Overview
- The 51st César Awards were held at the Olympia theatre in Paris, with winners announced Thursday evening.
- Carine Tardieu’s L’attachement (The Ties That Bind Us) won Best Film, and Vimala Pons earned Best Supporting Actress for the same title.
- Richard Linklater won Best Director for Nouvelle Vague, which led with 10 nominations and collected craft honors including cinematography for David Chambille and editing.
- Léa Drucker won Best Actress for Dominik Moll’s Case 137, and Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another was named Best International Film.
- Presiding over the ceremony, Camille Cottin criticized box-office driven attacks on the CNC; the show also awarded an honorary César to Jim Carrey and paid tribute to Brigitte Bardot.