The Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma presented the 46th edition of the Césars on Friday night (French time). Many films which are part of the Alliance Française French Film Festival were nominated and won Palmarès (the name for the trophy you win). Discover the nominees and the winners in this article.
Bye Bye Morons, which is part of the AFFFF 2021 program was nominated for 12 Césars and won 7 Césars. Read our review of Bye Bye Morons here.
César for Best Film: Bye Bye Morons from Albert Dupontel, produced by Catherine Bozorgan
Nominations:
- Adolescentes produced by Muriel Meynard, Sébastien Lifshitz,
- Antoinette dans les Cévennes directed by Caroline Vignal, produced by Laetitia Galitzine and Aurélie Trouvé-Rouvière
- Love Affair(s) directed by Emmanuel Mouret, produced by Frédéric Niedermayer
- Summer of 85 directed by François Ozon, produced by Nicolas and Éric Altmayer
César for Best Director: Albert Dupontel for Bye Bye Morons
Nominations:
- Maïwenn for DNA
- Sébastien Lifshitz for Adolescentes
- Emmanuel Mouret for Love Affair(s)
- François Ozon for Summer 85
César for Best Actress: Laure Calamy for the role of Antoinette in Antoinette dans les Cévennes
Nominations:
- Virginie Efira for the role of Suze Trappet in Bye Bye Morons
- Camélia Jordana for the role of Daphné in Love Affair(s)
- Barbara Sukowa for the role of Nina Dorn in Deux
- Martine Chevallier for the role of Madeleine in Deux
César for Best Actor: Sami Bouajila for the role of Fares in A son
Nominations:
- Jonathan Cohen for the role of Frédéric in Énorme
- Albert Dupontel for the role of JB in Bye Bye Morons
- Niels Schneider for the role of Maxime in Love Affair(s)
- Lambert Wilson for the role of Charles de Gaulle in De Gaulle
César for Best Supporting Actress: Émilie Dequenne for the role of Louise in Love Affair(s)
Nominations:
- Valeria Bruni Tedeschi for the role of Madame Gorman in Summer 85
- Fanny Ardant for the role of Caroline in DNA
- Noémie Lvovsky for the role of Marie-Thérèse in How to be a good wife
- Yolande Moreau pour le rôle de Gilberte Van der Beck dans La Bonne Épouse
César for Best supporting actress: Émilie Dequenne for the role of Louise in Love Affair(s)
Nominations:
- Valeria Bruni Tedeschi for the role of Madame Gorman in Summer 85
- Fanny Ardant for the role of Caroline in DNA
- Noémie Lvovsky for the role of Marie-Thérèse in How to be a good wife
- Yolande Moreau for the role of Gilberte Van der Beck in How to be a good wife
César for Best supporting actor: Nicolas Marié for the role of Mr. Blin in Bye Bye Morons
Nominations:
- Louis Garrel for the role of François in DNA
- Benjamin Lavernhe for the role of Vladimir in Antoinette dans les Cévennes
- Vincent Macaigne for the role of François in Love Affair(s)
- Édouard Baer for the role of André Grunvald in How to be a good wife
César for Most Promising Actor: Jean-Pascal Zadi for his role in Tout simplement noir
Nominations:
- Félix Lefebvre for the role of Alexis Robin in Summer 85
- Benjamin Voisin for the role of David Gorman in Summer 85
- Alexandre Wetter for the role of Alex in Miss – read our review of the film Miss
- Guang Huo for the role of Jin in La Nuit venue
César for Most Promising Actress: Fathia Youssouf for the role of Aminata in Mignonnes
Nominations:
- Julia Piaton for the role of Victoire in Love Affair(s)
- Camille Rutherford for the role of Chloé in Felicità – read our review of the film
- India Hair for the role of Lucie in Poissonsexe
- Mélissa Guers for the role of Lise in La Fille au bracelet
César for Best Original Screenplay: Albert Dupontel for Adieu les cons
Nominations:
- Caroline Vignal for Antoinette dans les Cévennes
- Emmanuel Mouret for Love Affair(s)
- Filippo Meneghetti and Malysone Bovorasmy for Deux
- Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern for Delete history
César for Best Adaptation: Stéphane Demoustier for La Fille au bracelet, based on the film Acusada de Gonzalo Tobal
