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Awarded for Achievements in French cinema Ceremony date February 24, 2017, 12:00 PM PST Presented by Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma Winners Isabelle HuppertElle, Isabelle Huppert, Best Actress, Best Actress, EllePaul Verhoeven - Saïd Ben Saïd - Michel Merkt, Elle, Best Film, Best Film, Gaspard UllielIt's Only the End of the World, Gaspard Ulliel, Best Actor, Best Actor, Oulaya AmamraDivines, Oulaya Amamra, Most Promising Actress, Most Promising Actress, Niels SchneiderDark Inclusion, Niels Schneider, Most Promising Actor, Most Promising Actor, Déborah LukumuenaDivines, Déborah Lukumuena, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Xavier DolanIt's Only the End of the World, Xavier Dolan, Best Director, Best Director, James ThiérréeChocolat, James Thiérrée, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actor, I - Daniel BlakeKen Loach - Rebecca O'Brien, I - Daniel Blake, Best Foreign Film, Best Foreign Film, DivinesUda Benyamina - Marc-Benoit Créancier, Divines, Best Debut, Best Debut, George Clooney, George Clooney, Honorary César, Honorary César, The Aquatic EffectSólveig Anspach - Jean-Luc Gaget, The Aquatic Effect, Best Writing - Original, Best Writing - Original, In the Forests of SiberiaIbrahim Maalouf, In the Forests of Siberia, Best Original Score, Best Original Score, Xavier DolanIt's Only the End of the World, Xavier Dolan, Best Editing, Best Editing, Maman(s)Maïmouna Doucouré - Sylvain de Zangroniz, Maman(s), Best Short Film, Best Short Film, Vers la tendresseAlice Diop - Christophe Barral - Toufik Ayadi, Vers la tendresse, Best Short Film, Best Short Film, Pascal MartiFrantz, Pascal Marti, Best Cinematography, Best Cinematography, Fred DemolderThe Odyssey, Fred Demolder, Best Sound, Best Sound, Marc EngelsThe Odyssey, Marc Engels, Best Sound, Best Sound, Sylvain RetyThe Odyssey, Sylvain Rety, Best Sound, Best Sound, Catherine FrotMarguerite, Catherine Frot, Best Actress, Best Actress, FatimaPhilippe Faucon - Yasmina Nini-Faucon, Fatima, Best Film, Best Film, Vincent LindonThe Measure of a Man, Vincent Lindon, Best Actor, Best Actor, Zita HanrotFatima, Zita Hanrot, Most Promising Actress, Most Promising Actress, Rod ParadotStanding Tall, Rod Paradot, Most Promising Actor, Most Promising Actor, Sidse Babett KnudsenCourted, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Arnaud DesplechinMy Golden Days, Arnaud Desplechin, Best Director, Best Director, Benoît MagimelStanding Tall, Benoît Magimel, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actor, BirdmanAlejandro González Iñárritu, Birdman, Best Foreign Film, Best Foreign Film, MustangDeniz Gamze Ergüven - Charles Gillibert, Mustang, Best Debut, Best Debut, Michael Douglas, Michael Douglas, Honorary César, Honorary César, MustangDeniz Gamze Ergüven - Alice Winocour, Mustang, Best Writing - Original, Best Writing - Original, MustangWarren Ellis, Mustang, Best Original Score, Best Original Score, Mathilde Van De MoortelMustang, Mathilde Van De Moortel, Best Editing, Best Editing, Back AlleyStéphane Demoustier - Cécile Ducrocq - Guillaume Dreyfus, Back Alley, Best Short Film, Best Short Film, Christophe OffensteinValley of Love, Christophe Offenstein, Best Cinematography, Best Cinematography, Gabriel HafnerMarguerite, Gabriel Hafner, Best Sound, Best Sound, François MusyMarguerite, François Musy, Best Sound, Best Sound, FatimaPhilippe Faucon, Fatima, Best Writing - Adaptation, Best Writing - Adaptation, Pierre-Jean LarroqueMarguerite, Pierre-Jean Larroque, Best Costume Design, Best Costume Design, Adèle HaenelLove at First Fight, Adèle Haenel, Best Actress, Best Actress, TimbuktuAbderrahmane Sissako - Sylvie Pialat - Étienne Comar, Timbuktu, Best Film, Best Film, Pierre NineyYves Saint Laurent, Pierre Niney, Best Actor, Best Actor, Louane EmeraLa Famille Bélier, Louane Emera, Most Promising Actress, Most Promising Actress, Kévin AzaïsLove at First Fight, Kévin Azaïs, Most Promising Actor, Most Promising Actor, Kristen StewartClouds of Sils Maria, Kristen Stewart, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Abderrahmane SissakoTimbuktu, Abderrahmane Sissako, Best Director, Best Director, Reda KatebHippocrates, Reda Kateb, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actor, MommyXavier Dolan - Diaphana Distribution, Mommy, Best Foreign Film, Best Foreign Film, Love at First FightThomas Cailley - Pierre Guyard, Love at First Fight, Best Debut, Best Debut, Sean Penn, Sean Penn, Honorary César, Honorary César, TimbuktuAbderrahmane Sissako - Kessen Tall, Timbuktu, Best Writing - Original, Best Writing - Original, TimbuktuAmine Bouhafa, Timbuktu, Best Original Score, Best Original Score, Nadia Ben RachidTimbuktu, Nadia Ben Rachid, Best Editing, Best Editing, La Femme de RioEmma Luchini - Nicolas Rey - Maxime Delauney -, La Femme de Rio, Best Short