César 2011
The 36th César Awards ceremony took place on February 25, 2011 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris . The film prizes awarded by the French Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma were awarded in 22 categories. American actress Jodie Foster took over the presidency of the gala, which changes annually in 2011 . After Marcello Mastroianni ( 1993 ), the office was again a non-French. As host ( maître de cérémonie ) Antoine de Caunes led through the evening . The French actor has hosted the event six times in the past.
The award ceremony was broadcast live on the French television channel Canal + . The American director and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino received the annual honorary award . Homages were dedicated to Claude Chabrol , who died in 2010, who never received the César despite four nominations, as well as to the late actor Bernard Giraudeau and the imprisoned Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi . The guests included the American actress Olivia de Havilland , the French Minister of Culture Frédéric Mitterrand and the former French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin . The latter had made a brief guest appearance in the nominated comedy The Name of the People .
Favorite films
The nominations were announced on January 21, 2011 in the Parisian restaurant Le Fouquet’s on the Champs-Élysées . 2010 was the most successful year for French film in over 40 years with over 206 million admissions and a market share of 35 percent, according to Alain Terzian , President of the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma , which awards the Césars.
The favorite for France's national film award was Xavier Beauvois ' Von Menschen und Göttern . The drama starring Lambert Wilson , Michael Lonsdale , Philippe Laudenbach and Jacques Herlin was able to translate three of its eleven nominations into victories and won the awards for best French film of the year, for best supporting actor (Michael Lonsdale) and best camera. It tells the story of the fate of several Cistercian monks who oppose the fundamentalist terror in Algeria and pay with their lives for it. The film, which is based on a true story , won the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 2010 and the French Prix Lumières in 2011 . In addition to the critical praise received, Von Menschen und Göttern was also considered commercially successful with more than 3.2 million visitors in France, but was not shortlisted as France's candidate for the 2011 Oscar.
Roman Polański's The Ghostwriter and Joann Sfars Gainsbourg - The Man Who Loved Women, each with eight nominations, were also among the extended circle of favorites . Polański's English-language film focuses on a ghostwriter (played by Ewan McGregor ) who revises the memoirs of a former British Prime Minister ( Pierce Brosnan ) and comes across inconsistencies. The European co-production, based on the novel of the same name by Robert Harris , won the Director's Prize and the European Film Prize at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival in 2010 . At the César Awards, The Ghostwriter became the most successful film of the evening with four prizes. Polański received the directing award for the third time after 1980 ( Tess ) and 2003 ( The Pianist ), more often than any other filmmaker. There were also awards for the best adapted screenplay, film music and editing. In his feature film debut, Sfar dedicated himself to the biography of the artist, musician and bon vivant Serge Gainsbourg , who triumphed in the categories of best debut film and editing. Éric Elmosnino won the César for best leading actor for the title role. The field in the Best Film category was won by the Comedy Tour (Director's Prize in Cannes, 6 nominations, no win), The Order Over (5 nominations, no win), The Name of the People (4 nominations, two successes) and the drama Mammuth ( 3 nominations, no win) added. Despite seven nominations, Bertrand Tavernier's historical film The Princess of Montpensier was denied a nomination in this category. The director filmed the novel of the same name by Madame de Lafayette with Mélanie Thierry in the title role and won for the best costumes. In addition to the eventual winner Polański, Beauvois and Bertrand Blier, Mathieu Amalric ( Tournée ) and Olivier Assayas ( Carlos - The Jackal ) were also considered for the director's award .
Gérard Depardieu had received his 16th César nomination for his leading role as Mammoth . But he had to admit defeat together with Romain Duris ( The Order Lover ), Jacques Gamblin ( The Name of the People ) and Lambert Wilson ( Of Men and Gods ) Éric Elmosnino ( Gainsbourg - The Man Who Loved Women ). In the Best Actress category , Catherine Deneuve was considered for the tenth time for her title role in François Ozone's comedy Das Schmuckstück . Together with Isabelle Carré ( Les Émotifs anonymes ), Charlotte Gainsbourg ( The Tree ) and the British Prix Lumière winner Kristin Scott Thomas ( Elle s'appelait Sarah ), she met Sara Forestier ( The Name of the People ), who was awarded. In Michel Leclerc's comedy, which won another screenplay award, Forestier plays a political activist who is passionate about fighting for marginalized groups. At the same time, the young and attractive woman sleeps with politically right-wing men in order to turn them around ideologically.
