Justine Triet grew to become the second feminine filmmaker within the Cesar Award’s 49-year historical past to win the perfect director trophy for “Anatomy of a Fall,” which additionally gained greatest movie, authentic screenplay, actress for Sandra Huller, supporting actor for Swann Arlaud and enhancing on the French movie trade’s huge night time. Thomas Cailley’s supernatural drama “The Animal Kingdom” additionally dominated the race, selecting up a raft of prizes, together with cinematography, costumes, visible results and music. The ceremony unfolded on the Olympia Theater in Paris on Friday night and aired lived on Canal+.
Triet’s film, which is vying for 5 Oscars, stars Hüller as a novelist who’s placed on trial following the mysterious demise of her husband at their distant chalet. The film is produced by Marie-Ange Luciani at Les Movies de Pierre and David Thion at Les Movies Pelleas.
Triet devoted her greatest movie award to all ladies, “those that really feel trapped of their decisions, of their solitude, those that exist an excessive amount of and people who don’t exist sufficient, to those that had been wounded and liberate themselves by talking out.” She additionally paid tribute to the actresses which have shined in all her movies, from Lætitia Dosch to Adele Exarchopoulos, Virginie Efira and Sandra Hüller.
Hüller made her acceptance speech in fluent French (which she stated she discovered for “Anatomy of a Fall”). “It’s not potential! I’m a German actress!” she exclaimed. Hüller stated “the language, the origin was by no means an impediment on the set (of ‘Anatomy of a Fall’) however slightly a chance.” It ought to all the time be that means,” she stated.
“The Animal Kingdom,” one other movie that world premiered at Cannes, is a creature-filled dystopia and a father-and-son drama, performed by Romain Duris and Paul Kircher, who had been each nominated for Cesar Awards. Produced by Pierre Guyard at Nord Ouest Movies, “The Animal Kingdom” is an formidable movie weaving some modern considerations over the way forward for mankind.
The primary awards of the night went to Adele Exarchopoulos (“Blue is the Warmest Shade”) for her function in “All Your Faces,” whereas Valérie Donzelli, and Audrey Diwan gained greatest tailored screenplay with “Simply The Two Of Us.” “Junkyard Canine,” in the meantime, gained greatest male revelation for Raphaël Quenard and first movie, beating robust contenders corresponding to “Bernadette” starring Catherine Deneuve as the previous first girl and spouse of Jacques Chirac.
One of many highlights of the night was the honorary tribute to “Oppenheimer” director Christopher Nolan who was launched on stage by Marion Cotillard, who starred in “Inception” and “Darkish Knight Rises.” In his acceptance speech, Nolan paid homage to France’s love of cinema and auteurs. He stated when he made his second movie, “Memento,” “nobody on the planet needed to point out it, after which Philippe Hellmann from UGC determined to point out it on the Grand Rex Theater in Paris. He stated the success that the movie had there “modified (his) life.” Even since, Nolan stated he has a “nice appreciation for the French viewers, French distributors and this love of cinema that has all the time struck me.” Nolan has certainly been holding the world premieres of lots of his motion pictures on the Grand Rex Theater, together with “Oppenheimer.” Whereas on stage, he reminisced about his expertise displaying “Interstellar” on the Grand Rex, the place a 16mm projector had been specifically put in. “Once I inform this story in Hollywood (…), nobody believes me,” he stated. Whereas Nolan was celebrated on the Cesar Awards, “Oppenheimer” misplaced to Monia Chokri’s “The Nature of Love,” which gained greatest international movie.
The night’s different Cesar honoree was Agnes Jaoui, a beloved French actor, screenwriter and filmmaker who fashioned a duo with the late Jean-Pierre Bacri for over three many years. Her best-known movies embody “The Style of Others,” which gained two Cesar Awards and was nominated for a greatest foreign-language Oscar in 2001, in addition to the Cannes competitors entry “Have a look at Me” in 2004.
The Cesar Awards, which grew to become the middle stage of France’s #MeToo motion in 2020 – after actor Adele Haenel walked out of the ceremony upon listening to Roman Polanski win greatest director — opened the stage to Judith Godreche, who not too long ago accused Benoit Jacquot and Jacques Doillon of sexual assault. Each Jacquot and Doillon have denied the accusations. Doillon has additionally introduced by way of his lawyer that he was going to sue Godrèche for defamation.
Greeted on stage with a standing ovation, Godreche stated she felt “like a revenant from America who comes knocking at an armored door.” The actor has lived within the U.S. for a few years and not too long ago made a comeback with a semi-autobiographical mini-series “Icon of French Cinema” which world premiered at Deauville Competition.
“Since a little bit of time, the voices are releasing themselves (…) the facility virtually appears to shift. Might or not it’s potential for us to take a look at reality up entrance, take our tasks, be the actors and the actresses of a world that questions itself.”
“For a while now, I’ve been speaking and speaking, however I don’t hear you. Or merely. (…) I do know it’s scary to lose subsidies, to lose roles, to lose jobs. I’m scared, too.”
