The César ceremony, which rewards French cinema, was created in 1975 and its first edition took place in April 1976. Initially broadcast by the public service, it has been retransmitted in the clear by Canal+ since 1994.
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Catherine Deneuve will preside over the 50th Cesar Awards ceremony on February 28 at the Olympia in Paris, organizers announced Monday. In this honorary role as president, she succeeds French actress and director Valérie Lemercier.
“Who better than an extraordinary actress to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Césars?” said in a joint statement the Académie des César and the television channel Canal+, which broadcasts them in the clear.
With over 140 films to her name, Catherine Deneuve, 80, is one of the legends of French cinema, having worked with Jacques Demy, Luis Bunuel and François Truffaut, then André Téchiné, Lars Von Trier and François Ozon. She maintains a steady work pace, despite a stroke in 2019, which kept her away from the sets for a few months. Recently, Catherine Deneuve starred with her daughter Chiara Mastroianni in Marcello Mio by director Christophe Honoré, in competition at the Cannes Film Festival.
The nominations for the 50th César Awards are due to be announced on January 29. The 49th edition saw the triumph ofAnatomy of a fallby Justine Triet (César for best film and best direction).