César 1982
The seventh Césars award ceremony took place on February 27, 1982 in the Salle Pleyel concert hall in Paris . Director and actor Orson Welles was president of the awards ceremony . The award ceremony, moderated by Pierre Tchernia , Jacques Martin , Jean-Pierre Aumont and Thierry Le Luron , was broadcast by the public television channel Antenne 2, today France 2 .
Jean-Jacques Annauds In the Beginning was the Fire won six nominations in the categories of Best Film and Best Director. However, most of the trophies went to the makers of Das Verhör , who were able to hold their own against the competition with eight nominations in four categories. In the Best Actress category, Isabelle Adjani won her first César for her role in Possession , leaving co-nominees Fanny Ardant , Catherine Deneuve and Isabelle Huppert behind. The big loser of the evening was Bertrand Tavernier's crime comedy Der Saustall , which came out empty with a total of nine nominations.
Winners and nominations
Best film (Meilleur film)
In the beginning there was fire ( La Guerre du feu ) - Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
- The pigsty ( Coup de torchon ) - Director: Bertrand Tavernier
- The interrogation ( Garde à vue ) - Director: Claude Miller
- Everyone will receive their wages… ( Les Uns et les Autres ) - Directed by Claude Lelouch
Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur)
Jean-Jacques Annaud - In the beginning there was fire ( La Guerre du feu )
- Pierre Granier-Deferre - A Strange Career ( Une étrange affaire )
- Claude Miller - The Interrogation ( Garde à vue )
- Bertrand Tavernier - The Pigsty ( Coup de torchon )
Best leading actor (Meilleur acteur)
Michel Serrault - The interrogation ( Garde à vue )
- Patrick Dewaere - Of all things, her stepfather ( Beau-Père )
- Philippe Noiret - The Pigsty ( Coup de torchon )
- Michel Piccoli - A Strange Career ( Une étrange affaire )
Best leading actress (Meilleure actrice)
- Fanny Ardant - The Woman Next Door ( La Femme d'à côté )
- Catherine Deneuve - Meeting in Biarritz ( Hôtel des amériques )
- Isabelle Huppert - The Pigsty ( Coup de torchon )
Best Supporting Actor (Meilleur acteur dans un seconde rôle)
Guy Marchand - The Interrogation ( Garde à vue )
- Gérard Lanvin - A Strange Career ( Une étrange affaire )
- Jean-Pierre Marielle - The Pigsty ( Coup de torchon )
- Eddy Mitchell - The Pigsty ( Coup de torchon )
Best Supporting Actress (Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle)
Nathalie Baye - A Strange Career ( Une étrange affaire )
- Stéphane Audran - The Pigsty ( Coup de torchon )
- Sabine Haudepin - Meeting in Biarritz ( Hôtel des amériques )
- Véronique Silver - The Woman Next Door ( La Femme d'à côté )
Best first work (Meilleur premier film)
Diva - Director: Jean-Jacques Brilleix
- Le Jardinier - Director: Jean-Pierre Sentier
- An Affair Between Men ( Une affaire d'hommes ) - Director: Nicolas Ribowski
- Schnee ( Neige ) - Directors: Jean-Henri Roger and Juliet Berto
Best Screenplay (Meilleur scénario original ou adaptation)
Jean Herman , Claude Miller and Michel Audiard - The interrogation ( Garde à vue )
- Jean Aurenche and Bertrand Tavernier - The Pigsty ( Coup de torchon )
- Gérard Brach - In the beginning there was fire ( La Guerre du feu )
- Christopher Frank , Pierre Granier-Deferre and Jean-Marc Roberts - A Strange Career ( Une étrange affaire )
Best film music (Meilleure musique écrite pour un film)
- Francis Lai and Michel Legrand - Everyone will receive his reward ... ( Les Uns et les Autres )
- Ennio Morricone - The Professional ( Le Professionnel )
- Philippe Sarde - In the beginning there was fire ( La Guerre du feu )
Best production design (Meilleur décors)
- Hilton McConnico - Diva
- Brian Morris - In the beginning there was fire ( La Guerre du feu )
- Alexandre Trauner - The Pigsty ( Coup de torchon )
Best camera (Meilleure photo)
- Claude Agostini - In the beginning was fire ( La Guerre du feu )
- Bruno Nuytten - The interrogation ( Garde à vue )
- Jean Penzer - Malevil
Best tone (Meilleur son)
- Pierre Gamet - Malevil
- Paul Lainé - The interrogation ( Garde à vue )
- Harald Maury - Everyone will receive his reward ... ( Les Uns et les Autres )
Best cut (Meilleur montage)
Albert Jurgenson - The interrogation ( Garde à vue )
- Sophie Bhaud and Hugues Darmois - Everyone will receive his reward ... ( Les Uns et les Autres )
- Henri Lanoë - Malevil
- Armand Psenny - The Pigsty ( Coup de torchon )
Best Short Film (Meilleur Court-métrage de fiction)
Les Photos d'Alix - Director: Jean Eustache
- Le Concept subtil - Directed by Gérard Krawczyk
- Cher Alexandre - Director: Anne Lemonier
- Le Rat noir d'Amérique - Director: Jérôme Enrico
Best Animated Short Film (Meilleur Court-métrage d'animation)
La Tendresse du maudit - Director: Jean-Manuel Costa
- Trois thèmes - Director: Alexander Alexeieff
- L'Échelle - Director: Alain Ughetto
Best documentary short film (Meilleur Court-métrage documentaire)
Reporters - Directed by Raymond Depardon
- Solange Giraud née Tache - Director: Simone Bitton
- Ci-gisent - Director: Valérie Moncorgé
Best foreign film (Meilleur film étranger)
Der Elefantenmensch ( The Elephant Man ), UK / USA - Director: David Lynch
- The Man from Iron , Poland - Director: Andrzej Wajda
- The fake , France / Federal Republic of Germany - Director: Volker Schlöndorff
- Raiders of the Lost Ark ( Raiders of the Lost Ark ), USA - Director: Steven Spielberg
Honorary Award (César d'honneur)
- Georges Dancigers - Russian-French film producer
- Alexandre Mnouchkine - Russian-French film producer
- Jean Nény - French sound engineer
- Andrzej Wajda - Polish film director
Web links
- César awards on the official academie-cinema.org website
- César 1982 in the Internet Movie Database