45th César Awards

The 45th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, took place on 28 February 2020, at the Salle Pleyel in Paris to honour the best French films of 2019. Sandrine Kiberlain presided, and Florence Foresti as the host.

45th César Awards
Official poster featuring a photo of actress Anna Karina, taken by Georges Dambier in 1959
Date28 February 2020
SiteSalle Pleyel, Paris
Hosted byFlorence Foresti
Highlights
Best FilmLes Misérables
Best ActorRoschdy Zem
Oh Mercy!
Best ActressAnaïs Demoustier
Alice and the Mayor
Most awardsLes Misérables (4)
Most nominationsAn Officer and a Spy (12)
Television coverage
NetworkCanal+

Controversy and protests dogged the Academy in the months running up to the ceremony. The entire board of directors of the César Academy resigned on 13 February 2020,[1] in response to complaints over the opaqueness of the process and the powerlessness of normal Academy members, who do not vote for nor otherwise exercise any control over the leadership of the Academy.[2] The other issue of protest was the 12 nominations received by Roman Polanski's J'Accuse (An Officer and a Spy in English), the most nominations of any eligible film. French feminists protested heaping honors on Polanski, who was convicted of raping a minor in California in 1978 but never served his sentence, and has additionally been accused of other incidents of rape.[3][4][5][6]

Winners and nominees

The nominees for the 45th César Awards were announced on 29 January 2020.[7][8][9][10]

Best Film
(presented by Sandrine Kiberlain)

Les Misérables − Produced by Toufik Ayadi and Christophe Barral; Directed by Ladj Ly
Best Director
(presented by Emmanuelle Bercot & Claire Denis)

Roman Polanski − An Officer and a Spy

Best Actor
(presented by Marisa Berenson)

Roschdy Zem − Oh Mercy! as Yacoub Daoud
Best Actress
(presented by Mathieu Kassovitz)

Anaïs Demoustier − Alice and the Mayor as Alice Heimann

Best Supporting Actor
(presented by Chiara Mastroianni)

Swann Arlaud − By the Grace of God as Emmanuel Thomassin
Best Supporting Actress
(presented by Emmanuelle Devos & Vincent Dedienne)

Fanny Ardant − La Belle Époque as Marianne Drumond

Most Promising Actor
(presented by Déborah François & Karidja Touré)

Alexis Manenti − Les Misérables as Chris

  • Anthony Bajon − Au nom de la terre as Thomas Jarjeau
  • Benjamin Lesieur − The Specials as Joseph
  • Liam Pierron − La Vie scolaire as Yanis Bensaadi
  • Djebril Zonga − Les Misérables as Gwada
Most Promising Actress
(presented by Aïssa Maïga)

Lyna Khoudri − Papicha as Nedjma 'Papicha'

  • Luàna Bajrami − Portrait of a Lady on Fire as Sophie
  • Céleste Brunnquell − Les Éblouis as Camille Lourmel
  • Nina Meurisse − Camille as Camille Lepage
  • Mame Bineta Sané − Atlantics as Ada
Best Original Screenplay
(presented by Jean-Pierre Darroussin)

La Belle Époque − Nicolas Bedos
Best Adaptation
(presented by Jean-Pierre Darroussin)

An Officer and a Spy − Roman Polanski and Robert Harris based on the novel by Robert Harris

  • Adults in the Room − Costa-Gavras based on the book Adults in the Room. My Battle with Europe's Deep Establishment by Yanis Varoufakis
  • I Lost My Body − Jérémy Clapin et Guillaume Laurant based on the novel Happy Hand by Guillaume Laurant
  • Oh Mercy! − Arnaud Desplechin and Léa Mysius based on the documentary Roubaix, commissariat central by Mosco Boucault
  • Only the Animals − Dominik Moll and Gilles Marchand based on the novel Seules les bêtes by Colin Niel
Best First Feature Film
(presented by Florence Foresti)

Papicha − Mounia Meddour
Best Cinematography
(presented by Melha Bedia & Arnaud Valois)

Portrait of a Lady on Fire − Claire Mathon

Best Editing
(presented by Melha Bedia & Arnaud Valois)

Les Misérables − Flora Volpelière
Best Sound

The Wolf's Call − Nicolas Cantin, Thomas Desjonquères, Raphaëll Mouterde, Olivier Goinard and Randy Thom

