César Awards 1979

The 1979 César Awards were hosted by Charles Vanel. The winners (highlighted in bold) were:

• Best Film:
  L'Argent des autres, directed by Christian de Chalonge
  Le dossier 51, directed by Michel Deville
  Molière, directed by Ariane Mnouchkine
  Une histoire simple, directed by Claude Sautet
• Best Foreign Film:
  L'Albero degli zoccoli, directed by Ermanno Olmi
  Höstsonaten, directed by Ingmar Bergman
  Julia, directed by Fred Zinnemann
  A Wedding, directed by Robert Altman
• Best Actor:
  Michel Serrault, for La Cage aux Folles
  Jean Carmet, for Le Sucre
  Gérard Depardieu, for Le Sucre
  Claude Brasseur, for Une histoire simple
• Best Actress:
  Romy Schneider, for Une histoire simple
  Annie Girardot, for La Clé sur la porte
  Anouk Aimée, for Mon premier amour
  Isabelle Huppert, for Violette Nozière
• Best Supporting Actor:
  Jacques Villeret, for Robert et Robert
  Michel Serrault, for L'Argent des autres
  Jean Carmet, for Le Sucre
  Claude Brasseur, for Une histoire simple
• Best Supporting Actress:
  Stéphane Audran, for Violette Nozière
  Nelly Borgeaud, for Le Sucre
  Arlette Bonnard, for Une histoire simple
  Eva Darlan, for Une histoire simple
• Best Director:
  Christian de Chalonge, for L'Argent des autres
  Michel Deville, for Le dossier 51
  Ariane Mnouchkine, for Molière
  Claude Sautet, for Une histoire simple
• Best Writing:
  Gilles Perrault, Michel Deville, for Le dossier 51
  Christian de Chalonge, Pierre Dumayet, for L'Argent des autres
  Georges Conchon, Jacques Rouffio, for Le Sucre
  Jean-Loup Dabadie, Claude Sautet, for Une histoire simple
• Best Cinematography:
  Bernard Zitzermann, for Molière
  Néstor Almendros, for La Chambre verte
  Pierre Lhomme, for Judith Therpauve
  Jean Boffety, for Une histoire simple
• Best Sound:
  William Robert Sivel, for L'État sauvage
  Harald Maury, for Judith Therpauve
  Alix Comte, for Molière
  Pierre Lenoir, for Une histoire simple
• Best Editing:
  Raymonde Guyot, for Le dossier 51
  Jean Ravel, for L'Argent des autres
  Henri Lanoë, for Un papillon sur l'épaule
  Geneviève Winding, for L'État sauvage
• Best Music:
  Georges Delerue, for Préparez vos mouchoirs
  Antoine Duhamel, for La Chanson de Roland
  Philippe Sarde, for Une histoire simple
  Pierre Jansen, for Violette Nozière
• Best Production Design:
  Guy-Claude François, for Molière
  François de Lamothe, for One, Two, Two: 122, rue de Provence
  Théobald Meurisse, for Sale rêveur
  Jacques Brizzio, for Violette Nozière
• Best Animated Short:
  La Traversée de l'Atlantique à la rame, directed by Jean-François Laguionie
  L'Anatomiste, directed by Yves Brangolo
  Le Phénomène, directed by Paul Doppf
• Best Fiction Short:
  Dégustation maison, directed by Sophie Tatischeff
  Le Chien de Monsieur Michel, directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix
  Jeudi 7 avril, directed by Peter Kassovitz
  L'Ornière, directed by François Dupeyron
• Best Documentary Short:
  L'Arbre vieux, directed by Henri Moline
  Chaotilop, directed by Jean-Louis Gros
  Tibesti Too, directed by Raymond Depardon
• Honorary César:
  Mickey Mouse
  Marcel Carné

External links

• César Awards 1979 at the IMDb