The César Academy announced the César 2026 nominations tonight Australian time, and we’ve got a summary of the 2026 César nominations for you. The award ceremony will take place on Thursday 26 February. In this article, we’ll tell you which films have been nominated and for how many Césars. Several are coming to Australian festivals, and several are already in cinemas. We’ll tell you everything.
10 for Nouvelle Vague – this film is currently in Australian cinemas
9 for The ties that bind us – this film was part of Alliance Française French Film Festival 2025
8 for Dossier 137/Case 173 – we think that this will be shown at Alliance Française French Film Festival 2026
8 for L’inconnu de la grande arche/The Great Arch
7 for La Petite Dernière/The Little Sister – this film was programmed at both the Melbourne International Film Festival and Sydney Film Festival 2025
6 for La Femme la plus riche du monde/The richest woman in the world – this will be shown at Alliance Française French Film Festival 2026
4 for Arco – this film is part of Europa Europa 2026 (article to come tomorrow)
4 for L’étranger/The Stranger – this will be shown at Alliance Française French Film Festival 2026
4 for Nino
4 for Partir un jour/Leave one day – this will be shown at Alliance Française French Film Festival 2026
3 for L’epreuve du feu/Hearts on Fire
3 for La venue de l’avenir – this will be shown at Alliance Française French Film Festival 2026
2 for Le chant des forêts/Whispers in the woods
2 for Chien 51/Dog 51 – this will be shown at Alliance Française French Film Festival 2026
2 for Ma mère, dieu et Sylvie Vartan/Once upon my mother – this film was part of Europa Europa 2025
2 for La Pampa
2 for Un simple accident/It was just an accident – this film is in Australian cinemas from tomorrow
1 for 13 jours, 13 nuits/13 days, 13 nights – this will be shown at Alliance Française French Film Festival 2026
1 for A bicyclette/Ride away – this will be shown at Alliance Française French Film Festival 2026
1 for L’Agent Secret/The Secret Agent – this Brazilian film is already in Australian cinemas
1 for Amélie et la métaphysique des tubes/Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
1 for Au bain des dames/ If You Don’t Like It, Look Away– this film is nominated for best short documentary film
1 for Les belles cicatrices/Scars we love
1 for Big boys don’t cry
1 for Black Dog – this film is nominated for best foreign film and is available on SBS on Demand
1 for Car Wash – this film is nominated for best short documentary film
1 for La chambre de Mariana/Mariana’s Room
1 for Le cinquième plan de la jetée/La jetée, the fifth shot – this film is showing at Antenna Documentary Film Festival 2026
1 for La condition/The condition
1 for Deux personnes échangeant de la salive/Two People Exchanging Saliva – this film was part of the Melbourne International Film Festival 2025
1 for Dieu est timide/God is shy – this film was part of the Adelaide Film Festival 2025
1 for Dracula
1 for L’engloutie/The Girl in the snow
1 for Fille de l’eau/The whirlpool of fate – this film was part of the Melbourne International Film Festival 2025
1 for L’homme qui rétrécit/The Incredible Shrinking Man
1 for Jane Austen a gâché ma vie/Jane Austen wrecked my life – ce film faisait partie de l’Alliance Française French Film Festival 2025 et est déjà sortie dans les salles
1 for Kika
1 for Météors/Meteors
1 for Mort d’un acteur/Death of an Actor
1 for Ni Dieu Ni Père/No God No Father – nominated for the César for Best documentary short film
1 for Personne n’y comprend rien/Sarkozy – Gaddafi: The Scandal of Scandals
1 for Put your soul on your hand and walk
1 for Sirât – this fiim is nominated for the César for best foreign film and will be in Australian cinemas from 26 February
1 for Un ours dans le Jura/How to make a killing –this film was part of the Alliance Française French Film Festival 2025
1 for Une bataille après l’autre/ One battle after another – this film is nominated for best foreign film and is currently in Australian cinemas
1 for Valeur sentimentale/Sentimental Value – this film is nominated for best foreign film and is currently in Australian cinemas
1 for La vie du château, mon enfance à Versailles/My Life in Versailles: My childhood in Versailles
1 for Wonderwall
These films are nominated for the César for best film:
- L’Attachement/The Ties that bind us
- Dossier 137/Case 137
- Nouvelle Vague
- La Petite Dernière/The Little Sister
- Un Simple Accident/It was just an accident
We will give you the full details of the all nominations in another article. Stay tuned!
