- César Awards 1997
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The 1997 César Awards were hosted by Annie Girardot. The winners (highlighted in bold) and nominees were:
Winners and nominees
Best Actor – Leading Role
- Philippe Torreton – Captain Conon (Capitaine Conan)
- Daniel Auteuil – The Eighth Day (Le huitième jour)
- Charles Berling – Ridicule
- Fabrice Luchini – Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (Beaumarchais, l'insolent)
- Patrick Timsit – Soft Pedal (Pédale douce)
Best Actor – Supporting Role
- Jean-Pierre Darroussin – Family Resemblances (Un air de famille)
- Albert Dupontel – A Self Made Hero (Un héros très discret)
- Jacques Gamblin – Soft Pedal (Pédale douce)
- Bernard Giraudeau – Ridicule
- Jean Rochefort – Ridicule
Best Actress – Leading Role
- Fanny Ardant – Soft Pedal (Pédale douce)
- Catherine Deneuve – Thieves (Les voleurs)
- Charlotte Gainsbourg – Love, etc.
- Anouk Grinberg – My Man (Mon homme)
- Marie Trintignant – The Cry of Silk (Le cri de la soie)
Best Actress – Supporting Role
- Catherine Frot – Family Resemblances (Un air de famille)
- Agnès Jaoui – Family Resemblances (Un air de famille)
- Sandrine Kiberlain – A Self Made Hero (Un héros très discret)
- Michèle Laroque – Soft Pedal (Pédale douce)
- Valeria Bruni Tedeschi – My Man (Mon homme)
Best Cinematography
- Microcosmos (Microcosmos: Le peuple de l'herbe) – Thierry Machado, Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou and Hugues Ryffel
- Ridicule – Thierry Arbogast
- Unpredictable Nature of the River (Les caprices d'un fleuve) – Jean-Marie Dreujou
Best Costume Design
- Ridicule – Christian Gasc
- Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (Beaumarchais, l'insolent) – Sylvie de Segonzac
- Captain Conan (Capitaine Conan) – Agnès Evein and Jacqueline Moreau
Best Debut
- Will It Snow For Christmas? (Y aura-t-il de la neige à Noël?) – Sandrine Veysset
- The Apartment (L'appartement) – Gilles Mimouni
- Bernie – Albert Dupontel
- Microcosmos (Microcosmos: Le peuple de l'herbe) – Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou
- More (Encore) – Pascal Bonitzer
Best Director
- Patrice Leconte – Ridicule
- Bertrand Tavernier – Captain Conan (Capitaine Conan)
- Jacques Audiard – A Self Made Hero (Un héros très discret)
- Cédric Klapisch – Family Resemblances (Un air de famille)
- André Téchiné – Thieves (Les voleurs)
Best Editing
- Microcosmos (Microcosmos: Le peuple de l'herbe) – Florence Ricard and Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
- Ridicule – Joëlle Hache
- A Self Made Hero (Un héros très discret) – Juliette Welfling
Best Film
- Ridicule – Patrice Leconte
- Captain Conan (Capitaine Conan) – Bertrand Tavernier
- Family Resemblances (Un air de famille) – Cédric Klapisch
- Microcosmos (Microcosmos: Le peuple de l'herbe) – Claude Nuridsany and Marie Pérennou
- Soft Pedal (Pédale douce) – Gabriel Aghion
- Thieves (Les voleurs) – André Téchiné
Best Foreign Film
- Breaking the Waves – Lars von Trier • UK
- Fargo – Ethan and Joel Coen • USA
- The Promise (La promesse) – Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne • Belgium
- Secrets & Lies – Mike Leigh • UK
Best Music
- Microcosmos (Microcosmos: Le peuple de l'herbe) – Bruno Coulais
- Ridicule – Antoine Duhamel
- A Self Made Hero (Un héros très discret) – Alexandre Desplat
- Unpredictable Nature of the River (Les caprices d'un fleuve) – René-Marc Bini
Best Producer
- Jacques Perrin – Microcosmos (Microcosmos: Le peuple de l'herbe)
Best Production Design
- Ridicule – Ivan Maussion
- Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (Beaumarchais, l'insolent) – Jean-Marc Kerdelhue
- Captain Conan (Capitaine Conan) – Guy-Claude François
Best Writing
- Family Resemblances (Un air de famille) – Jean-Pierre Bacri, Cédric Klapisch and Agnès Jaoui
- Captain Conan (Capitaine Conan) – Jean Cosmos and Bertrand Tavernier
- Ridicule – Rémi Waterhouse
- A Self Made Hero (Un héros très discret) – Jacques Audiard and Alain Le Henry
- Soft Pedal (Pédale douce) – Gabriel Aghion and Patrick Timsit
Most Promising Actor
- Mathieu Amalric – My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument (Comment je me suis disputé... (ma vie sexuelle))
- Samuel Le Bihan – Captain Conan (Capitaine Conan)
- Benoît Magimel – Thieves (Les voleurs)
- Bruno Putzulu – Les aveux de l'innocent
- Philippe Torreton – Captain Conan (Capitaine Conan)
Most Promising Actress
- Laurence Côte – Thieves (Les voleurs)
- Monica Bellucci – The Apartment (L'appartement)
- Garance Clavel – When the Cat's Away (Chacun cherche son chat)
- Jeanne Balibar – My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument (Comment je me suis disputé... (ma vie sexuelle))
- Emmanuelle Devos – My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument (Comment je me suis disputé... (ma vie sexuelle))
Best Sound
- Microcosmos (Microcosmos: Le peuple de l'herbe) – Philippe Barbeau and Bernard Leroux
- Captain Conan (Capitaine Conan) – Michel Desrois and Gérard Lamps
- Microcosmos (Microcosmos: Le peuple de l'herbe) – Laurent Quaglio
- Ridicule – Jean Goudier and Paul Lainé
Best Fiction Short
- Madame Jacques sur la Croisette – Emmanuel Finkiel
- Dialogue au sommet – Xavier Giannoli
- Un taxi pour Aouzou – Issa Serge Coelo
- A Summer Dress (Une robe d'été) – François Ozon
- A Visit (Une visite) – Philippe Harel
Honorary César
- Charles Aznavour, Armenian-French singer, songwriter, actor and public activist.
- Andie MacDowell, American model and actress.
External links
- César Awards 1997 at the IMDb
César Awards Merit awards
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(retired)Award ceremonies Categories:- César Awards
- 1997 film awards
- Philippe Torreton – Captain Conon (Capitaine Conan)
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