César 1997
The 22nd awarding of the Césars took place on February 8, 1997 in the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris . Actress Annie Girardot was president of the awards ceremony . The award ceremony, moderated by Antoine de Caunes , was broadcast on the French television channel Canal + .
Patrice Leconte's historical film Ridicule - On the Ridiculousness of Appearance was nominated in a total of eleven categories with four trophies, including Best Film. Fanny Ardant , who played a leading role in Leconte's film, got her role in Gabriel Aghion's comedy Men Like It Hot! Awarded for Best Actress and prevailed against Catherine Deneuve in André Téchiné's Thieves of the Night .
Winners and nominations
Best film (Meilleur film)
Ridicule - On the ridiculousness of appearances ( Ridicule ) - Director: Patrice Leconte
- Captain Conan and the Wolves of War ( Capitaine Conan ) - Director: Bertrand Tavernier
- Mikrokosmos - The people of the grasses ( Microcosmos, le peuple de l'herbe ) - directed by Claude Nuridsany and Marie Pérennou
- Men like it hot too! ( Pédale douce ) - Director: Gabriel Aghion
- Typical family! ( Un air de famille ) - Director: Cédric Klapisch
- Thieves of the Night ( Les Voleurs ) - Director: André Téchiné
Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur)
Patrice Leconte - Ridicule - On the ridiculousness of appearances ( Ridicule )
Bertrand Tavernier - Captain Conan and the wolves of war ( Capitaine Conan )
- Jacques Audiard - Life: A Lie ( Un héros très discret )
- Cédric Klapisch - Typically family! ( Un air de famille )
- André Téchiné - Thieves of the Night ( Les Voleurs )
Best leading actor (Meilleur acteur)
Philippe Torreton - Captain Conan and the Wolves of War ( Capitaine Conan )
- Daniel Auteuil - On the eighth day ( Le Huitième jour )
- Charles Berling - Ridicule - On the ridiculousness of appearances ( Ridicule )
- Fabrice Luchini - Beaumarchais - The Insolent ( Beaumarchais, l'insolent )
- Patrick Timsit - Men like it hot too! ( Pedale douce )
Best leading actress (Meilleure actrice)
Fanny Ardant - Men like it hot too! ( Pedale douce )
- Catherine Deneuve - Thieves of the Night ( Les Voleurs )
- Charlotte Gainsbourg - Love, etc. ( Love etc. )
- Anouk Grinberg - My husband - I'll do anything for your love ( Mon homme )
- Marie Trintignant - The Scream of Silk ( Le Cri de la soie )
Best Supporting Actor (Meilleur acteur dans un seconde rôle)
Jean-Pierre Darroussin - Typical family! ( Un air de famille )
- Albert Dupontel - Life: A Lie ( Un héros très discret )
- Jacques Gamblin - Men like it hot too! ( Pedale douce )
- Bernard Giraudeau - Ridicule - On the ridiculousness of appearances ( Ridicule )
- Jean Rochefort - Ridicule - On the ridiculousness of appearances ( Ridicule )
Best Supporting Actress (Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle)
Catherine Frot - Typical family! ( Un air de famille )
- Valeria Bruni Tedeschi - My husband - I do everything for your love ( Mon homme )
- Agnès Jaoui - Typical family! ( Un air de famille )
- Sandrine Kiberlain - Life: A Lie ( Un héros très discret )
- Michèle Laroque - Men like it hot too! ( Pedale douce )
Best Young Actor (Meilleur jeune espoir masculin)
Mathieu Amalric - Me and my love ( Comment je me suis disputé… (ma vie sexual) )
- Samuel Le Bihan - Captain Conan and the Wolves of War ( Capitaine Conan )
- Benoît Magimel - Thieves of the Night ( Les Voleurs )
- Bruno Putzulu - Aveux de l'innocent
- Philippe Torreton - Captain Conan and the Wolves of War ( Capitaine Conan )
Best Young Actress (Meilleur jeune espoir féminin)
Laurence Côte - Thieves of the Night ( Les Voleurs )
- Jeanne Balibar - Me and my love ( Comment je me suis disputé… (ma vie sexual) )
- Monica Bellucci - Love and Lies ( L'Appartement )
- Garance Clavel - ... and everyone is looking for their kitten ( Chacun cherche son chat )
- Emmanuelle Devos - Me and my love ( Comment je me suis disputé… (ma vie sexual) )
Best first work (Meilleur premier film)
