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César Awards, France

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    César

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    Best Actor (Meilleur acteur)

    • Vincent Cassel at an event for Trance (2013)
      Winner
      • Vincent Cassel
      • Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1
      • Mesrine: Killer Instinct
    • Arthur Dupont and François-Xavier Demaison in Team Spirit (2016)
      • François-Xavier Demaison
      • Coluche
    • Albert Dupontel as Pierre in the Gaspar Noé film IRREVERSIBLE.
      • Albert Dupontel
      • Love Me No More
    • Jacques Gamblin in Inspector Bellamy (2009)
      • Jacques Gamblin
      • The First Day of the Rest of Your Life
    • Guillaume Depardieu in Stella (2008)
      • Guillaume Depardieu
      • Versailles

    Best Actress (Meilleure actrice)

    • Yolande Moreau in Micmacs (2009)
      Winner
      • Yolande Moreau
      • Seraphine
    • Catherine Frot in Cavale (2002)
      • Catherine Frot
      • Crime Is Our Business
    • Kristin Scott Thomas at an event for Only God Forgives (2013)
      • Kristin Scott Thomas
      • I've Loved You So Long
    • Tilda Swinton at an event for I Am Love (2009)
      • Tilda Swinton
      • Julia
    • Sylvie Testud in La Vie En Rose (2007)
      • Sylvie Testud
      • Sagan

    Best Adapted Screenplay (Meilleure adaptation)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Class

      7.5 (37K)
      François Bégaudeau
      Robin Campillo
      Laurent Cantet
    • [object Object]

      The Beautiful Person

      6.6 (8.4K)
      Christophe Honoré
      Gilles Taurand
    • [object Object]

      Crime Is Our Business

      6.0 (1.2K)
      François Caviglioli
      Pascal Thomas
    • [object Object]

      Love Me No More

      7.1 (3.7K)
      Eric Assous
      Jérôme Beaujour
      Jean Becker
      François d'Épenoux
    • Vincent Cassel in Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 (2008)
      Vincent Cassel in Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
      • Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1
      • Mesrine: Killer Instinct
      Abdel Raouf Dafri
      Jean-François Richet

    Best Cinematography (Meilleure photographie)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Seraphine

      7.4 (6.7K)
      Laurent Brunet
    • Vincent Cassel in Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 (2008)
      Vincent Cassel in Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
      • Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1
      • Mesrine: Killer Instinct
      Robert Gantz
    • [object Object]

      Faubourg 36

      6.5 (3K)
      Tom Stern
    • [object Object]

      Home

      6.9 (5.2K)
      Agnès Godard
    • [object Object]

      A Christmas Tale

      6.9 (7.8K)
      Eric Gautier

    Best Costume Design (Meilleurs costumes)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Seraphine

      7.4 (6.7K)
      Madeline Fontaine
    • Vincent Cassel in Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 (2008)
      Vincent Cassel in Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
      • Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1
      • Mesrine: Killer Instinct
      Virginie Montel
    • [object Object]

      Faubourg 36

      6.5 (3K)
      Carine Sarfati
    • [object Object]

      Female Agents

      6.7 (8.2K)
      Pierre-Jean Larroque
    • [object Object]

      Sagan

      6.3 (908)
      Nathalie du Roscoat

    Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur)

    • Jean-François Richet
      Winner
      • Jean-François Richet
      • Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1
      • Mesrine: Killer Instinct
    • Rémi Bezançon
      • Rémi Bezançon
      • The First Day of the Rest of Your Life
    • Laurent Cantet at an event for Heading South (2005)
      • Laurent Cantet
      • The Class
    • Martin Provost
      • Martin Provost
      • Seraphine
    • Arnaud Desplechin at an event for Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian (2013)
      • Arnaud Desplechin
      • A Christmas Tale

    Best Documentary Film (Meilleur film documentaire)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Beaches of Agnès

      8.0 (5.2K)
      Agnès Varda
    • [object Object]

      Elle s'appelle Sabine

      7.5 (496)
      Sandrine Bonnaire
    • [object Object]

      J'irai dormir à Hollywood

      7.3 (473)
      Antoine de Maximy
    • [object Object]

      Tabarly

      8.0 (90)
      Pierre Marcel
    • [object Object]

      Modern Life

      7.5 (628)
      Raymond Depardon

    Best Editing (Meilleur montage)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The First Day of the Rest of Your Life

