41st César Awards

41st César Awards
41st César Awards
	Official poster featuring a photo of Juliette Binoche during the shooting of the 1996 film The English Patient
Date	26 February 2016
Site	Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, France
Hosted by	Florence Foresti
Highlights
Best Film	Fatima
Best Actor	Vincent Lindon; The Measure of a Man
Best Actress	Catherine Frot; Marguerite
Most awards	Mustang and Marguerite (4)
Most nominations	Marguerite and My Golden Days (11)
Television coverage
Network	Canal+

The 41st César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, was held on 26 February 2016, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris to honour the best French films of 2015. The ceremony was presided by Claude Lelouch,[1] with Florence Foresti hosting the ceremony for the first time.[2][3]

The nominations were announced on 27 January 2016 by Academy president Alain Terzian and awards ceremony host Florence Foresti. Marguerite and My Golden Days tied for the most nominations with eleven each.[4][5][6]

In related events, the César & Techniques 2016 ceremony was held on 4 January 2016.[7] On 22 February 2016, in a ceremony at the Hôtel George-V, the Prix Daniel Toscan du Plantier for producers of the year went to Pascal Caucheteux and Grégoire Sorlat of Why Not Productions (My Golden Days, Dheepan, The Sweet Escape and The Price of Fame).[8]

Mustang and Marguerite won four awards each. Other films with multiple awards include Fatima with three, and Standing Tall with two, with the former film winning the Best Film honour.[9][10]

Winners and nominees

Claude Lelouch, President of the ceremony.

Philippe Faucon, director and writer of Fatima, won the César Awards for Best Film and Best Adaptation.

Vincent Lindon, Best Actor winner.

Catherine Frot, Best Actress winner.

Sidse Babett Knudsen, Best Supporting Actress winner.

Benoît Magimel, Best Supporting Actor winner.

Rod Paradot, Most Promising Actor winner.

Zita Hanrot, Most Promising Actress winner.

Warren Ellis, Best Original Music winner.

Michael Douglas, Honorary César recipient.

Best Film (presented by Juliette Binoche) Fatima Dheepan The Measure of a Man Marguerite Mon roi Mustang Standing Tall My Golden Days	Best Director (presented by Gilles Lellouche) Arnaud Desplechin – My Golden Days Jacques Audiard – Dheepan Stéphane Brizé – The Measure of a Man Xavier Giannoli – Marguerite Maïwenn – Mon roi Deniz Gamze Ergüven – Mustang Emmanuelle Bercot – Standing Tall
Best Actor (presented by Emmanuelle Béart) Vincent Lindon – The Measure of a Man Jean-Pierre Bacri – The Very Private Life of Mister Sim Vincent Cassel – Mon roi François Damiens – Cowboys Gérard Depardieu – Valley of Love Antonythasan Jesuthasan – Dheepan Fabrice Luchini – Courted	Best Actress (presented by Matthias Schoenaerts) Catherine Frot – Marguerite Loubna Abidar – Much Loved Emmanuelle Bercot – Mon roi Cécile de France – Summertime Catherine Deneuve – Standing Tall Isabelle Huppert – Valley of Love Soria Zeroual – Fatima
Best Supporting Actor (presented by Elsa Zylberstein) Benoît Magimel – Standing Tall Michel Fau – Marguerite Louis Garrel – Mon roi André Marcon – Marguerite Vincent Rottiers – Dheepan	Best Supporting Actress (presented by Marie Gillain and Raphaël Personnaz) Sidse Babett Knudsen – Courted Sara Forestier – Standing Tall Agnès Jaoui – The Sweet Escape Noémie Lvovsky – Summertime Karin Viard – 21 Nights with Pattie
Most Promising Actor (presented by Louane Emera) Rod Paradot – Standing Tall Swann Arlaud – Les Anarchistes Quentin Dolmaire – My Golden Days Félix Moati – All About Them Finnegan Oldfield – Cowboys	Most Promising Actress (presented by Carole Bouquet) Zita Hanrot – Fatima Lou Roy-Lecollinet – My Golden Days Diane Rouxel – Standing Tall Sara Giraudeau – Les Bêtises Camille Cottin – Connasse, Princesse des cœurs
Best Original Screenplay (presented by Patrick Bruel) Mustang – Deniz Gamze Ergüven and Alice Winocour Dheepan – Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain and Noé Debré Marguerite – Xavier Giannoli Standing Tall – Emmanuelle Bercot and Marcia Romano My Golden Days – Arnaud Desplechin and Julie Peyr	Best Adaptation (presented by Zabou Breitman and Pierre Deladonchamps) Fatima – Philippe Faucon L'Affaire SK1 – David Oelhoffen and Frédéric Tellier Macadam Stories – Samuel Benchetrit The Clearstream Affair – Stéphane Cabel and Vincent Garenq Diary of a Chambermaid – Benoît Jacquot and Hélène Zimmer
Best First Feature Film (presented by Jean-Hugues Anglade) Mustang - Deniz Gamze Ergüven L'Affaire SK1 - Frédéric Tellier Cowboys - Thomas Bidegain The Wakhan Front - Clément Cogitore All Three of Us - Kheiron	Best Cinematography (presented by Déborah François) Christophe Offenstein – Valley of Love Eponine Momenceau – Dheepan Glynn Speeckaert – Marguerite David Chizallet and Ersin Gök – Mustang Irina Lubtchansky – My Golden Days
Best Editing (presented by Jérôme Commandeur) Mathilde Van de Moortel – Mustang Juliette Welfling – Dheepan Cyril Nakache – Marguerite Simon Jacquet – Mon roi Laurence Briaud – My Golden Days	Best Sound (presented by Audrey Lamy) François Musy and Gabriel Hafner – Marguerite Daniel Sobrino, Valérie Deloof and Cyril Holtz – Dheepan Nicolas Provost, Agnès Ravez and Emmanuel Croset – Mon roi Ibrahim Gök, Damien Guillaume and Olivier Goinard – Mustang Nicolas Cantin, Sylvain Malbrant and Stéphane Thiébaut – My Golden Days
Best Original Music (presented by Christopher Lambert and Éric Serra) Warren Ellis – Mustang Raphaël Haroche – Cowboys Ennio Morricone – En mai, fais ce qu'il te plaît Stephen Warbeck – Mon roi Grégoire Hetzel – My Golden Days	Best Costume Design (presented by Grégoire Ludig and David Marsais) Pierre-Jean Larroque – Marguerite Anaïs Romand – Diary of a Chambermaid Selin Sözen – Mustang Catherine Leterrier – L'Odeur de la mandarine Nathalie Raoul – My Golden Days
Best Production Design (presented by Jonathan Cohen) Martin Kurel – Marguerite Michel Barthélémy – Dheepan Katia Wyszkop – Diary of a Chambermaid Jean Rabasse – L'Odeur de la mandarine Toma Baquéni – My Golden Days	Best Documentary Film (presented by Guillaume Gouix and Karidja Touré) Tomorrow (Demain) The Pearl Button Cavanna, jusqu'à l'ultime seconde, j'écrirai The Missing Picture Une jeunesse allemande
Best Animated Feature Film (presented by Hippolyte Girardot) The Little Prince Adama April and the Extraordinary World	Best Animated Short Film (presented by Hippolyte Girardot) Sunday Lunch La Nuit américaine d'Angélique Sous tes doigts Tigre à la queu leu leu
Best Short Film (presented by Nicolas Duvauchelle) Back Alley The Last of the Frenchmen Essaie de mourir jeune Guy Môquet Mon héros	Best Foreign Film (presented by Kristin Scott Thomas) Birdman Son of Saul I'm Dead but I Have Friends Mia Madre Taxi The Brand New Testament Youth
Honorary César (presented by Claude Lelouch) Michael Douglas