Is there snow at Christmas? ( Y aura-t-il de la neige à Noël? ) - Director: Sandrine Veysset
- Bernie - Director: Albert Dupontel
- Encore - Again and again the women ... ( Encore ) - Director: Pascal Bonitzer
- Love and Lies ( L'Appartement ) - Director: Gilles Mimouni
- Mikrokosmos - The people of the grasses ( Microcosmos, le peuple de l'herbe ) - directed by Claude Nuridsany and Marie Pérennou
Best producer (Meilleur Producteur)
Jacques Perrin - Mikrokosmos - The people of the grasses ( Mikrokosmos )
Best Screenplay (Meilleur scénario original ou adaption)
Cédric Klapisch , Jean-Pierre Bacri and Agnès Jaoui - typically family! ( Un air de famille )
- Gabriel Aghion and Patrick Timsit - Men like it hot too! ( Pedale douce )
- Jacques Audiard and Alain Le Henry - Life: A Lie ( Un héros très discret )
- Bertrand Tavernier and Jean Cosmos - Captain Conan and the Wolves of War ( Capitaine Conan )
- Rémi Waterhouse - Ridicule - On the ridiculousness of appearances ( Ridicule )
Best film music (Meilleure musique écrite pour un film)
Bruno Coulais - Mikrokosmos - The people of the grasses ( Microcosmos, le peuple de l'herbe )
- René-Marc Bini - The Whims of a River ( Les Caprices d'un Fleuve )
- Alexandre Desplat - Life: A Lie ( Un héros très discret )
- Antoine Duhamel - Ridicule - On the ridiculousness of appearances ( Ridicule )
Best production design (Meilleur décors)
Ivan Maussion - Ridicule - On the ridiculousness of appearances ( Ridicule )
- Guy-Claude François - Captain Conan and the Wolves of War ( Capitaine Conan )
- Jean-Marc Kerdelhue - Beaumarchais - The Insolent ( Beaumarchais l'insolent )
Best Costumes (Meilleur costumes)
Christian Gasc - Ridicule - On the ridiculousness of appearances ( Ridicule )
- Agnès Evein and Jacqueline Moreau - Captain Conan and the Wolves of War ( Capitaine Conan )
- Sylvie de Segonzac - Beaumarchais - The Insolent ( Beaumarchais l'insolent )
Best camera (Meilleure photo)
Thierry Machado , Hugues Ryffel , Claude Nuridsany and Marie Pérennou - Mikrokosmos - The people of the grasses ( Microcosmos, le peuple de l'herbe )
- Thierry Arbogast - Ridicule - On the ridiculousness of appearances ( Ridicule )
- Jean-Marie Dreujou - The Whims of a River ( Les Caprices d'un Fleuve )
Best tone (Meilleur son)
Philippe Barbeau , Bernard Leroux and Laurent Quaglio - Mikrokosmos - The people of the grasses ( Microcosmos, le peuple de l'herbe )
- Paul Lainé , Dominique Hennequin and Jean Goudier - Ridicule - On the ridiculousness of appearances ( Ridicule )
- Gérard Lamps and Michel Desrois - Captain Conan and the Wolves of War ( Capitaine Conan )
Best cut (Meilleur montage)
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte and Florence Ricard - Mikrokosmos - The people of the grasses ( Microcosmos, le peuple de l'herbe )
- Joëlle Hache - Ridicule - On the ridiculousness of appearances ( Ridicule )
- Juliette Welfling - Life: A Lie ( Un héros très discret )
Best Short Film (Meilleur Court-métrage)
Madame Jacques sur la Croisette - Director: Emmanuel Finkiel
- Un taxi pour Aouzou - Director: Issa Serge Coelo
- Une visite - Director: Philippe Harel
- A summer dress ( Une robe d'été ) - Director: François Ozon
- Summit talk (Dialogue au sommet) - Director: Xavier Giannoli
Best foreign film (Meilleur film étranger)
Breaking the Waves , Denmark / Sweden / France / Netherlands / Norway / Iceland - Director: Lars von Trier
- Fargo , USA - Directors: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
- Lies and Secrets ( Secrets & Lies ), France / UK - Director: Mike Leigh
- The Postman (Il Postino) , Italy - Director: Michael Radford
- The Promise (La Promesse) , Belgium / France / Luxembourg / Tunisia - directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Honorary Award (César d'honneur)
- Charles Aznavour - French actor, film composer, singer and screenwriter
- Andie MacDowell - American actress
Web links
- César awards on the official academie-cinema.org website
- César 1997 in the Internet Movie Database