The Cesar Awards, France’s equal to the Oscars, are celebrating their fiftieth model on Friday on the Olympia Theater in Paris with a roster of nominations that’s richer — truly and figuratively — than in most years.
A pair of epic French blockbusters, “The Rely of Monte Cristo,” tailor-made from Alexandre Dumas’ literary conventional, and “Beating Hearts,” Gilles Lellouche’s sprawling crime romance, are most important the race with 14 and 13 nominations respectively. Following intently is one different glitzy pic, Jacques Audiard’s crime musical “Emilia Perez” vying for 12 nods, along with most interesting film and most interesting actress for Zoe Saldana and Karla Sofía Gascón. The latter has made her first award current look on the Cesar Awards ceremony after laying low inside the wake of her offensive posts. Gascón, who skipped the press line on the crimson carpet, sat on the an identical row as Audiard and Saldana contained within the Olympia theater, nonetheless didn’t seat subsequent to them.
Moreover inside the mix is “A Little One factor Additional,” a smash hit comedy that features non-professional actors with disabilities which purchased virtually 11 million admissions, earned a most interesting first film nomination for Artus, who directed and co-stars inside the movie. The solid of the movie is predicted to point up on the Cesar Awards dressed by Kering’s luxurious producers, along with Saint-Laurent.
The group-pleasing profile of a variety of most important Cesar contenders is sweet data for Canal+, which is airing the ceremony dwell and is hoping to lure a giant viewers. The current is being spearheaded by “Identify My Agent!” co-helmer Cedric Klapisch who serves as creative director of the ceremony.
Anticipated highlights embody the presence of Catherine Deneuve on stage as ceremony president, and the honorary tribute to Julia Roberts, whose award is perhaps given to her by her “Nearer” co-star Clive Owen. Roberts follows inside the footsteps of earlier honoree Christopher Nolan.
Julia Roberts arrives on the fiftieth Cesar Film Awards.
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The Cesar Academy is now presided over by indie French producer Patrick Sobelman and Gaumont’s senior govt Ariane Toscan Du Plantier who’ve revamped the voting physique to make it further quite a few. Nonetheless after Justine Triet turned the second female director to win a Cesar with “Anatomy of a Fall” (which moreover picked up most interesting film, genuine screenplay, actress for Sandra Huller, supporting actor for Swann Arlaud and modifying) in 2024, this fiftieth model is marked by the absence of ladies filmmakers nominated for most interesting director. There are, however, two women directors vying for most interesting first film, Louis Courvoisier with “Holy Cow,” and Agathe Riedinger with “Wild Diamond.”
Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance,” within the meantime, is just nominated for one Cesar award, for most interesting worldwide film, on account of it’s the one class the film is eligible in on account of the reality that it was produced exterior of France and didn’t get hold of an settlement from the Nationwide Film Board. “The Substance,” however, is perhaps competing for five Academy Awards on Sunday.
Underneath is the guidelines of Cesar Awards nominations and winners (in daring):
Best Film
“The Rely of Monte Cristo,” produced by Dimitri Rassam, Jerôme Seydoux, directed by Matthieu Delaporte, Alexandre de la Patelliere
“Emilia Pérez,” produced by Pascal Caucheteux, Jacques Audiard, Valerie Schermann, directed by Jacques Audiard
“The Marching Band, produced by Marc Bordure, Robert Guediguian, directed by Emmanuel Courcol
“Souleymane’s Story,” produced by Bruno Nahon, directed by Boris Lojkine
“Misericordia,” produced by Charles Gillibert, directed by Alain Guiraudie
Best Director
Gilles Lellouche for “Beating Hearts”
Matthieu Delaporte et Alexandre de la Patellière for “The Rely Of Monte Cristo”
Jacques Audiard for “Emilia Pérez”
Boris Lojkine for “Souleymane’s Story”
Alain Guiraudie for “Misericordia”
Best Distinctive Screenplay
Stéphane Demoustier for “Borgo”
Emmanuel Courcol and Irène Muscari for “The Marching Band”
Boris Lojkine et Delphine Agut for “Souleymane’s Story”
Alain Guiraudie and “Misericordia”
Louise Courvoisier and Théo Abadie for “Holy Cow”
Best Tailor-made Screenplay
Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patellière for “The Rely Of Monte-Cristo”
Jacques Audiard for “Emilia Pérez”
Michel Hazanavicius and Jean-Claude Grumberg for “The Most Treasured Of Cargoes”
Best Actress
Adèle Exarchopoulos, “Beating Hearts”
Karla Sofía Gascón, “Emilia Pérez”
Hafsia Herzi, “Borgo”
Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Pérez”
Hélène Vincent, “When Fall Is Coming”
Best Actor
François Civil for “Beating Hearts”
Benjamin Lavernhe for “The Marching Band”
Karim Leklou for “Jim’s Story”
Pierre Niney for “The Rely of Monte-Cristo”
Tahar Rahim for “Monsieur Aznavour”
Female Revelation
Maïwène Barthelemy for “Holy Cow”
Malou Khebizi for “Wild Diamond”
Megan Northam for “Rabia”
Mallory Wanecque for “Beating Hearts”
Souheila Yacoub for “Planet B”
Male Revelation
Abou Sangare for “Souleymane’s Story”
Adam Bessa for “Ghost Path”
Malik Frikah for “Beating Hearts”
Félix Kysil for “Misericordia”
Pierre Lottin for “The Marching Band”
Best First Film
“Wild Diamond” by Agathe Riedinger
“Ghost Path” by Jonathan Millet
“The Kingdom” by Julien Colonna
“A Little One factor Additional” by Artus
“Holy Cow” by Louise Courvoisier
Best Abroad Film
“Anora” by Sean Baker
“The Seed of The Sacred Fig Tree” by Mohammad Rasoulof
“The Apprentice” by Ali Abbasi
“The Substance” by Coralie Fargeat
“The Zone Of Curiosity” by Jonathan Glazer
Best Animated Attribute
“Circulation” by Gint Zilbalodis
“The Most Treasured of Cargoes” by Michel Hazanavicius
“Savages” by Claude Barras
Best Documentary
“The Belle from Gaza” by Yolande Zauberman.
“Bye Bye Tiberias” by Lina Soualem
“Dahomey” by Mati Diop
“Ernest Cole: Misplaced and Found” by Raoul Peck
“The Bertrand’s Farm” by Gilles Perret
“Madame Hofmann” by Sébastien Lifshitz