In advance of the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, which has over 4,000 members , Guillaume Canet's tragic comedy Little True Lies had hardly been considered . The film about a group of friends (played by François Cluzet , Marion Cotillard and Benoît Magimel , among others ) who decide to spend a holiday at the sea after a harrowing event, received two nominations for the two supporting actors Valérie Bonneton and Gilles Lellouche , stayed but not awarded. In France, the production had over 5.2 million admissions, making it the most successful French film. The daily newspaper Le Figaro noticed few surprises among the nominated films and artists and - like the Libération online service - pointed out the lack of Fabien Onteniente's comedy Camping 2 , which attracted 3.9 million viewers to the cinemas. Been ignored were Raúl Ruiz 'international co-production Mysteries of Lisbon that the 2010 Louis Delluc Prize won, and Abbas Kiarostami's love film Copie conforme , for lead actress Juliette Binoche Actor Award received in Cannes of 2010. Ajourd'hui en France had noticed that comedies were nonetheless well represented and referred to the productions The order lover , Tout ce qui brille and the nominations of the actresses Deneuve, Carré and Forestier.
A new category was introduced for the best animated film , in which the Oscar- winning short film Logorama on Luc Besson's Arthur et la Guerre des deux mondes , L'Homme à la Gordini by Jean-Christophe Lie, Jean-Loup Feliciolis Une vie de chat and met the eventual winner - the Golden Globe and Oscar- nominated contribution L'Illusioniste by Sylvain Chomet . For the first time, a technology prize (“Trophée César & Techniques”) was awarded separately. At the award ceremony on January 10, 2011, the award went to Archipel Production , which had been involved in editing Pierre Salvadoris De vrais mensonges and Copie conforme . A film ("Révélations 2011") about the 32 pre-selected young actors (16 women and 16 men each) was presented by the US director Zoe Cassavetes on January 17, 2011 in Paris, with well-known artists such as Nicole Garcia , Lou Doillon , Emmanuelle Devos or Cédric Klapisch took over sponsorships.
In the Best Foreign Film category , the award-winning or nominated entries Bright Star (New Zealand), In Her Eyes (Argentina) and Invictus - Unconquered (USA) received nominations at the 2010 Academy Awards . In addition to Les Amours imaginaires (Canada) and Illégal (Belgium), Inception and The Social Network ( Golden Globe Award 2011 ), the favorite entries for the 2011 Academy Awards, were nominated. The Social Network won the award.
The production designer Albrecht Konrad ( The Ghostwriter ) was the only German artist to receive a nomination.
Award winners and nominations
| Movie | Nominations | Victories |
|---|---|---|
| Of people and gods | 11 | 3 |
| Gainsbourg - The man who loved women | 8th | 3 |
| The ghostwriter | 8th | 4th |
| The princess of Montpensier | 7th | 1 |
| Tour | 6th | 0 |
| The order lover | 5 | 0 |
| The name of the people | 4th | 2 |
| The jewel | 4th | 0 |
| The Tree | 3 | 0 |
| Carlos - the jackal | 3 | 1 |
| Mammoth | 3 | 0 |
| The sound of ice cubes | 3 | 1 |
| Tout ce qui glasses | 3 | 1 |
| Our oceans | 3 | 1 |
| Adèle and the Pharaoh's Secret | 2 | 1 |
| Bus Palladium | 2 | 0 |
| D'amour et d'eau fraîche | 2 | 0 |
| Little true lies | 2 | 0 |
| Logorama | 2 | 1 |
| Night visor | 2 | 0 |
Best film ("Meilleur film")
presented by Jodie Foster
Of people and gods ( Des hommes et des dieux ) - Director: Xavier Beauvois
- The Order Lover ( L'Arnacœur ) - Director: Pascal Chaumeil
- Gainsbourg - The man who loved women ( Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque) ) - Director: Joann Sfar
- Der Ghostwriter ( The Ghost Writer ) - Director: Roman Polański
- Mammuth - directed by Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern
- The Name of the People ( Le Nom des gens ) - Director: Michel Leclerc
- Tournée - Directed by Mathieu Amalric
Best Director ("Meilleur réalisateur")
presented by Nathalie Baye
Roman Polanski - The Ghost Writer ( The Ghost Writer )
- Mathieu Amalric - Tour
- Olivier Assayas - Carlos - The Jackal ( Carlos )
- Xavier Beauvois - Of men and gods ( Des hommes et des dieux )
- Bertrand Blier - The sound of ice cubes (Le bruit des glaçons)
Best leading actress ("Meilleure actrice")
