The César Awards
This year, the presenter of the César Awards is comedian Florence Foresti, while the President is Sandrine Kiberlain. Here are the nominations for the main categories...
The César Awards are a film awards ceremony for French films organised by the Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques, otherwise known as the Academy of César. Made up of 4,700 members, they will distinguish through their votes the most remarkable films, actors, directors, technicians, etc. of the year. It takes place in Paris in February.
The trophy, called a César, is a small metal compression statuette created by a sculptor called César. It is presented to the winners. It was specially requested by the sculptor’s friend, Georges Cravenne, the initiator of the creation of the Academy of César.
The idea is partly inspired by the American ceremony created in 1927, and Georges Cravenne dreamed of creating a similar ceremony in Europe. The idea for the César Awards was therefore created (the similarity between the two trophy names is noted, as well as the fact that they have the same number of letters!).
This year, the presenter of the César Awards is comedian Florence Foresti, while the President is Sandrine Kiberlain. Here are the nominations for the main categories:
Best Film
La Belle Époque by Nicolas Bedos
Grâce à Dieu by François Ozon
Hors normes by Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache
J’accuse by Roman Polanski
Les Misérables by Ladj Ly
Portrait de la jeune fille en feu by Céline Sciamma
Roubaix, une lumière by Arnaud Desplechin
Best Director
Nicolas Bedos for La Belle Époque
François Ozon for Grâce à Dieu
Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache for Hors normes
Roman Polanski for J’accuse
Ladj Ly for Les Misérables
Céline Sciamma for Portrait de la jeune fille en feu
Arnaud Desplechin for Roubaix, une lumière
Best Actor
Daniel Auteuil for the role of Victor in La Belle Époque
Damien Bonnard for the role of Stéphane in Les Misérables
Vincent Cassel for the role of Bruno Haroche in Hors normes
Jean Dujardin for the role of Marie-Georges Picquart in J’accuse
Reda Kateb for the role of Malik in Hors normes
Melvil Poupaud for the role of Alexandre Guérin in Grâce à Dieu
Roschdy Zem for the role of Yacoub Daoud in Roubaix, une lumière
Best Actress
Anaïs Demoustier for the role of Alice Heimann in Alice et le Maire
Eva Green for the role of Sarah in Proxima
Adèle Haenel for the role of Héloïse in Portrait de la jeune fille en feu
Noémie Merlant for the role of Marianne in Portrait de la jeune fille en feu
Doria Tillier for the role of Margot in La Belle Époque
Karin Viard for the role of Louise in Chanson douce
Chiara Mastroianni for the role of Maria in Chambre 212
Join us on 28 February 2020 to find out the names of the winners! To learn about another major French film awards ceremony, an article has been created about the Cannes Film Festival.
