This is the big day ! This Friday, February 25, 2022, the 47th edition of the Césars is being held, under the presidency of Danièle Thompson. While waiting for the launch of the evening at the Olympia, master of ceremonies Antoine de Caunes gave an interview to nice morning. The opportunity for the comedian, who is taking on this role for the tenth time (a record!), to confide in his regret about the absence of certain films among this year’s nominees…
“The absence of Kaamelott by Alexandre Astier is a personal regret, especially since the film has found its audienceexplains the 68-year-old host. I also have a regret aroundblood orangesa radical film, but also on the films of Laurent Lafitte, The origin of the world, and that of Anne Fontaine, Presidentswith Jean Dujardin and Grégory Gadebois.“If some of his favorites in recent months have been shunned by the Caesars, Antoine de Caunes intends to stay on a happy note on Friday evening.
After a 2020 edition marked by the controversy surrounding the coronation of Roman Polanski, then a half-confined 2021 edition, moderated somehow by Marina Foïs, this year’s master of ceremonies announces that he has “want to put the cinema back at the heart of the evening, with emotion, laughter“. José Garcia’s sidekick intends to bet on nuance and launches written with finesse: “We can laugh at everything but everything depends on the form and the manner. It is necessary to avoid the gratuitous provocation and I do not come to make only one in scene.” In addition to laughter, this 47th edition promises to be rich in emotion, with two highly anticipated tributes to Gaspard Ulliel and Jean-Paul Belmondo, both of whom have passed away in recent months.
Unlike last year’s ceremony, which was held in a select committee, the César 2022 promise a real parade of stars, starting with American actress Cate Blanchett, who will come to receive her honorary César. In terms of nominations, the films Annette, Aline and lost illusions are the big favourites. BAC North and The divide could also walk away with prizes. To follow the ceremony, go to Canal+ from 8:55 p.m.
The nominees in the main categories :
Best film
“Aline” by Valerie Lemercier
“Annette” by Leos Carax
“BAC Nord” by Cédric Jimenez
“The Event” by Audrey Diwan
“The Fracture” by Catherine Corsini
“Lost Illusions” by Xavier Giannoli
“Onoda, 10,000 Nights in the Jungle” by Arthur Harari
Best Achievement
Valérie Lemercier for “Aline”
Leos Carax for “Annette”
Cedric Jimenez for “BAC Nord”
Audrey Diwan for “The Event”
Xavier Giannoli for “Lost Illusions”
Arthur Harari for “Onoda, 10,000 Nights in the Jungle”
Julia Ducournau for “Titanium”
Best Actress
Leïla Bekhti in “Les Intranquilles”
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi in “The Fracture”
Laure Calamy in “A Woman of the World”
Virginie Efira in “Benedetta”
Vicky Krieps in “Hold Me Tight”
Valerie Lemercier in “Aline”
Léa Seydoux in “France”
Best actor
Damien Bonnard in “Les Intranquilles”
Adam Driver in “Annette”
Gilles Lellouche in “BAC Nord”
Vincent Macaigne in “Night Doctor”
Benoît Magimel in “In his lifetime”
Pio Marmaï in “The Fracture”
Pierre Niney in “Black Box”
Best Supporting Actress
Jeanne Balibar in “Lost Illusions”
Cécile de France in “Lost Illusions”
Aissatou Diallo Sagna in “The Fracture”
Adele Exarchopoulos in “Mandibles”
Danielle Fichaud in “Aline”
Best Supporting Actor
François Civil in “BAC Nord”
Xavier Dolan in “Lost Illusions”
Vincent Lacoste in “Lost Illusions”
Karim Leklou in “BAC Nord”
Sylvain Marcel in “Aline”
Best First Film
Gagarin by Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh
“Magnetics” by Vincent Maël Cardona
“The Cloud” by Just Philippot
“The Snow Panther” by Marie Amiguet and Vincent Munier
“Slalom” by Charlene Favier
Most promising Actress
Noee Abita in “Slalom”
Salomé Dewaels in “Lost Illusions”
Agathe Rousselle in “Titanium”
Anamaria Vartolomei in “The Event”
Lucie Zhang in “The Olympiads”
Best Male Hope
Sandor Funtek in “Supreme”
Sami Outalbali in “A story of love and desire”
Timothée Robart in “Les Magnétiques”
Makita Samba in “The Olympiads”
Benjamin Voisin in “Lost Illusions”