Awards for 2013

César

Best Film (Meilleur film)

WINNER

Amour: Michael Haneke (director), Margaret Ménégoz (producer)

NOMINEES

Camille Rewinds: Philippe Carcassonne (producer), Jean-Louis Livi (producer), Noémie Lvovsky (director)
Holy Motors: Maurice Tinchant (producer), Leos Carax (director), Martine Marignac (producer)
Farewell, My Queen: Kristina Larsen (producer), Benoît Jacquot (director), Jean-Pierre Guérin (producer)
Rust and Bone: Jacques Audiard (director), Grégoire Sorlat (producer), Pascal Caucheteux (producer)
In the House: Nicolas Altmayer (producer), François Ozon (director), Eric Altmayer (producer)
Le prénom: Jérôme Seydoux (producer), Matthieu Delaporte (director), Alexandre de La Patellière (director), Dimitri Rassam (producer)

Best Actor (Meilleur acteur)

WINNER

Amour: Jean-Louis Trintignant

NOMINEES

Le prénom: Patrick Bruel
Cherchez Hortense: Jean-Pierre Bacri
In the House: Fabrice Luchini
My Way: Jérémie Renier
Holy Motors: Denis Lavant
A Few Hours of Spring: Vincent Lindon

Most Promising Actor (Meilleur espoir masculin)

WINNER

Rust and Bone: Matthias Schoenaerts

NOMINEES

Pirate TV: Félix Moati
Comme des frères: Pierre Niney
In the House: Ernst Umhauer
Sister: Kacey Mottet Klein

Most Promising Actress (Meilleur espoir féminin)

WINNER

Bad Girl: Izïa Higelin

NOMINEES

Camille Rewinds: India Hair
Camille Rewinds: Julia Faure
Mince alors!: Lola Dewaere
In a Rush: Alice de Lencquesaing

Best Actress (Meilleure actrice)

WINNER

Amour: Emmanuelle Riva

NOMINEES

Rust and Bone: Marion Cotillard
Camille Rewinds: Noémie Lvovsky
Farewell, My Queen: Léa Seydoux
Haute Cuisine: Catherine Frot
Louise Wimmer: Corinne Masiero
A Few Hours of Spring: Hélène Vincent

Best Supporting Actor (Meilleur acteur dans un second rôle)

WINNER

Le prénom: Guillaume de Tonquedec

NOMINEES

Cherchez Hortense: Claude Rich
My Way: Benoît Magimel
Camille Rewinds: Samir Guesmi
Camille Rewinds: Michel Vuillermoz

Best Supporting Actress (Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle)

WINNER

Le prénom: Valérie Benguigui

NOMINEES

Holy Motors: Edith Scob
Amour: Isabelle Huppert
Camille Rewinds: Yolande Moreau
Camille Rewinds: Judith Chemla

Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur)

WINNER

Amour: Michael Haneke

NOMINEES

Camille Rewinds: Noémie Lvovsky
Farewell, My Queen: Benoît Jacquot
In the House: François Ozon
A Few Hours of Spring: Stéphane Brizé
Rust and Bone: Jacques Audiard
Holy Motors: Leos Carax

Best Original Screenplay (Meilleur scénario original)

WINNER

Amour: Michael Haneke

NOMINEES

Camille Rewinds: Noémie Lvovsky, Florence Seyvos, Maud Ameline, Pierre-Olivier Mattei
Granny's Funeral: Denis Podalydès, Bruno Podalydès
A Few Hours of Spring: Stéphane Brizé, Florence Vignon
Holy Motors: Leos Carax

Best Adapted Screenplay (Meilleure adaptation)

WINNER

Rust and Bone: Thomas Bidegain, Jacques Audiard

NOMINEES

Le prénom: Alexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte
In the House: François Ozon
Farewell, My Queen: Benoît Jacquot, Gilles Taurand
One Night: Lucas Belvaux

Best Cinematography (Meilleure photographie)

WINNER

Farewell, My Queen: Romain Winding

NOMINEES

Holy Motors: Caroline Champetier
Populaire: Guillaume Schiffman
Rust and Bone: Stéphane Fontaine
Amour: Darius Khondji

Best Costume Design (Meilleurs costumes)

WINNER

Farewell, My Queen: Christian Gasc

NOMINEES

Camille Rewinds: Madeline Fontaine
Augustine: Pascaline Chavanne
Populaire: Charlotte David
My Way: Mimi Lempicka

