On Friday February 25, the 47th Cesar ceremony took place at the Olympia. Presented this year by an Antoine de Caunes who donned the costume of master of ceremonies for the 10th time, the event brought together 1.32 million viewers, or 8.5% of the public according to Médiamétrie. In what should be remembered, we will note the moving speech of Xavier Dolan in tribute to Gaspard Ulliel, who died following a skiing accident last January, or that of a Cate Blanchett honored with a César for the his entire career. “It’s hard to think of anything other than Ukraine,” she was able to say after receiving a long ovation.
The youtubeuse Marie infiltrates, has meanwhile, made an appearance to show her posterior to all the personalities of French cinema gathered in the Parisian room.
Listed prizes, Lost Illusions is the big winner of the evening, with 7 awards among its 15 nominations and with the most important, that of the best film. The musical “Annette” totaled five trophies. Benoît Magimel styled Adam Driver, Gilles Lellouche and Pierre Niney for the César for Best Actor while Valérie Lemercier won the Best Actress award. Aïssatou Diallo Sagna, a midwife by profession, received her César for best supporting role for The divide, a film about hospitals and the France of yellow vests, where she plays her own role. In contrast, North ferrywhich had no less than seven nominations, left empty-handed, as did Titanium, Palme d’Or 2021 at Cannes.
Check out the winners:
Cesar for Best Film
lost illusionsdirected by Xavier Giannoli
Aline produced by Edouard Weil, Alice Girard, Sidonie Dumas, directed by Valérie Lemercier
Annette produced by Charles Gillibert, directed by Leos Carax
North ferry produced by Hugo Sélignac, directed by Cédric Jimenez
The event produced by Edouard Weil, Alice Girard, directed by Audrey Diwan
The divide produced by Elisabeth Perez, directed by Catherine Corsini
lost illusions produced by Olivier Delbosc, Sidonie Dumas, directed by Xavier Giannoli
Onoda, 10,000 nights in the jungle produced by Nicolas Anthomé, Lionel Guedj, directed by Arthur Harari
Best Actress
Valerie LemercierAline
Leïla Bekhti (Les intranquilles)
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (The Divide)
Laure Calamy (A woman of the world)
Virginie Efira (Benedetta)
Vicky Krieps (Hold Me Tight)
Valerie LemercierAline
Lea Seydoux (France)
Best actor
Benoît Magimel (during his lifetime)
Damien Bonnard (Les intranquilles)
Adam DriverAnnette
Gilles Lellouche (North ferry)
Vincent Macaigne (Night doctor)
Benoît Magimel (during his lifetime)
Pio Marmaï (The fracture)
Pierre Ninney (Black Box)
Best Supporting Actress
Aissatou Diallo Sagna (The fracture)
Jeanne Balibar (Lost Illusions)
Cecile de France (Lost Illusions)
Aissatou Diallo Sagna (The fracture)
Adele Exarchopoulos (Mandibles)
Danielle FichaudAline
Best Supporting Actor
Vincent Lacoste (Lost Illusions)
François Civil (North Baccalaureate)
Xavier Dolan (Lost Illusions)
Vincent Lacoste (Lost Illusions)
Karim Leklou (North ferry)
Sylvain MarcelAline
Most promising Actress
Anamaria Vartolomei (The Event)
Noée Abita (Slalom)
Salome Dewaels (Lost Illusions)
Agathe Rousselle (Titanium)
Anamaria Vartolomei (The Event)
Lucie Zhang (The Olympics)
Best Male Hope
Benjamin Voisin (Lost Illusions)
Sandor Funtek (Supreme)
Sami Outalbali (A story of love and desire)
Thimothée Robart (Magnetics)
Makita Samba (The Olympics)
Benjamin Voisin (Lost Illusions)
Best Achievement
Leos CaraxAnnette
Valerie LemercierAline
Leos CaraxAnnette
Cédric Jimenez (North ferry)
Audrey Diwan (The Event)
Xavier Giannoli (Lost Illusions)
Arthur Harari (Onoda, 10,000 Nights in the Jungle)
Julia Ducournau (Titanium)
Best Animated Short Film
Sweet madness, hard madness directed by Marine Laclotte, produced by Christian Pfohl
Empty seats by Geoffroy De Crécy, produced by Nicolas Schmerkin
Sweet madness, hard madness by Marine Laclotte, produced by Christian Pfohl
The world itself by Sandrine Stoïanov, Jean-Charles Finck, produced by Jérôme Barthélemy, Daniel Sauvage
Precious by Paul Mas, produced by Marc Jousset, Perrine Capron
Best Documentary Short
Maalbeek by Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis, produced by Lionel Massol, Pauline Seigland, Jules Reinarts, Maxence Voisseux
America by Giacomo Abbruzzese, produced by Sébastien Hussenot, Marie Savare De Laitre
Antelopes by Maxime Martinot, produced by Quentin Brayer
The End of Kings by Rémi Brachet, produced by Joséphine Mourlaque, Antoine Salomé