presented by François Cluzet
Sara Forestier - The Name of the People ( Le Nom des gens )
- Isabelle Carré - The Anonymous Romantics ( Les Émotifs anonymes )
- Catherine Deneuve - The Trinket ( Potiche )
- Charlotte Gainsbourg - The Tree ( L'Arbre )
- Kristin Scott Thomas - Sarah's Key ( Elle s'appelait Sarah )
Best leading actor ("Meilleur acteur")
presented by Valérie Lemercier
Éric Elmosnino - Gainsbourg - The man who loved women ( Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque) )
- Gérard Depardieu - Mammoth
- Romain Duris - The Order Over ( L'Arnacœur )
- Jacques Gamblin - The Name of the People ( Le Nom des gens )
- Lambert Wilson - Of men and gods ( Des hommes et des dieux )
Best supporting actress ("Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle")
presented by Guillaume Gallienne
Anne Alvaro - The sound of ice cubes (Le Bruit des glaçons)
- Laetitia Casta - Gainsbourg - The man who loved women ( Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque) )
- Valérie Bonneton - Little True Lies ( Les Petits Mouchoirs )
- Julie Ferrier - The Order Lover ( L'Arnacœur )
- Karin Viard - The jewel ( Potiche )
Best supporting actor ("Meilleur acteur dans un second rôle")
presented by Mélanie Thierry
Michael Lonsdale - Of Men and Gods ( Des hommes et des dieux )
- Niels Arestrup - Night visor ( L'Homme qui voulait vivre sa vie )
- François Damiens - The Order Sweater ( L'Arnacœur )
- Gilles Lellouche - Little True Lies ( Les Petits Mouchoirs )
- Olivier Rabourdin - Of men and gods ( Des hommes et des dieux )
Best Young Actress ("Meilleur espoir féminin")
presented by Pascal Elbé
Leïla Bekhti - Tout ce qui glasses
- Anaïs Demoustier - D'amour et d'eau fraîche
- Audrey Lamy - Tout ce qui brille
- Léa Seydoux - Belle Épine
- Yahima Torres - Vénus noire
Best Young Actor ("Meilleur espoir masculin")
presented by Emmanuelle Seigner
Édgar Ramírez - Carlos - The Jackal ( Carlos )
- Arthur Dupont - Bus Palladium
- Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet - The Princess of Montpensier ( La Princesse de Montpensier )
- Pio Marmaï - D'amour et d'eau fraîche
- Raphaël Personnaz - The Princess of Montpensier ( La Princesse de Montpensier )
Best camera ("Meilleure photographie")
Caroline Champetier - Of men and gods ( Des hommes et des dieux )
- Christophe Beaucarne - Tour
- Pawel Edelman - The Ghost Writer ( The Ghost Writer )
- Bruno Keyzer - The Princess of Montpensier ( La Princesse de Montpensier )
- Guillaume Schiffman - Gainsbourg - The man who loved women ( Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque) )
Best cut ("Meilleur montage")
presented by Elsa Zylberstein and Vincent Pérez
Hervé de Luze - Der Ghostwriter ( The Ghost Writer )
- Luc Barnier - Carlos - The Jackal ( Carlos )
- Annette Dutertre - Tour
- Marie-Julie Maille - Of men and gods ( Des hommes et des dieux )
- Maryline Monthieux - Gainsbourg - The man who loved women ( Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque) )
Best original script ("Meilleur scénario original")
Baya Kasmi and Michel Leclerc - The Name of the People ( Le Nom des gens )
- Mathieu Amalric , Marcello Novais Teles and Philippe di Folco - Tournée
- Xavier Beauvois - Of men and gods ( Des hommes et des dieux )
- Bertrand Blier - The sound of ice cubes (Le Bruit des glaçons)
- Gustave Kervern - Mammoth
Best adapted script ("Meilleure adaptation")
Robert Harris and Roman Polanski - The Ghost Writer ( The Ghost Writer )
- Julie Bertuccelli - The Tree ( L'Arbre )
- Éric Lartigau and Laurent de Bartillat - Night visor ( L'Homme qui voulait vivre sa vie )
- François Ozon - The jewel ( Potiche )
- Bertrand Tavernier , Jean Cosmos and François-Olivier Rousseau - The Princess of Montpensier ( La Princesse de Montpensier )
Best film music ("Meilleure musique")
Alexandre Desplat - Der Ghostwriter ( The Ghost Writer )
- Bruno Coulais - Our Oceans ( Océans )
- Grégoire Hetzel - The Tree ( L'Arbre )
- Delphine Montoulet and Tony Gatlif - Liberté
- Yarol Poupaud - Bus Palladium
- Philippe Sarde - The Princess of Montpensier ( La Princesse de Montpensier )
Best note ("Meilleur son")
presented by Elsa Zylberstein and Vincent Pérez
Daniel Sobrino , Jean Goudier and Cyril Holtz - Gainsbourg - The man who loved women ( Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque) )
- Philippe Barbeau , Jérôme Wiciak , and Florent Lavallée - Our Oceans ( Océans )