Best Sound (Meilleur son)

WINNER

My Way: Antoine Deflandre, Eric Tisserand, Germain Boulay

NOMINEES

Amour: Jean-Pierre Laforce, Guillaume Sciama, Nadine Muse
Holy Motors: Emmanuel Croset, Erwan Kerzanet, Josefina Rodríguez
Farewell, My Queen: Olivier Goinard, Brigitte Taillandier, Francis Wargnier
Rust and Bone: Jean-Paul Hurier, Pascal Villard, Brigitte Taillandier

Best Editing (Meilleur montage)

WINNER

Rust and Bone: Juliette Welfling

NOMINEES

Amour: Monika Willi
Holy Motors: Nelly Quettier
Farewell, My Queen: Luc Barnier
Camille Rewinds: Annette Dutertre, Michel Klochendler

Best Original Music (Meilleure musique originale)

WINNER

Rust and Bone: Alexandre Desplat

NOMINEES

Camille Rewinds: Gaëtan Roussel, Joseph Dahan
Populaire: Emmanuel D'Orlando, Rob
In the House: Philippe Rombi
Farewell, My Queen: Bruno Coulais

Best Short Film (Meilleur film de court-métrage)

WINNER

The Lobster's Cry: Fabrice Préel-Cléach (producer), Nicolas Guiot (director)

NOMINEES

The Hounds: Jérôme Bleitrach (producer), Manuel Schapira (director)
Ce qu'il restera de nous: Jean-Christophe Reymond (producer), Vincent Macaigne (director)
It's Not a Cowboy Movie: Benjamin Parent (director), Arno Moria (producer), David Frenkel (producer)
La vie parisienne: Alain Benguigui (producer), Thomas Leprêtre (producer), Thomas Verhaeghe (producer), Vincent Dietschy (director)

Best Documentary Film (Meilleur film documentaire)

WINNER

Les Invisibles: Sébastien Lifshitz (director), Bruno Nahon (producer)

NOMINEES

Duch, Master of the Forges of Hell: Catherine Dussart (producer), Rithy Panh (director)
The New Watchdogs: Gilles Balbastre (director), Jacques Kirsner (producer), Yannick Kergoat (director)
Bovines: Jérémie Jorrand (producer), Emmanuel Gras (director), Nicolas Anthomé (producer)
Journal de France: Raymond Depardon (director), Claudine Nougaret (director/producer)

Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)

WINNER

Argo: Ben Affleck

NOMINEES

Bullhead: Michaël R. Roskam
Our Children: Joachim Lafosse
Laurence Anyways: Xavier Dolan
A Royal Affair: Nikolaj Arcel
The Angels' Share: Ken Loach
Oslo, August 31st: Joachim Trier

Best Animated Film (Meilleur film d'animation)

WINNER

Ernest & Celestine: Benjamin Renner (director), Didier Brunner (producer), Stéphane Aubier (director), Henri Magalon (producer), Vincent Patar (director)

NOMINEES

Zarafa: Rémi Bezançon (director), Valérie Schermann (producer), Jean-Christophe Lie (director), Christophe Jankovic (producer)
Edmond Was a Donkey: Franck Dion (director), Francine Langdeau (producer)
Oh Willy...: Nidia Santiago (producer), Marc Roels (director), Emma De Swaef (director)
Kirikou et les hommes et les femmes: Michel Ocelot (director), Didier Brunner (producer)

Best Production Design (Meilleurs décors)

WINNER

Farewell, My Queen: Katia Wyszkop

NOMINEES

Amour: Jean-Vincent Puzos
My Way: Philippe Chiffre
Holy Motors: Florian Sanson
Populaire: Sylvie Olivé

Best First Film (Meilleur premier film)

WINNER

Louise Wimmer: Cyril Mennegun (director), Bruno Nahon (producer)

NOMINEES

Hold Back: Anne-Dominique Toussaint (producer), Rachid Djaidani (director/producer)
Populaire: Alain Attal (producer), Régis Roinsard (director)
Comme des frères: Danièle Delorme (producer), Hugo Gélin (director/producer), Laetitia Galitzine (producer)
Augustine: Isabelle Madelaine (producer), Alice Winocour (director), Emilie Tisné (producer)

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