Roman Polanski’s latest film, An Officer and a Spy (J’Accuse in France) pulled in the most nominations with the other Best Film nominees scoring loads of nominations. Matter of fact, unless you got a Best Film nomination, your film didn’t garner more than 3 nominations. Several well received films that competed for the Oscars (Les Miserables, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, I Lost My Body, Atlantics and almost the entire Foreign Language Film slate made an appearance here.

Award Tallies

(12) An Officer and a Spy
(11) La Belle Epoque, Les Miserables
(10) Portrait of a Lady on Fire
(8) Grace a Dieu, Hors Normes
(7) Roubaix, Une Lumiere
(3) Atlantics, Le Chant du Loup, I Lost My Body, Papicha

The Awards

Best Film

La Belle Epoque
Grace a Dieu
Hors Normes
Les Miserables
An Officer and a Spy
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Roubaix, Une Lumiere

Best Animated Feature

La Fameuse Invasion des Ours en Sicile
Les Hirondelles de Kaboul
I Lost My Body

Best Director

Nicolas Bedos – La Belle Epoque
Arnaud Desplechin – Roubaix, Une Lumiere
Ladj Ly – Les Miserables
Francois Ozon – Grace a Dieu
Roman Polanski – An Officer and Spy
Celine Sciamma – Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Eric Toledano, Olivier Nakache – Hors Normes

Best Actor

Daniel Auteuil – La Belle Epoque
Damien Bonnard – Les Miserables
Vincent Cassel – Hors Normes
Jean Dujardin – An Officer and a Spy
Reda Kateb – Hors Normes
Melvil Poupaud – Grace a Dieu
Roschdy Zem – Roubaix, Une Lumiere

Best Actress

Anais Demoustier – Alice et le Marie
Eva Green – Proxima
Adele Haenel – Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Chiara Mastroianni – Chambre 212
Noemie Merlant – Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Doria Tillier – La Belle Epoque
Karin Viard – Chanson Douce

Best Supporting Actor

Swann Arlaud – Grace a Dieu
Gregory Gadebois – An Officer and a Spy
Louis Garrel – An Officer and a Spy
Benjamin Lavernhe – Mon Inconnue
Denis Menochet – Grace a Dieu

Best Supporting Actress

Fanny Ardant – La Belle Epoque
Josiane Balasko – Grace a Dieu
Laure Calamy – Seules les Betes
Sara Forestier – Roubaix, Une Lumiere
Helene Vincent – Hors Normes

Best Original Screenplay

La Belle Epoque
Grace a Dieu
Hors Normes
Les Miserables
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Best Adapted Screenplay

Adults in the Room
I Lost My Body
An Officer and a Spy
Roubaix, Une Lumiere
Seules Les Betes

Best Original Score

Atlantics
I Lost My Body
Les Miserables
An Officer and a Spy
Roubaix, Une Lumiere

Best Editing

La Belle Epoque
Grace a Dieu
Hors Normes
Les Miserables
An Officer and a Spy

Best Cinematography

La Belle Epoque
Les Miserables
An Officer and a Spy
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Roubaix, Une Lumiere

Best Production Design

La Belle Epoque
Le Chant du Loup
Edmond
An Officer and a Spy
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Best Costumes

La Belle Epoque
Edmond
Jeanne
An Officer and a Spy
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Best Sound

La Belle Epoque
Le Chant du Loup
Les Miserables
An Officer and a Spy
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Best Foreign Film

Le Jeune Ahmed
Joker
Lola Vers La Mer
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Pain and Glory
Parasite
The Traitor

Best Documentary

68, Mon Pere et les Clous
La Cordillere des Songes
Lourdes
M
Wonder Boy Olivier Rousteing, Ne Sous X

Best First Film

Atlantics – Mati Diop
Au Nom de la Terre – Edouard Bergeon
Le Chant du Loup – Antoni Baudry
Les Miserables – Ladj Ly
Papicha – Mounia Medour

Best Male Newcomer

Anthony Bajon – Au Nom de la Terre
Bnejmain Lesieur – Hors Normes
Alexis Manenti – Les Miserables
Liam Pierron – La Vie Scolaire
Djebril Zonga – Les Miserables

Best Female Newcomer

Luana Bajrami – Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Celeste Brunnquell – Les Eblouis
Lyna Khoudri – Papicha
Nina Meurisse – Camille
Mama Sane – Atlantics

Animated Short Film

Ce magnifique gâteau!
La nuit des sacs plastiques
Je sors acheter des cigarettes
Make It Soul

Short Film

Beautiful Loser
Le Chant d’Ahmed
Le Chien bleu
Nefta Football Club
Pile Poil

Audience Award

Les Misérables
Qu’est-ce qu’on a encore fait au Bon Dieu?
Nous finirons ensemble
The Specials
Au nom de la terre

Cesar Awards Data

First Awards: 1976 (45)