Number: | 40 |
Award: | César Awards |
Date: | 20 February 2015 |
Site: | Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, France |
Host: | Édouard Baer |
Best Film: | Timbuktu |
Best Actor: | Pierre Niney |
Best Actress: | Adèle Haenel |
Most Wins: | Timbuktu (7) |
Most Nominations: | Saint Laurent (10) |
Network: | Canal+ |
Last: | 39th |
Next: | 41st |
The 40th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best films of 2014 in France and took place on 20 February 2015 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by actor-director Dany Boon, with actor Édouard Baer acting as master of ceremonies for the second time.[1] [2]
The nominations were announced on 28 January 2015 by Édouard Baer and Academy President Alain Terzian. Saint Laurent received the most nominations with ten, followed by Love at First Fight with nine nominations.[3] [4] [5]
In related events, the Médaille d'Or was awarded for the first time at a ceremony held at Monnaie de Paris on 19 January 2015. Luc Besson was honoured by the Academy for his outstanding artistic and entrepreneurial contribution to the French cinema for the past 3 decades.[6] [7] On 16 February 2015, in a ceremony at the Four Seasons Hotel George V, Sylvie Pialat, who produced Timbuktu via Les Films du Worso, was awarded the Prix Daniel Toscan du Plantier for producer of the year for the second consecutive year.[8]
Timbuktu won seven awards including Best Film and Best Director for Abderrahmane Sissako. Other winners included Love at First Fight with three awards, and Yves Saint Laurent, Hippocrate, Clouds of Sils Maria, La Famille Bélier, Diplomacy, Saint Laurent, Beauty and the Beast, The Salt of the Earth, , Les Petits Cailloux, La Femme de Rio and Mommy with one.[9] [10]
The following films received multiple nominations:
The following films received multiple awards:
Awards | Film |
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7 | Timbuktu |
3 | Love at First Fight |
The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards at the ceremony.
Name(s) | Role |
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Presenters of the award for Most Promising Actress | |
Presenters of the awards for Best Cinematography and Best Sound | |
Presenters of the award for Best First Feature Film | |
Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actor | |
Presenters of the award for Best Music Written for a Film | |
Presenters of the award for Most Promising Actor | |
Presenters of the award for Best Costume Design | |
Presenter of the award for Best Original Screenplay | |
Presenters of the awards for Best Production Design and Best Editing | |
Presenters of the award for Best Documentary Film | |
Presenter of the Honorary César | |
Sabrina Ouazani and Félix Moati | Presenters of the award for Best Short Film |
Presenters of the award for Best Director | |
Presenters of the award for Best Foreign Film | |
Presenters of the award for Best Actor | |
Presenters of the award for Best Adaptation | |
Presenter of the award for Best Actress | |
Presenter of the award for Best Film | |
The show was followed by 2.3 million viewers. This corresponds to 13.6% of the audience.[11]