37th César Awards explained

Number:37
Award:César Awards
Date:24 February 2012
Site:Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, France
Host:Antoine de Caunes
Best Picture:The Artist
Best Director:Michel Hazanavicius
Best Actor:Omar Sy
Best Actress:Bérénice Bejo
Most Wins:The Artist (6)
Most Nominations:Poliss (13)
Network:Canal Plus
Last:36th
Next:38th

The 37th César Awards ceremony, presented by the French Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques (Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma), was held on 24 February 2012, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. The awards honoured the best films of 2011.[1] The Artist won six out of its ten nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Michel Hazanavicius), Best Actress (Bérénice Bejo), and Best Cinematography (Guillaume Schiffman). The ceremony was chaired by Guillaume Canet, with Antoine de Caunes as master of ceremonies. Nominations were announced 27 January 2012.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

Best FilmBest Director
The Artist Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Best ActorBest Actress
Omar Sy, The Intouchables Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
Michel Blanc, The Minister Carmen Maura, The Women on the 6th Floor (Les Femmes du 6e étage)
Most Promising ActorMost Promising Actress
Grégory Gadebois, Angel & Tony (tie) Naidra Ayadi, Polisse and Clotilde Hesme, Angel & Tony
Best First Feature FilmBest Original Screenplay
When Pigs Have Wings The Minister (L'exercice de l'État), Pierre Schoeller
Best CinematographyBest Adaptation
The Artist, Guillaume Schiffman Carnage, Roman Polanski and Yasmina Reza
Best EditingBest Sound
Polisse, Laure Gardette and Yann Dedet The Minister (L'Exercice de l'État), Olivier Hespel, Julie Brenta and Jean-Pierre Laforce
Best Music Written for a FilmBest Costume Design
The Artist, Ludovic Bource House of Tolerance (L'Apollonide: Souvenirs de la maison close), Anaïs Romand
Best Production DesignBest Documentary Film
The Artist, Laurence Bennett Tous au Larzac
  • Le Bal des menteurs
  • Crazy Horse
  • Ici on noie les Algériens
  • Michel Petrucciani
Best Animated FilmBest Short Film
The Rabbi's Cat (Le Chat du rabbin) L'Accordeur
  • La France qui se lêve tôt
  • J'aurais pu être une pute
  • Je pourrais être votre grand-mère
  • Un Monde sans femmes
Best Foreign Film
A Separation (Jodái-e Náder az Simin), Asghar Farhadi

Kate Winslet, English actress and singer

Viewers

The show was followed by 3.9 million viewers. This corresponds to 18.2% of the audience.[2]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home . lescesarducinema.com.
  2. Web site: César 2015 : Audiences en légère hausse pour Canal+. 21 February 2015.