      7.5 (10K)
      Sophie Reine
    • Vincent Cassel in Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 (2008)
      Vincent Cassel in Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
      • Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1
      • Mesrine: Killer Instinct
      Hervé Schneid
      Bill Pankow
    • [object Object]

      The Class

      7.5 (37K)
      Robin Campillo
      Stephanie Leger
    • [object Object]

      Paris

      6.8 (13K)
      Francine Sandberg
    • [object Object]

      A Christmas Tale

      6.9 (7.8K)
      Laurence Briaud

    Best Film (Meilleur film)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Seraphine

      7.4 (6.7K)
      Gilles Sacuto(producer)
      Miléna Poylo(producer)
      Martin Provost(director)
    • Vincent Cassel in Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 (2008)
      Vincent Cassel in Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
      • Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1
      • Mesrine: Killer Instinct
      Thomas Langmann(producer)
      Jean-François Richet(director)
    • [object Object]

      The Class

      7.5 (37K)
      Carole Scotta(producer)
      Caroline Benjo(producer)
      Laurent Cantet(director)
    • [object Object]

      I've Loved You So Long

      7.6 (21K)
      Yves Marmion(producer)
      Philippe Claudel(director)
    • [object Object]

      Paris

      6.8 (13K)
      Bruno Levy(producer)
      Cédric Klapisch(director)
    • [object Object]

      The First Day of the Rest of Your Life

      7.5 (10K)
      Eric Altmayer(producer)
      Nicolas Altmayer(producer)
      Isabelle Grellat(producer)
      Rémi Bezançon(director)
    • [object Object]

      A Christmas Tale

      6.9 (7.8K)
      Pascal Caucheteux(producer)
      Arnaud Desplechin(director)

    Best First Film (Meilleur premier film)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      I've Loved You So Long

      7.6 (21K)
      Philippe Claudel(director)
      Yves Marmion(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Home

      6.9 (5.2K)
      Ursula Meier(director)
      Denis Freyd(producer)
      Thierry Spicher(producer)
      Elena Tatti(producer)
      Denis Delcampe(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Mascarades

      6.6 (428)
      Lyès Salem(director)
      Isabelle Madelaine(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Anything for Her

      7.1 (10K)
      Fred Cavayé(director)
      Olivier Delbosc(producer)
      Eric Jehelmann(producer)
      Marc Missonnier(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Versailles

      6.7 (581)
      Pierre Schoeller(director)
      Géraldine Michelot(producer)
      Philippe Martin(producer)

    Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Waltz with Bashir

      8.0 (62K)
      Ari Folman
      Israel.
    • [object Object]

      Eldorado

      6.6 (2.2K)
      Bouli Lanners
      Belgium.
    • [object Object]

      Gomorrah

      7.0 (53K)
      Matteo Garrone
      Italy.
    • [object Object]

      Into the Wild

      8.0 (684K)
      Sean Penn
      USA.
    • [object Object]

      Lorna's Silence

      7.1 (9.3K)
      Jean-Pierre Dardenne
      Luc Dardenne
      Belgium.
    • [object Object]

      There Will Be Blood

      8.2 (679K)
      Paul Thomas Anderson
      USA.
    • [object Object]

      Two Lovers

      7.0 (45K)
      James Gray
      USA.

    Best Music Written for a Film (Meilleure musique écrite pour un film)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Seraphine

      7.4 (6.7K)
      Michael Galasso
    • Vincent Cassel in Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 (2008)
      Vincent Cassel in Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
      • Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1
      • Mesrine: Killer Instinct
      Marco Beltrami
      Marcus Trumpp
    • [object Object]

      Faubourg 36

      6.5 (3K)
      Reinhardt Wagner
    • [object Object]

      I've Loved You So Long

      7.6 (21K)
      Jean-Louis Aubert
    • [object Object]

      The First Day of the Rest of Your Life

      7.5 (10K)
      Sinclair

    Best Original Screenplay (Meilleur scénario original)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Seraphine

      7.4 (6.7K)
      Marc Abdelnour
      Martin Provost
    • [object Object]

      Welcome to the Sticks

      7.1 (47K)
      Dany Boon
      Alexandre Charlot
      Franck Magnier
    • [object Object]

      I've Loved You So Long

      7.6 (21K)
      Philippe Claudel
    • [object Object]

      The First Day of the Rest of Your Life

      7.5 (10K)
      Rémi Bezançon
    • [object Object]

      A Christmas Tale

      6.9 (7.8K)
      Arnaud Desplechin
      Emmanuel Bourdieu

    Best Production Design (Meilleurs décors)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Seraphine

