Awards for 2013

César

Best Film (Meilleur film)

WINNER

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

NOMINEES

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

Best Actor (Meilleur acteur)

WINNER

Amour: Jean-Louis Trintignant

NOMINEES

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

Most Promising Actor (Meilleur espoir masculin)

WINNER

Rust and Bone: Matthias Schoenaerts

NOMINEES

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

Most Promising Actress (Meilleur espoir féminin)

WINNER

Bad Girl: Izïa Higelin

NOMINEES

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

Best Actress (Meilleure actrice)

WINNER

Amour: Emmanuelle Riva

NOMINEES

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

Best Supporting Actor (Meilleur acteur dans un second rôle)

WINNER

Le prénom: Guillaume de Tonquedec

NOMINEES

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

Best Supporting Actress (Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle)

WINNER

Le prénom: Valérie Benguigui

NOMINEES

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

Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur)

WINNER

Amour: Michael Haneke

NOMINEES

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

Best Original Screenplay (Meilleur scénario original)

WINNER

Amour: Michael Haneke

NOMINEES

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

Best Adapted Screenplay (Meilleure adaptation)

WINNER

Rust and Bone: Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain

NOMINEES

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

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

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

Best Sound (Meilleur son)

WINNER

My Way: Germain Boulay, Eric Tisserand, Antoine Deflandre

NOMINEES

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

Best Editing (Meilleur montage)

WINNER

Rust and Bone: Juliette Welfling

NOMINEES

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

Best Original Music (Meilleure musique originale)

WINNER

Rust and Bone: Alexandre Desplat

NOMINEES

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

Best Short Film (Meilleur film de court-métrage)

WINNER

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

NOMINEES

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

Best Documentary Film (Meilleur film documentaire)

WINNER

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

NOMINEES

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

Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)

WINNER

Argo: Ben Affleck

NOMINEES

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

Best Animated Film (Meilleur film d'animation)

WINNER

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

NOMINEES

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

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

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

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