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. They are considered to be the French equivalent of the American Academy Awards.

Contents 1 Winners 2 Trivia 2.1 Films which received 5 or more César Awards 2.2 Films which received 10 or more César Award nominations 2.3 "Big Five" winners and nominees 2.3.1 Winners 2.3.2 Nominees 2.4 Most acting wins and nominations 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Winners

César Award for Best Film César Award for Best Debut César Award for Best European Union Film César Award for Best Director César Award for Best Actor César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role César Award for Most Promising Actor César Award for Best Actress César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role César Award for Most Promising Actress

César Award for Best Foreign Film César Award for Best Writing César Award for Best Cinematography César Award for Best Editing César Award for Best Production Design César Award for Best Costume Design César Award for Best Music Written for a Film César Award for Best Sound Honorary César

[edit] Trivia

[edit] 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 (1977) (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)

[edit] Films which received 10 or more César Award nominations

Noms.	Film	Year	Wins
13	Amélie	2001	4
	Cyrano de Bergerac	1990	10
	Subway	1985	3
12	8 Women	2002	0
	The Last Metro	1980	10
	Tchao Pantin	1984	5
	Camille Claudel	1988	5
	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	Public Enemy Number One	2008	3
	The Beat That My Heart Skipped	2005	8
	Clean Up	1981	0
	The Pianist	2002	7
	Thérèse	1986	6

[edit] "Big Five" winners and nominees

[edit] Winners

• The Last Metro (1980)

1. Best Film: The Last Metro
2. Best Director: François Truffaut
3. Best Actor: Gérard Depardieu
4. Best Actress: Catherine Deneuve
5. Best Writing: Suzanne Schiffman and François Truffaut

[edit] Nominees

Four awards won

• Smoking/No Smoking (1993): best Actress (Sabine Azéma)
• Too Beautiful for You (1989): best Actor (Gérard Depardieu)

Three awards won

• Cyrano de Bergerac (1990): best Actress (Anne Brochet) and Writing (Jean-Claude Carrière and Jean-Paul Rappeneau)
• Same Old Song (1997): best Actress (Sabine Azéma) and Director (Alain Resnais)

[edit] 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 (won), 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

[edit] See also

• Academy Awards
• Goya Awards
• David di Donatello
• List of movie awards
• List of prizes, medals, and awards
• Film festival

v • d • e César Awards Merit awards (current) Actor–Leading · Actor–Supporting · Actress–Leading · Actress–Supporting · Cinematography · Costume Design · Debut · Director · Editing · Film · Foreign Film · Music Written for a Film · Production Design · Short Film · Sound · Work of Fiction · Writing–Adaptation–Original · Most Promising Actress · Most Promising Actor · Honorary Award Merit awards (retired) Film from the European Union (2002-2004) · Poster (1986-1990) · Producer (1995-1996) Award ceremonies 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979 · 1980 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009

[edit] External links

• http://www.lescesarducinema.com/