- Jean-Marie Bondel , Thomas Desjonqueres and Dean Humphreys - Der Ghostwriter ( The Ghost Writer )
- Jean-Jacques Ferrand , Vincent Guillon and Éric Bonnard - Of men and gods ( Des hommes et des dieux )
- Olivier Meauvezin , Séverin Favriau and Stéphane Thiebaut - Tournée
Best production design ("Meilleurs décors")
presented by the actresses of the film Tournée
Hugues Tissandier - Adèle and the Pharaoh's Secret ( Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec )
- Michel Barthélémy - Of men and gods ( Des hommes et des dieux )
- Guy-Claude François - The Princess of Montpensier ( La Princesse de Montpensier )
- Albrecht Konrad - Der Ghostwriter ( The Ghost Writer )
- Christian Marti - Gainsbourg - The man who loved women ( Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque) )
Best costumes ("Meilleurs costumes")
presented by Elisa Sednaoui
Caroline de Vivaise - The Princess of Montpensier ( La Princesse de Montpensier )
- Olivier Beriot - Adèle and the Pharaoh's Secret ( Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec )
- Pascaline Chavanne - The jewel ( Potiche )
- Alicia Crisp-Jones - Tour
- Marielle Robaut - Of men and gods ( Des hommes et des dieux )
Best debut film ("Meilleur premier film")
presented by Roman Polański
Gainsbourg - The man who loved women ( Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque) ) - Director: Joann Sfar
- The Order Lover ( L'Arnacœur ) - Director: Pascal Chaumeil
- Simon Werner is missing ( Simon Werner a disparu… ) - Director: Fabrice Gobert
- Tête de turc - Director: Pascal Elbé
- Tout ce qui brille - directed by Géraldine Nakache and Hervé Mimran
Best animation film ("Meilleur film d'animation")
presented by Élie Semoun
L'Illusionniste - Director: Sylvain Chomet
- Arthur et la Guerre des deux mondes - Director: Luc Besson
- L'Homme à la Gordini - Director: Jean-Christophe Lie
- Logorama - Director: H5
- Une vie de chat - Director: Jean-Loup de Felicioli
Best documentary ("Meilleur film documentaire")
presented by Jean-Paul Rouve and his mother Myriam
Our Oceans ( Océans ) - Director: Jacques Perrin
- Benda Bilili! - Director: Florent de La Tullaye
- Cleveland vs. Wall Street - Director: Jean-Stéphane Bron
- Entre nos mains - Director: Marianne Otero
- Yves St Laurent Pierre Bergé, l'amour fou - Director: Pierre Thoretton
Best short film ("Meilleur court-métrage")
presented by François Damiens
- Petit Tailleur - Director: Louis Garrel
- Une pute et un poussin - Director: Clément Michel
- Monsieur L'Abbé - Director: Blandine Lenoir
- Un transport en commun - Director: Dyana Gaye
Best foreign film ("Meilleur film étranger")
presented by Virginie Efira and Tomer Sisley
The Social Network , USA - Director: David Fincher
- Inception , USA - Director: Christopher Nolan
- Invictus - Undefeated ( Invictus ), USA - Director: Clint Eastwood
- Bright Star , New Zealand - Director: Jane Campion
- Heartbreakers (Les Amours imaginaires) , Canada - Director: Xavier Dolan
- In her eyes ( El secreto de sus ojos ), Argentina - Director: Juan José Campanella
- Illegal (Illégal) , Belgium - Director: Olivier Masset-Depasse
Honorary Award ("César d'honneur")
presented by Diane Kruger and Christoph Waltz
Quentin Tarantino - American director and screenwriter
Web links
- Official website of the Césars (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ cf. AFP : US director Quentin Tarantino to receive Honorary César , January 21, 2011 (accessed January 22, 2011)
- ↑ cf. Jodie Foster présidera la prochaine cérémonie des Césars at lemonde.fr, 21 January 2011 (accessed on 22 January 2011)
- ↑ cf. Dossier de presse on the official website of the Césars (French; accessed on January 22, 2011)
- ↑ cf. Lutaud, Bénédicte: César: 'Des hommes et des dieux' en tête des nominations at lefigaro.fr, January 21, 2011 (accessed on January 22, 2011)
- ↑ cf. Un César d'honneur pour Tarantino at next.liberation.fr, January 21, 2011 (accessed on January 22, 2011)
- ↑ cf. Delcroix, Olivier: Césars 2011: une sélection équilibrée . In: Le Figaro, January 22, 2011, No. 20675, p. 34
- ↑ cf. AFP : "Des Hommes et des Dieux" domine les César, Canet ignoré January 21, 2011 (accessed January 22, 2011)
- ↑ cf. Le premier “Trophée César & Techniques” attribué on allocine.fr, January 11, 2011 (accessed January 22, 2011)
- ↑ cf. Toute la jeune garde du cinéma français au Meurice at lepoint.fr, January 18, 2011 (accessed on January 22, 2011)