César Award
| César Award | |
| Awarded for | Best in film |
| Presented by | Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma |
| Country |  France |
| First awarded | 1975 |
The César Award is the national film award of France, first given out in 1975. The nominations are selected by the members of the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma.
The nationally televised award ceremony is held in the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris each February.
The name of the award comes from the sculptor César Baldaccini (1921-1998). The trophies are actual sculptures of the artist.
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Winners
Best Picture Awards
- See César Award for Best Film
- See César Award for Best Debut
- See César Award for Best European Union Film
Best Director Awards
Best Actor Awards
- See César Award for Best Actor
- See César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- See César Award for Most Promising Actor
Best Actress Awards
- See César Award for Best Actress
- See César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- See César Award for Most Promising Actress
Best Foreign Film
Best Writing
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Production Design
Best Costume Design
Best Music Written for a Film
Best Sound
Honorary Award
- See Honorary César
Trivia
Films which received 5 or more César Awards
- 10 wins – Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) (13 nominations)
- 10 wins – The Last Metro (1980) (12 nominations)
- 8 wins – The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005) (10 nominations)
- 7 wins – All the World's Mornings (1991) (11 nominations)
- 7 wins – Camille Claudel (1988) (14 nominations)
- 7 wins – Goodbye, Children (1987) (9 nominations)
- 7 wins – The Pianist (2002) (10 nominations)
- 7 wins – Providence (2008) (8 nominations)
- 7 wins – Same Old Song (1997) (12 nominations)
- 7 wins – Séraphine (2008) (9 nominations)
- 6 wins – Thérèse (1986) (10 nominations)
- 5 wins – Lady Chatterley (2007) (9 nominations)
- 5 wins – Queen Margot (1994) (12 nominations)
- 5 wins – Smoking/No Smoking (1993) (9 nominations)
- 5 wins – Too Beautiful for You (1989) (11 nominations)
- 5 wins – A Very Long Engagement (2004) (12 nominations)
- 5 wins – La Vie en Rose (2007) (11 nominations)
Films which received 10 or more César Award nominations
| Noms. | Film | Year | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Camille Claudel | 1988 | 7 |
| 13 | Amélie | 2001 | 4 |
| Cyrano de Bergerac | 1990 | 10 | |
| 12 | 8 Women | 2002 | 0 |
| The Last Metro | 1980 | 10 | |
| Queen Margot | 1994 | 5 | |
| Ridicule | 1996 | 4 | |
| Same Old Song | 1997 | 7 | |
| A Very Long Engagement | 2004 | 5 | |
| 11 | All the World's Mornings | 1991 | 7 |
| Nelly and Mr. Arnaud | 1995 | 2 | |
| A Secret | 2007 | 1 | |
| Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train | 1998 | 3 | |
| Too Beautiful for You | 1989 | 5 | |
| La Vie en Rose | 2007 | 5 | |
| 10 | The Beat That My Heart Skipped | 2005 | 8 |
| Clean Up | 1981 | 0 | |
| The Pianist | 2002 | 7 | |
| Thérèse | 1986 | 6 |
"Big Five" winners and nominees
Winners
- The Last Metro (1980)
- Best Film: The Last Metro
- Best Director: François Truffaut
- Best Actor: Gérard Depardieu
- Best Actress: Catherine Deneuve
- Best Writing: Suzanne Schiffman and François Truffaut
Nominees
Four awards won
- Smoking/No Smoking (1993): lost Actress (Sabine Azéma)
- Too Beautiful for You (1989): lost Actor (Gérard Depardieu)
Three awards won
- Cyrano de Bergerac (1990): lost Actress (Anne Brochet) and Writing (Jean-Claude Carrière and Jean-Paul Rappeneau)
- Same Old Song (1997): lost Actress (Sabine Azéma) and Director (Alain Resnais)
Most acting wins and nominations
| Total | Wins | Film | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | Same Old Song | Actor: André Dussollier (won), Actress: Sabine Azéma Supporting Actor: Jean-Pierre Bacri (won), Supporting Actress: Agnès Jaoui (won) and Lambert Wilson |
| 4 | 0 | Amélie | Actress: Audrey Tautou Supporting Actor: Jamel Debbouze and Rufus, Supporting Actress: Isabelle Nanty |
| 4 | 2 | The Last Metro | Actor: Gérard Depardieu (won), Actress: Catherine Deneuve (won) Supporting Actor: Heinz Bennent, Supporting Actress: Andréa Ferréol |
| 4 | 3 | Queen Margot | Actress: Isabelle Adjani (won) Supporting Actor: Jean-Hugues Anglade, Supporting Actress: Dominique Blanc and Virna Lisi (won) |
| 4 | 1 | Too Beautiful for You | Actor: Gérard Depardieu, Actress: Josiane Balasko and Carole Bouquet (won) Supporting Actor: Roland Blanche |
| 3 | 0 | Camille Claudel | Actor: Gérard Depardieu, Actress: Isabelle Adjani Supporting Actor: Alain Cuny |
| 3 | 0 | Ridicule | Actor: Charles Berling Supporting Actor: Bernard Giraudeau and Jean Rochefort |
See also
- Academy Awards
- Goya Awards
- David di Donatello
- List of movie awards
- List of prizes, medals, and awards
- Film festival
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