Best Original Music
(presented by Esteban)

I Lost My Body − Dan Levy
Best Costume Design
(presented by Antoine Reinartz)

An Officer and a Spy − Pascaline Chavanne

Best Production Design
(presented by Antoine Reinartz)

La Belle Époque − Stéphane Rozenbaum
Best Documentary Film
(presented by Antoine de Caunes)

M − Yolande Zauberman

  • 68, mon Père − Samuel Bigiaoui
  • La Cordillère des songes − Patricio Guzmán
  • Lourdes − Thierry Demaizière and Alban Teurlai
  • Wonder boy Olivier Rousteing, né sous X − Anissa Bonnefont
Best Animated Feature Film
(presented by Benjamin Lavernhe)

I Lost My Body − Jérémy Clapin

  • The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily − Lorenzo Mattotti
  • The Swallows of Kabul − Zabou Breitman and Éléa Gobbé-Mévellec
Best Animated Short Film
(presented by Benjamin Lavernhe)

La nuit des sacs plastiques − Gabriel Harel

  • This Magnificent Cake! (Ce magnifique gâteau !) − Marc James Roels and Emma de Swaef
  • Je sors acheter des cigarettes − Osman Cerfon
  • Make It Soul − Jean-Charles Mbotti Malolo
Best Short Film
(presented by Eye Haïdara & Maurice Barthélemy)

Pile Poil − Lauriane Escaffre and Yvonnick Muller

  • Beautiful Loser − Maxime Roy
  • Le Chant d'Ahmed − Foued Mansour
  • Le Chien bleu − Fanny Liatard
  • Nefta Football Club − Yves Piat
Best Foreign Film
(presented by Alban Ivanov)

Parasite (South Korea) – Directed by Bong Joon-ho

Audience Award
(presented by Josiane Balasko)

Les Misérables – Ladj Ly

  • Qu'est-ce qu'on a encore fait au Bon Dieu ? – Philippe de Chauveron
  • Nous finirons ensemble – Guillaume Canet
  • The Specials – Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache
  • Au nom de la terre – Édouard Bergeon

Controversies

Roman Polanski's Best Director win for An Officer and a Spy was poorly received by the audience. Few clapped, and several audience members walked out in disgust, including Best Director nominee Céline Sciamma and Best Actress nominees Adèle Haenel and Noémie Merlant.[11][12]

Polanski as well as other crew members of An Officer and a Spy did not attend the ceremony.[5] No one was there to accept the award on Polanski's behalf.[11][13]

See also

References
  1. "Communiqués de Presse: Renouvellement complet de la direction des César". L'Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma (in French). 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  2. Dryef, Par Zineb (14 February 2020). "Le monde du cinéma français attaque le fonctionnement des Césars". Le Monde. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  3. Marshall, Alex (14 February 2020). "Organizers of France's Oscars Resign, 2 Weeks Before Ceremony". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  4. Alderman, Liz; Peltier, Elian (9 November 2019). "Roman Polanski Accused of 1975 Rape". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  5. Roxborough, Scott (27 February 2020). "Roman Polanski Will Not Attend Cesar Awards". The Hollywood Reporter.
  6. Marshall, Alex (28 February 2020). "Actors Walk Out After Roman Polanski Wins Best Director at France's Oscars". The New York Times.
  7. "Roman Polanski's 'An Officer and a Spy' Leads France's Cesar Awards Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  8. "Polanski 'French Oscar' nomination sparks outrage". 29 January 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020 – via www.bbc.com.
  9. Erbland, Kate (11 February 2020). "French Film Academy Members Call for 'Complete Overhaul' of César Awards After Weeks of Discord". Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  10. Tartaglione, Nancy (11 February 2020). "French Film Academy Vows Reforms Amid Membership Backlash & As César Awards Loom Under Threat Of Protest". Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  11. "Césars : Roman Polanski désigné meilleur réalisateur, " Les Misérables " meilleur film".
  12. Crucchiola, Jordan (28 February 2020). "Portrait of a Lady on Fire Star Storms Out of Awards After Roman Polanski Wins". Vulture.
  13. Willsher, Kim (1 March 2020). "Polanski's 'Oscar' divides elite world of French cinema". The Guardian.
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