Beneath is the record of Cesar Awards nominations and winners (in daring):
Finest Movie“Anatomy of a Fall,” Justine Triet“Junkyard Canine,” Jean-Baptiste Durand“All Your Faces,” Jeanne Herry“The Goldman Case,” Cédric Kahn“The Animal Kingdom,” Thomas Cailley
Finest DirectorJustine Triet, “Anatomy of a Fall”Catherine Breillat, “Final Summer time”Jeanne Herry, “All Your Faces”Cédric Kahn, “The Goldman Case”Thomas Cailley, “The Animal Kingdom”
Finest ActressMarion Cotillard, “Little Blue Woman”Léa Drucker, “Final Summer time”Virginie Efira, “Simply The Two Of Us”Hafsia Herzi, “The Rapture”Sandra Hüller, “Anatomy of a Fall”
Finest ActorRomain Duris, “The Animal Kingdom”Benjamin Lavernhe, “L’Abbé Pierre – A Century of Devotion”Melvil Poupaud, “Simply The Two Of Us”Raphaël Quenard, “Yannik”Arieh Worthalter, “The Goldman Case”
Finest Supporting ActorLeila Bekhti, “All Your Faces”Galatea Bellugi, “Junkyard Canine”Élodie Bouchez, “All Your Faces”Adèle Exarchopoulos, “All Your Faces”Miou Miou, “All Your Faces”
Finest Supporting ActorSwann Arlaud, “Anatomy Of A Fall”Anthony Bajon, Junkyard DogArthur Harari, “The Goldman Case”Pio Marmaï, “Yannick”Antoine Reinartz, “Anatomy of a Fall”
Feminine RevelationCeleste Brunnquell, “No Love Misplaced”Kim Higelin, “Consent”Suzanne Jouannet, “The Royal Method”Rebecca Marder, “Grand Expectations”Ella Rumpf, “Marguerite’s Theorem”
Male RevelationJulien Frison, “Marguerite’s Theorem”Paul Kircher, “The Animal Kingdom”Samuel Kircher, “Final Summer time”Milo Machado Graner, “Anatomy of a Fall”Raphaël Quenard, “Junkyard Canine”
Finest Authentic ScreenplayJustine Triet, Arthur Harari, “Anatomy of a Fall”Jean-Baptiste Durand, “Junkyard Canine”Jeanne Herry, “All Your Faces”Nathalie Hertzberg, Cédric Khan, “The Goldman Case”Thomas Cailley, Pauline Munier, “The Animal Kingdom”
Finest Tailored ScreenplayValérie Donzelli, Audrey Diwan, “Simply The Two Of Us”Vanessa Filho, “Consent”Catherine Breillat, “Final Summer time”
Finest Animated Function“No Canine Or Italians Allowed,” Alain Unghetto“Hen For Linda!,” Chiara Malta, Sébastien Laudenbach“Mars Specific,” Jérémie Périn
Finest Documentary“Atlantic Bar,” Fanny Molins“4 Daughters,” Kaouther Ben Hania“Little Woman Blue,” Mona Achache“Our Physique,” Claire Simon“On The Adamant,” Nicolas Philibert
Finest First Movie“Bernadette,” Léa Domenach“Junkyard Canine,” Jean-Baptiste Durand“The Rapture,” Iris Kaltenbäck“Vermin,” Sebastien Vanicek“Vincent Should Die,” Stéphan Castang
Finest Overseas Movie“Kidnapped,” Marco Bellocchio“Fallen Leaves,” Aki Kaurismäki“Oppenheimer,” Christopher Nolan“Good Days,” Wim Wenders“The Nature Of Love,” Monia Chokri
Finest SoundJulien Sicart, Fanny Martin, Jeanne Delplancq, Olivier Goinard, “Anatomy of a Fall”Rémi Daru, Guadalupe Cassius, Loïc Prian, Marc Doisne, “All Your Faces”Erwann Kerzanet, Sylvain Malbrant, Olivier Guillaume, “The Goldman Case”Fabrice Osinski, Raphaël Sohier, Matthieu Fichet, Niels Barletta, “The Animal Kingdom”David Rit, Gwennolé Le Borgne, Olivier Touche, Cyril Holtz, Niels Barletta, “The Three Musketeers (Elements 1 & 2)”
CinematographySimon Beaufils, “Anatomy of a Fall”Jonathan Ricquebourg, “The Style of Issues”Patrick Ghiringhelli, “The Goldman Case”David Cailley, “The Animal Kingdom”Nicolas Bolduc, “The Three Musketeers (Elements 1 & 2)”
Finest EditingLaurent Sénéchal, Anatomy Of FallFrancis Vesin, All Your FaceValérie Loiseleux, Little Woman BlueYann Debet, The Goldman CaseLilian Corbeille, The Animal Kingdom
Finest CostumesJürgen Doering, Jeanne du BarryPascaline Chavanne, The Crime Is MineTran Nu Yên Khé, The Style Of ThingsAriane Daurat, The Animal KingdomThierry Delettre, The Three Musketeers (Elements 1 & 2)
Finest Manufacturing DesignEmmanuelle Duplay, Anatomy of a FallAngelo Zamparutti, Jeanne du BarryToma Baquéni, The Style Of ThingsJulia Lemaire, The Animal KingdomStéphane Taillasson, The Three Musketeers (Elements 1 & 2)
Finest Visible EffectsThomas Duval, AcidLise Fischer, Cédric Fayolle, The MountainCyrille Bonjean, Bruno Sommier, Jean-Louis Autret, The Animal KingdomOliver Cauwet, The Three Musketeers (Elements 1 & 2)Léo Ewald, Vermin
