22nd César Awards

22nd César Awards
Date	8 February 1997
Site	Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France
Host	Antoine de Caunes
Highlights
Best Film	Ridicule
Best Actor	Philippe Torreton
Best Actress	Fanny Ardant
Television coverage
Network	Canal+

The 22nd César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1996 and took place on 8 February 1997 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Annie Girardot and hosted by Antoine de Caunes. Ridicule won the award for Best Film.

Winners and nominees

The winners are highlighted in bold:

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.

See also

• 69th Academy Awards
• 50th British Academy Film Awards
• 9th European Film Awards
• 2nd Lumières Awards

External links

• Official website
• 22nd César Awards at IMDb
• 22nd César Awards at AlloCiné