      7.4 (6.7K)
      Thierry François
    • [object Object]

      Trouble at Timpetill

      5.8 (1.2K)
      Olivier Raoux
    • Vincent Cassel in Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 (2008)
      Vincent Cassel in Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
      • Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1
      • Mesrine: Killer Instinct
      Emile Ghigo
    • [object Object]

      Faubourg 36

      6.5 (3K)
      Jean Rabasse
    • [object Object]

      Home

      6.9 (5.2K)
      Ivan Niclass

    Best Short Film (Meilleur court-métrage)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Crumbs

      7.6 (25)
      Pierre Pinaud

    • Les paradis perdus

      5.4 (55)
      Hélier Cisterne
    • [object Object]

      Skhizein

      8.0 (4.4K)
      Jérémy Clapin

    • Taxi wala

      7.3 (42)
      Lola Frederich

    • Une leçon particulière

      6.9 (43)
      Raphaël Chevènement

    Best Sound (Meilleur son)

    • Vincent Cassel in Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 (2008)
      Vincent Cassel in Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
      Winners
      • Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1
      • Mesrine: Killer Instinct
      Jean Minondo
      Gérard Hardy
      Alexandre Widmer
      Loïc Prian
      François Groult
      Hervé Buirette
    • [object Object]

      The Class

      7.5 (37K)
      Olivier Mauvezin
      Agnes Ravez
      Jean-Pierre Laforce
    • [object Object]

      Faubourg 36

      6.5 (3K)
      Daniel Sobrino
      Roman Dymny
      Vincent Goujon
    • [object Object]

      Seraphine

      7.4 (6.7K)
      Philippe Vandendriessche
      Emmanuel Croset
      Ingrid Ralet
    • [object Object]

      A Christmas Tale

      6.9 (7.8K)
      Jean-Pierre Laforce
      Nicolas Cantin
      Sylvain Malbrant

    Best Supporting Actor (Meilleur acteur dans un second rôle)

    • Jean-Paul Roussillon in A Christmas Tale (2008)
      Winner
      • Jean-Paul Roussillon
      • A Christmas Tale
    • Claude Rich
      • Claude Rich
      • Aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera
    • Pierre Vaneck
      • Pierre Vaneck
      • Love Me No More
    • Roschdy Zem at an event for Ordo (2004)
      • Roschdy Zem
      • La fille de Monaco
    • CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 17: 'Biutiful' Premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 63rd Annual Cannes Film Festival
      • Benjamin Biolay
      • Stella

    Best Supporting Actress (Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle)

    • Elsa Zylberstein at an event for City of Ghosts (2002)
      Winner
      • Elsa Zylberstein
      • I've Loved You So Long
    • Edith Scob at an event for Holy Motors (2012)
      • Edith Scob
      • Summer Hours
    • Karin Viard at an event for Polisse (2011)
      • Karin Viard
      • Paris
    • Jeanne Balibar in The Duchess of Langeais (2007)
      • Jeanne Balibar
      • Sagan
    • Anne Consigny at an event for You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (2012)
      • Anne Consigny
      • A Christmas Tale

    Most Promising Actor (Meilleur espoir masculin)

    • Marc-André Grondin
      Winner
      • Marc-André Grondin
      • The First Day of the Rest of Your Life
    • Ralph Amoussou
      • Ralph Amoussou
      • Aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera
    • Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet
      • Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet
      • The Beautiful Person
    • Pio Marmaï at an event for Delicacy (2011)
      • Pio Marmaï
      • The First Day of the Rest of Your Life
    • Laurent Capelluto at an event for Operation Libertad (2012)
      • Laurent Capelluto
      • A Christmas Tale

    Most Promising Actress (Meilleur espoir féminin)

    • Déborah François
      Winner
      • Déborah François
      • The First Day of the Rest of Your Life
    • Léa Seydoux
      • Léa Seydoux
      • The Beautiful Person
    • Louise Bourgoin in La fille de Monaco (2008)
      • Louise Bourgoin
      • La fille de Monaco
    • Anaïs Demoustier
      • Anaïs Demoustier
      • Les grandes personnes
    • Marilou Berry as Lolita
      • Marilou Berry
      • Ugly Melanie

    Honorary César

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    • Dustin Hoffman
      Winner
      • Dustin Hoffman

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    • La Nuit de Césars

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    Event date

    February 27, 2009

    Event location

    Paris, France

    Event links

    • https://www.academie-cinema.org

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