Performer

Name(s)	Performed
Christine and the Queens	"It's Only Mystery" from the film Subway

Multiple nominations and awards

The following films received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Film
11	Marguerite
11	My Golden Days
9	Dheepan
9	Mustang
8	Standing Tall
8	Mon roi
4	Fatima
4	Cowboys
3	Diary of a Chambermaid
	The Measure of a Man
	Valley of Love
2	L'Affaire SK1
	Summertime
	Courted
	L'Odeur de la mandarine

The following films received multiple awards:

Awards	Film
4	Marguerite
4	Mustang
3	Fatima
2	Standing Tall

Viewers

The show was followed by 2.5 million viewers. This corresponds to 11.9% of the audience.[11]

References

"Claude Lelouch fier d'être président des César 2016". Le Figaro.
"César 2016 : Florence Foresti, maîtresse de cérémonie". Europe1.
"Cesar 2016 : Florence Foresti maîtresse de la cérémonie". Canal+.
"Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Gerard Depardieu Among France's Cesar Awards Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. 17 February 2016.
"'Golden Years,' 'Marguerite,' 'Dheepan,' 'Mustang' Lead Cesar Nominations". Variety. 27 January 2016.
"César 2016 : les nominations". Vodkaster. 26 January 2016.
"Le Projet César & Techniques". Académie des César. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
"Le Prix Toscan du Plantier aux producteurs de Jacques Audiard". Le Parisien. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
"César Awards: 'Fatima' Scoops Surprise Best Picture Win; 'Mustang' Best Debut, Screenplay". Deadline Hollywood. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
"Cesar Awards: Philippe Faucon's Drama 'Fatima' Wins Best Film". Variety. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
"Audiences TV : Koh-Lanta battu par le ballon ovale, les César avec les honneurs".

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[1] "Claude Lelouch fier d'être président des César 2016". Le Figaro.

[2] "César 2016 : Florence Foresti, maîtresse de cérémonie". Europe1.

[3] "Cesar 2016 : Florence Foresti maîtresse de la cérémonie". Canal+.

[4] "Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Gerard Depardieu Among France's Cesar Awards Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. 17 February 2016.

[5] "'Golden Years,' 'Marguerite,' 'Dheepan,' 'Mustang' Lead Cesar Nominations". Variety. 27 January 2016.

[6] "César 2016 : les nominations". Vodkaster. 26 January 2016.

[7] "Le Projet César & Techniques". Académie des César. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.

[8] "Le Prix Toscan du Plantier aux producteurs de Jacques Audiard". Le Parisien. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.

[9] "César Awards: 'Fatima' Scoops Surprise Best Picture Win; 'Mustang' Best Debut, Screenplay". Deadline Hollywood. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.

[10] "Cesar Awards: Philippe Faucon's Drama 'Fatima' Wins Best Film". Variety. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

[11] "Audiences TV : Koh-Lanta battu par le ballon ovale, les César avec les honneurs".

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