Nominations:
- Hannelore Cayre and Jean-Paul Salomé for The Godmother, from the book The Godmother by Hannelore Cayre
- François Ozon for Summer 85, from the book Dance on My Grave by Aidan Chambers
- Olivier Assayas for Cuban Network, from the book Os Últimos Soldados da Guerra Fria by Fernando Morais
- Éric Barbier for Petit Pays, from the book Petit Pays by Gaël Faye
César for Best Costumer Design: Madeline Fontaine for How to be a good wife
Nominations:
- Mimi Lempicka for Bye Bye Morons
- Hélène Davoudian for Love Affair(s)
- Anaïs Romand and Sergio Ballo for De Gaulle
- Pascaline Chavanne for Summer 85
César for Best Cinematography: Alexis Kavyrchine for Bye Bye Morons
Nominations:
- Antoine Parouty and Paul Guilhaume for Adolescentes
- Simon Beaufils for Antoinette dans les Cévennes
- Laurent Desmet for Love Affair(s)
- Hichame Alaouié for Summer 85
César for Best Production Design: Carlos Conti for Bye Bye Morons
Nominations:
- Thierry François for How to be a good wife
- David Faivre for Love Affair(s)
- Nicolas de Boiscuillé for De Gaulle
- Benoît Barouh for Summer 85
César for Best Editing: Tina Baz for Adolescentes
Nominations:
- Chistophe Pinel for Bye Bye Morons
- Annette Dutertre for Antoinette dans les Cévennes
- Martial Salomon for Love Affair(s)
- Laure Gardette for Summer 85
César for Best Sound: Yolande Decarsin, Jeanne Delplancq, Fanny Martin and Olivier Goinard for Adolescentes
Nominations:
- Jean Minondo, Gurwal Coïc-Gallas and Cyril Holtz for Bye Bye Morons
- Guillaume Valex, Fred Demolder and Jean-Paul Hurier for Antoinette dans les Cévennes
- Maxime Gavaudan, François Mereu and Jean-Paul Hurier for Love Affair(s)
- Brigitte Taillandier, Julien Roig and Jean-Paul Hurier for Summer 85
César for Best Original Music: Rone for La Nuit venue
Nominations:
- Stephen Warbeck for DNA
- Mateï Bratescot for Antoinette dans les Cévennes
- Jean-Benoît Dunckel for Summer 85
- Christophe Julien for Bye Bye Morons
César for Best First Feature Film: Deux by Filippo Meneghetti
Nominations:
- Garçon chiffon from Nicolas Maury
- Mignonnes from Maïmouna Doucouré
- Tout simplement noir from Jean-Pascal Zadi
- Arab Blues from Manele Labidi
César for Best Animated Film: Josep by Aurel
Nominations:
César for Best Documentary Film: Adolescentes by Sébastien Lifshitz
- La Cravate by Etienne Chaillou and Mathias Théry
- Cyrille, agriculteur, 30 ans, 20 vaches, du lait, du beurre, des dettes by Rodolphe Marconi
- Histoire d’un regard by Mariana Otero
- Un pays qui se tient sage by David Dufresne
César for Best Short Film: Qu’importe si les bêtes meurent by Sofia Alaoui
- Baltringue by Josza Anjembe
- Je serai parmi les amandiers by Marie Le Floc’h
- L’Aventure atomique by Loïc Barché
- Un adieu by Mathilde Profit
César for Best Animated Short Film: L’Heure de l’ours by Agnès Patron
Nominations:
- Bach-Hông by Elsa Duhamel
- L’Odyssée de Choum by Julien Bisaro
- La Tête dans les orties by Paul Cabon
SPECIAL PRIZES AT THE CÉSARS
The High Schoolers César: Bye Bye Morons from Albert Dupontel, produced by Catherine Bozorgan
Nominations:
- Adolescentes directed by Sébastien Lifshitz, produit par Muriel Meynard
- Antoinette dans les Cévennes directed by Caroline Vignal, produced by Laetitia Galitzine and Aurélie Trouvé-Rouvière
- Love Affair(s) directed by Emmanuel Mouret, produced by Frédéric Niedermayer
- Summer 85 directed by François Ozon, produced by Nicolas and Éric Altmayer
As you can see a number of films from the AFFFF 2021 program were nominated for and awarded Césars at the 46th edition of the awards .
You may also like to read our other articles related to the Alliance Française French Film Festival 2021:
Alliance Française French Film Festival 2021: the program has been released!
REVIEW: Bye Bye Morons at the Alliance Française French Film Festival 2021
Melbourne, you don’t have to miss out on the AFFFF 2020 films!