Film, Best Short Film, Sofian El FaniTimbuktu, Sofian El Fani, Best Cinematography, Best Cinematography, Roman DymnyTimbuktu, Roman Dymny, Best Sound, Best Sound, Philippe WelshTimbuktu, Philippe Welsh, Best Sound, Best Sound, Thierry DelorTimbuktu, Thierry Delor, Best Sound, Best Sound, DiplomacyVolker Schlöndorff - Cyril Gély, Diplomacy, Best Writing - Adaptation, Best Writing - Adaptation, Sandrine Kiberlain9 Month Stretch, Sandrine Kiberlain, Best Actress, Best Actress, Me - Myself and MumGuillaume Gallienne - Cyril Colbeau-Justin - Edouard Weil -, Me - Myself and Mum, Best Film, Best Film, Guillaume GallienneMe - Myself and Mum, Guillaume Gallienne, Best Actor, Best Actor, Adèle ExarchopoulosBlue Is the Warmest Colour, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Most Promising Actress, Most Promising Actress, Pierre DeladonchampsStranger by the Lake, Pierre Deladonchamps, Most Promising Actor, Most Promising Actor, Adèle HaenelSuzanne, Adèle Haenel, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Roman PolanskiVenus in Fur, Roman Polanski, Best Director, Best Director, Niels ArestrupThe French Minister, Niels Arestrup, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actor, The Broken Circle BreakdownFelix Van Groeningen, The Broken Circle Breakdown, Best Foreign Film, Best Foreign Film, Me - Myself and MumGuillaume Gallienne - Cyril Colbeau-Justin - Edouard Weil -, Me - Myself and Mum, Best Debut, Best Debut, Scarlett Johansson, Scarlett Johansson, Honorary César, Honorary César, 9 Month StretchAlbert Dupontel, 9 Month Stretch, Best Writing - Original, Best Writing - Original, Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael KohlhaasVector Lovers, Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas, Best Original Score, Best Original Score, Valérie DeseineMe - Myself and Mum, Valérie Deseine, Best Editing, Best Editing, Just Before Losing EverythingXavier Legrand - Alexandre Gavras, Just Before Losing Everything, Best Short Film, Best Short Film, Thomas HardmeierThe Young and Prodigious TS Spivet, Thomas Hardmeier, Best Cinematography, Best Cinematography, Mélissa PetitjeanAge of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas, Mélissa Petitjean, Best Sound, Best Sound, Jean MalletAge of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas, Jean Mallet, Best Sound, Best Sound, Jean-Pierre DuretAge of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas, Jean-Pierre Duret, Best Sound, Best Sound, Me - Myself and MumGuillaume Gallienne, Me - Myself and Mum, Best Writing - Adaptation, Best Writing - Adaptation, Emmanuelle RivaLove, Emmanuelle Riva, Best Actress, Best Actress, LoveMichael Haneke - Margaret Ménégoz, Love, Best Film, Best Film, Jean-Louis TrintignantLove, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Best Actor, Best Actor, IziaMauvaise fille, Izia, Most Promising Actress, Most Promising Actress, Matthias SchoenaertsRust and Bone, Matthias Schoenaerts, Most Promising Actor, Most Promising Actor, Valérie BenguiguiWhat's in a Name, Valérie Benguigui, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Michael HanekeLove, Michael Haneke, Best Director, Best Director, Guillaume de TonquédecWhat's in a Name, Guillaume de Tonquédec, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actor, ArgoBen Affleck - Warner Bros Entertainment France, Argo, Best Foreign Film, Best Foreign Film, Louise WimmerCyril Mennegun - Bruno Nahon, Louise Wimmer, Best Debut, Best Debut, Kevin Costner, Kevin Costner, Honorary César, Honorary César, LoveMichael Haneke, Love, Best Writing - Original, Best Writing - Original, Rust and BoneAlexandre Desplat, Rust and Bone, Best Original Score, Best Original Score, Juliette WelflingRust and Bone, Juliette Welfling, Best Editing, Best Editing, The Lobster's CryFabrice Préel-Cléach - Nicolas Guiot, The Lobster's Cry, Best Short Film, Best Short Film, Romain WindingFarewell - My Queen, Romain Winding, Best Cinematography, Best Cinematography, Eric TisserandMy Way, Eric Tisserand, Best Sound, Best Sound, Germain BoulayMy Way, Germain Boulay, Best Sound, Best Sound, Antoine DeflandreMy Way, Antoine Deflandre, Best Sound, Best Sound, Rust and BoneJacques Audiard - Thomas Bidegain, Rust and Bone, Best Writing - Adaptation, Best Writing - Adaptation | ||
Marion cotillard wins the c sar award for best actress for la vie en rose 2008
The César Award is the national film award of France. It is delivered in the Nuit des César ceremony and was first awarded in 1976. The nominations are selected by the members of twelve categories of filmmaking professionals and supported by the French Ministry of Culture. The nationally televised award ceremony is held in the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris each year in February. It is an initiative from the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma which was founded in 1975.
