanty –(Tatie Danielle)
  • Best Director:
    Jean-Paul Rappeneau, for Cyrano de Bergerac
    Patrice Leconte, for Le Mari de la coiffeuse
    Luc Besson, for Nikita
    Jacques Doillon, for Le Petit criminel
    Claude Berri, for Uranus
  • Best Writing:
    Christian Vincent, Jean-Pierre Ronssin, for La Discrète
    Jean-Claude Carrière, Jean-Paul Rappeneau, for Cyrano de Bergerac
    Claude Klotz, Patrice Leconte, for Le Mari de la coiffeuse
    Jacques Doillon, for Le Petit criminel
  • Best Cinematography:
    Pierre Lhomme, for Cyrano de Bergerac
    Eduardo Serra, for Le Mari de la coiffeuse
    Thierry Arbogast, for Nikita
  • Best Costume Design:
    Franca Squarciapino, for Cyrano de Bergerac
    Agnès Nègre, for La Gloire de mon père and Le Château de ma mère
    Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle, for Lacenaire
  • Best Sound:
    Pierre Gamet, Dominique Hennequin, for Cyrano de Bergerac
    Michel Barlier, Pierre Befve, Gérard Lamps, for Nikita
    Henri Morelle, Pierre-Alain Besse, François Musy, for Nouvelle vague
  • Best Editing:
    Noëlle Boisson, for Cyrano de Bergerac
    Joëlle Hache, for Le Mari de la coiffeuse
    Olivier Mauffroy, for Nikita
  • Best Music:
    Jean-Claude Petit, for Cyrano de Bergerac
    Vladimir Cosma, for La Gloire de mon père and Le Château de ma mère
    Éric Serra, for Nikita
  • Best Production Design:
    Ezio Frigerio, for Cyrano de Bergerac
    Ivan Maussion, for Le Mari de la coiffeuse
    Dan Weil, for Nikita
  • Best Fiction Short:
    Foutaises, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
    Deux pièces/cuisine, directed by Philippe Harel
    Final, directed by Irène Jouannet
    Uhloz, directed by Guy Jacques
  • Best Documentary Short:
    La Valise, directed by François Amado
    Tai ti chan, directed by Chi Yan Wong
  • Honorary César:
    Jean-Pierre Aumont
    Sophia Loren
  • References

    16th César Awards Wikipedia