The French Academy Awards (Oscars) – The César Awards

by French Possum · February 12, 2016

What are the César Awards, the French equivalent to the Academy Awards (Oscars)? And what are the main differences between the two? Find out by watching the video. And…. Action!

List of nominees for the French Possum César Awards – as mentioned in the video (I could have included so many more films and people in this list!) – To watch the French Possum César Awards, click here.

– To watch the French Possum César Awards, click here.

Best movie

Le Pianiste (7 Césars, 3 Oscars, 2 BAFTA, 1 Palme d’Or – Cannes Festival). Movie trailer
The Artist (3 Golden Globes, 5 Oscars, 7 BAFTA, 6 Césars). Movie trailer
Amour (5 Césars, Palme D’or, 1 Oscar, 1 BAFTA). Movie trailer

Best director

Roman Polanski (4 Césars, 1 Oscar, 6 Golden Globes, 1 Palme d’Or – Cannes Festival, 3 BAFTA.) Tribute to Roman Polanski
Jacques Audiard (2 Césars, 1 Palme d’Or – Cannes Festival, 1 BAFTA). Trailer Rust and Bones
Jean-Jacques Annaud (2 Césars, 1 Oscar). Images from his film « The Bear »

Best actor

Gerard Depardieu (2 Césars, 1 Prix d’Interpretation Masculine – Cannes Festival, 1 Golden Globe, 1 Oscar nomination, 2 BAFTA nominations). The Cyrano de Bergerac trailer
Jean Dujardin (1 Oscar, 1 Prix d’Interpretation Masculine – Cannes Festival, 1 Golden Globe, 1 BAFTA, 2 César nominations). A scene from the TV series that made him famous
Daniel Auteuil (2 Césars, 1 BAFTA, 1 Prix d’interpretation masculine – Cannes Festival). Tribute to Daniel Auteuil

Best actress

Isabelle Adjani (5 Césars, nominated for 2 Oscars, 2 “Prix d’Interpretation Féminine” – Cannes Festival). A scene from the movie Subway with ENG subs
Catherine Deneuve (2 Césars, 1 Oscar and BAFTA nominations, Palme d’Honneur – Cannes festival). Catherine Deneuve tribute
Marion Cotillard (2 Césars, 1 Golden Globe, 1 BAFTA, 1 Oscar). A tribute to her best roles

Best music

Eric Serra (1 César, film scores of Lucy, the Fifth Element, The Lady…). Listen to his music here
Bruno Coulais (3 Césars, film scores of Farewell My Queen, The Chorus, Microcosmos…). Listen to his music here
Alexandre Desplat (3 Césars, 1 Oscar, 1 Golden Globe, 1 Grammy Award). Listen to his music here

Transcripts coming soon… If you are interested in the topic, drop me a comment and I’ll upload them as soon as possible 😉