Contents
- Marion cotillard wins the c sar award for best actress for la vie en rose 2008
- History
- Voting process
- Special awards
- Retired awards
- Winners
- Nominees
- References
The César Award is considered the highest film honor in France, the French film industry's equivalent to the Molière Award for theatre, and the Victoires de la Musique for music. In cinema, it is the French equivalent of the Academy Award in the United States, the BAFTA Awards in the United Kingdom and the AACTA Awards in Australia.
The award was created by Georges Cravenne, who was also the creator of the Molière Award for theatre. The name of the award comes from the sculptor César Baldaccini (1921–1998) who created it.
The 42nd César Awards ceremony took place on 24 February 2017. Elle, directed by Paul Verhoeven, won the award for Best Film.
History
In 1974, Georges Cravenne founded the Academy of Arts and Techniques of Cinema that was, from the outset, intended to reward the achievements and the most remarkable film artwork, to have a French equivalent to the American Oscars. The first César Awards – also known as the "Night of Caesar" – were held on 3 April 1976 under the chairmanship of Jean Gabin who watched the ceremony from the front row seated in a wheelchair a few months before his death. The name of the award comes from the sculptor César, designer of the trophy awarded to the winners in each category. It is also an homage to the Raimu, the great French actor and performer of Marseille trilogy of Marcel Pagnol, in which Raimu played the character of César.
The César Awards replaced the Étoile de cristal, which was awarded from 1955 to 1975. Other prizes had been awarded to French cinema in the past. From 1934 to 1986, the Grand prix du cinéma français, established by film pioneer Louis Lumière, was given to one film a year. In the 1950s, the Victoire du cinéma français was awarded each June. Lacking popular enthusiasm compared to the Étoile de cristal, this award was discontinued after 1964.
At the inaugural César Awards, 13 awards were distributed. Today, there are 22 (in nine subcategories). Categories added in recent years include Most Promising Actor/Actress (Meilleur espoir), Best Documentary (Meilleur documentaire) and Best Animated Film (Meilleur film d'animation), while awards honoring the best film poster and best producer have been dropped, as they are now given at a sister ceremony, the Prix Daniel Toscan du Plantier.
Voting process
Voting for César Awards is conducted through two ballots by mail: the first to establish nominations per category (three to five, depending on the discipline), and the second to decide the winner.
Voters are professionals in the field, numbering about 4,000, divided into 12 colleges (actors, directors, writers, technicians, producers, distributors and international vendors, operators, agents artistic, technical industries, casting directors, press officers and members associates). The criteria for voting are: demonstrate a relatively consistent career in film and get a double sponsorship in the Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma. Nominees or winners of the previous editions are exempt from these formalities.
To aid voters, the Académie identifies each year films released in France and provides a guide to the works and eligible professionals. A DVD set of French or primarily French productions produced during the year is sent in December with the catalog of films to the electors. After the nominations are revealed, at the end of January, special screenings of the nominated films are shown at the Le Balzac cinema in Paris, near the Champs-Élysées. Each year, a special lunch (Déjeuner des nommés aux César du cinéma) for nominees is held at the famous Fouquet's restaurant on the Champs-Élysées, a few weeks before the ceremony.
Special awards
Retired awards
Winners
- Best Film: The Last Metro
- Best Director: François Truffaut
- Best Actor: Gérard Depardieu
- Best Actress: Catherine Deneuve
- Best Writing: Suzanne Schiffman and François Truffaut
- Best Film: Amour
- Best Director: Michael Haneke
- Best Actor: Jean-Louis Trintignant
- Best Actress: Emmanuelle Riva
- Best Writing: Michael Haneke
Nominees
Four awards won
Three awards won