The ambitious adaptation of Balzac by Xavier Giannoli was positioned as the favorite for Césars’ 47th Gala, with fifteen nominations.
French cinema forgets the pandemic for a moment with the publication of the films and artists nominated for the Cesar Prize, Wednesday, a year after their coronation.goodbye negatives by Albert Dupontel.
lost illusions, an ambitious adaptation of Balzac by Xavier Giannoli, tops the list with 15 nominations. rock opera Annette by Leos Carax, alinethe biography of Valérie Lemercier about the idol Celine Dion, and North Ferrywhose vision of Marseille’s cities caused a lot of ink to flow, followed by 11, 10 and 7 nominations, respectively.
Gap Catherine Corsini, who was listening to France’s bands at the time of the “Yellow Vests” during a night in the hospital, gets 6 nominations, while Olympiada black and white romantic comedy film written by Jacques Audiard, and black boxwith Pierre Nene as a paranoid air traffic controller, received 5. Titaniumthe Palme d’Or in Cannes, and the eventA touching film about abortion, The Golden Lion in Venice, it is content with four nominations each.
The Académie des César has been revamped to answer accusations of obfuscation and interference between self and masculinity, and shows it has changed, by naming more films made by women this year. Three directors – Julia Ducornu, Audrey Diwan and Valerie Lemercier – are also in competition in the “Best Director” category. Only one director has received the Cesar Award for Best Director so far: Tony Marshall in 2000. The most-watched French film of the year, Camelot – Part 1No nominations received.
To forget the old shipwrecks
The 47th party will take place on February 25th. It will have the heavy task of making people forget about the former shipwrecks. In 2020, at the height of an internal crisis, Roman Polanski, accused of rape, was crowned Best Director for his film. J’accuseWhich caused the departure of actress Adele Haenel. The picture became one of the symbols of the struggle against sexual violence and for equality in the world of cinema.
Despite a deep renovation, last year’s party, which featured a sporadic pro-event to show actress Corinne Masiero nude on stage, frustrated the audience (1.6 million spectators). And it sparked a torrent of criticism condemning the navel stare in the world of cinema in the midst of a pandemic. This year, organizers are betting on emphatic values, with Antoine de Couns as head of festivities and Daniel Thompson as president.
Here is the list of nominations:
aline Directed by Valerie Lemercier
Annette Directed by Leos Carax
North Ferry Directed by Cedric Jimenez
the event Directed by Audrey Dewan
Gap Directed by Catherine Corsini
lost illusions Directed by Xavier Giannulli
Onoda, 10,000 Nights in the Woods Directed by Arthur Harari
Valerie Lemercier for aline
Leos Carax for Annette
Cedric Jimenez North Ferry
Audrey Dewan the event
Xavier Giannoli for lost illusions
Arthur Harari for Onoda, 10,000 Nights in the Woods
Julia Docornau for Titanium
Laila Bakhti in Intracoil
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi in Gap
Laura Calamy in woman of the world
Virgin Evira in Benedita
Vicki Crips dancing hug me tight
Valerie Lemercier in aline
Leah SeydouxFrance
Damien Bonnard in Intracoil
Adam Driver Annette
Jill Lelouch in North Ferry
Vincent McCain in night doctor
Benoit Majmail in in his life
Bio Marmai Vi Gap
Pierre Nene in black box
- Best Supporting Actress
Jane Ballbar in lost illusions
Cécile de France lost illusions
Isatou Diallo Sagna in Gap
Adele Exarcgopoulos in lower jaw
Daniel Fishud V aline
- Best Supporting Actor
Francois Seville in North Ferry
Xavier Dolan in lost illusions
Vincent Lacoste in lost illusions
Chloe’s Cream North Ferry
Sylvain Marcel in aline
Nui Abita V meander
Salome Deuels in lost illusions
Agathe Russell in Titanium
Annamaria Vartolomei dancing the event
Lucia Chang Fei Olympiad
Sandor Fontec Inn the superior
Sami Otlebali in A story of love and desire
Thimothee Robart in magnetism
Makita Samba Olympiad
Benjamin Voisin in lost illusions
- Best Animated Movie
Even mice go to heaven De Denisa Grimova and Jan Bobinisek
top of the gods by Patrick Imbert
crossing by Florence Maille
garage By Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh
magnetism by Vincent Mile Cardona
the cloud by Just Philippot
ounce by Marie Amigé and Vincent Meunier
meander by Charlene Favier