Best Fiction Short Film
The bad boys by Elie Girard, produced by Lionel Massol, Pauline Seigland
The tender age by Julien Gaspar-Oliveri, produced by Hélène Mithavile
Departure by Saïd Hamich Benlarbi, produced by Sophie Penson
good people by Maxime Roy, produced by Alice Bloch
black soldier by Jimmy Laporal-Trésor, produced by Manuel Chiche, Violaine Barbaroux, Nicolas Blanc, Sarah Egry
Best Animated Film
The Summit of the Gods by Patrick Imbert, produced by Jean-Charles Ostorero, Didier Brunner, Damien Brunner
Even mice go to heaven by Denisa Grimmova, Jan Bubenicek, produced by Alexandre Charlet, Jonathan Hazan
Crossing by Florence Mialhe, produced by Dora Benousilio, Luc Camilli
Best Documentary Film
The Snow Panther by Marie Amiguet, Vincent Munier, produced by Laurent Baujard, Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin, Vincent Munier
Animal by Cyril Dion, produced by Guillaume Thouret, Céline Roux, Patrice Lorton, Jean-Marie Michel, Thomas Bénet, Cyril Dion, Patrick Fournier
Bigger than us by Flore Vasseur, produced by Denis Carot, Flore Vasseur
Stand up women! by Gilles Perret, François Ruffin, produced by Thibault Lhonneur
gallant indies by Philippe Béziat, produced by Philippe Martin, David Thion
Best First Film
Magnetics by Vincent Maël Cardona, produced by Marc-Benoît Créancier, Tourifk Ayadi, Christophe Barral
Gagarin by Fanny Liatard, Jérémy Trouilh, produced by Julie Billy, Carole Scotta
The Cloud by Just Philippot, produced by Thierry Lounas, Manuel Chiche
The Snow Panther by Marie Amiguet, Vincent Munier, produced by Laurent Baujard, Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin, Vincent Munier
Slalom by Charlène Favier, produced by Edouard Mauriat, Anne-Cécile Berthomeau
best foreign film
The Father by Florian Zeller
Compartment no. 6 by Juho Kuosmanen
Drive my car from Ryusuke Hamaguchi
First cow from Kelly Reichardt
Julie (in 12 chapters) by Joachim Trier
The Law of Tehran” by Saeed Roustayi
madres paralelas by Pedro Almodóvar
Best Original Screenplay
Winner: Arthur Harari, Vincent Poymiro (Onoda, 10,000 nights in the jungle)
Valerie Lermercier, Brigitte Buc (Aline)
Leos Carax, Ron Mael, Russell Mael (Annette)
Yann Gozlan, Simon Moutaïrou, Nicolas Bouvet-Levrard (Black box)
Catherine Corsini, Laurette Polmanss, Agnès Feuvre (The fracture)
Arthur Harari, Vincent Poymiro (Onoda, 10,000 Nights in the Jungle)
Best adaptation
Winner: Xavier Giannoli, Jacques Fieschi (Lost Illusions)
Yaël Langmann, Yvan Attal (Human things)
Audrey Diwan, Marcia Romano (The Event)
Xavier Giannoli, Jacques Fieschi (Lost Illusions)
Céline Sciamma, Léa Mysius, Jacques Audiard (The Olympics)
Mathieu Amalric (Hold me tight)
Best Original Score
Winner: Ron Mael, Russell Mael (Annette)
Ron Mael, Russell Mael (Annette)
Guillaume Roussel (North ferry)
Philippe Rombi (Black box)
Rone (The Olympiads)
Warren Ellis, Nick Cave (The Snow Panther)
best sound
Erwan Kerzanet, Katia Boutin, Maxence Dussère, Paul Heymans, Thomas Gauder (Annette)
Olivier Mauvezin, Arnaud Rolland, Edouard Morin, Daniel Sobrino (Aline)
Erwan Kerzanet, Katia Boutin, Maxence Dussère, Paul Heymans, Thomas Gauder (Annette)
Nicolas Provost, Nicolas Bouvet-Levrard, Marc Doisne (Black box)
François Musy, Renaud Musy, Didier Lozahic (Lost Illusions)
Mathieu Descamps, Pierre Bariaud, Samuel Aïchoun (The magnetics)
Best Cinematography
Christophe Beaucarne (Lost Illusions)
Caroline ChampetierAnnette
Christophe Beaucarne (Lost Illusions)
Paul Guilhaume (The Olympiads)
Tom Harari (Onoda, 10,000 Nights in the Jungle)
Ruben Impens (Titanium)
Best Editing
Nelly QuettierAnnette
Nelly QuettierAnnette
Simon Jacquet (North Bac)
Valentin Fréron (Black box)
Frédéric Baillehaiche (The fracture)
Cyril Nakache (Lost Illusions)
Best costumes
Pierre-Jean Larroque (Lost Illusions)
Catherine LeterrierAline
Pascaline ChavanneAnnette
Madeline Fontaine (Delicious)
Thierry Delettre (Eiffel)
Pierre-Jean Larroque (Lost Illusions)
Best sets
Riton Dupire-Clement (Lost Illusions)
Emmanuelle Duplay (Aline)
Florian Sanson (Annette)
Bertrand Seitz (Delicious)
Stephane Taillason (Eiffel)
Riton Dupire-Clement (Lost illusions)
Best Visual Effects
Guillaume Pondard (Annette)
Sebastien Rame (Aline)
Guillaume Pondard (Annette)
Olivier Cauwet (Eiffel)
Arnaud Fouquet, Julien Meesters (Lost illusions)
Martial Vallanchon (Titanium)
See also: #BlackCesars, several personalities denounce the lack of visibility of actors with an immigrant background
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