Joalukas Noah, the youngest son of Yannick Noah, who is a friend of his, took the opportunity to wish him a good recovery. But she wasn’t the only one who had to miss the ceremony. Indeed, at the start of the broadcast, Antoine de Caunes had prepared a short humorous film in which Carole Bouquet played a small role.
And highlight of the show, the actress, former James Bond Girl, was to appear at the Olympia to present the first two awards of the evening, those of the best hopes (female and male). Except that, as the emcee himself explained, “a PCR test decided otherwise“. Affected by the Covid-19, the actress had to leave her place at the last minute.
But who to replace her at short notice? The choice of the organizers fell on Franck Gastambide, who succeeded perfectly in the exercise! The actor and director of the series Valid took over the speech of the actress, creating a very funny discrepancy. After giving the two statuettes to Anamaria Vartolomei (The Event) and Benjamin Voisin (lost illusions), he then went to sit in the audience where he witnessed the end of the ceremony.
As a reminder, it was Benoit Magimel and Valérie Lemercier who were crowned best actor and best actress. The trophy for best director went to Leos Carax for Annette and that of the best film at Lost Illusions, by Xavier Giannoli, both absent. The ceremony was also marked by a very moving tribute to Gaspard Ulliel and by the César d’honneur of Cate Blanchett, moved to tears.