Karen Tardieu’s family drama The ties that bind usbased on the novel by Alice Verney Intimacybeat Richard Linklater Mysterious novel The film won “Best Picture” at the 51st César Awards, the French equivalent of the Oscars, which was held on Thursday evening at the Olympia Theater in Paris.
The ties that bind us He also won Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress César for Velma Ponce.
Mysterious novela deep French-language black-and-white journey into the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s classic 1960 film gaspedBest Director won for Linklater, Best Cinematography (David Champel), Costume Design (Pascaline Chavannes) and Editing (Katherine Schwartz).
“A love letter to the French New Wave cinema movement” was the front-runner at this year’s César Awards with ten nominations. I picked up Netflix Mysterious novel In Cannes, where it had its world premiere.
Laurent Lafitte won Best Actor for his role alongside Isabelle Huppert in Thierry Khifla’s comedy-drama. The richest woman in the worldloosely based on the 2010 Bettencourt case. Leah Drucker She won the Best Actress award for her starring role in the procedural film directed by Dominique Moll Case 137.
Biographical drama by Stephane Demoustier Big bowstarring Claes Bang, was chosen by Cesar for production design and visual effects.
Pauline Lukes NinoA drama about a young man who is diagnosed with cancer, it won the César Award for Best First Film and the Best Newcomer Award for the film’s lead, Canadian actor Théodore Pellerin.
Ugo Bienvenu was nominated for an Academy Award ArcoThe animated film, produced by Natalie Portman, won Best Animated Feature and Best Score for Arnaud Toulon.
Paul Thomas Anderson is an Oscar front-runner Battle after battle It won the César Award for Best International Film, beating her Secret agentt, Black dog, Sirat and Emotional value.
Canadian funnyman Jim Carrey received this year’s Honorary César Award for lifetime achievement. Speaking in a thick French accent, Carre said his “great, great, great, great, great grandfather, Marc-Francois Carre,” was born in France, in Saint-Malo, about 300 years ago and immigrated to Canada. “Tonight, with this wonderful honor, this square (carre in French) has come full circle,” he said.
The ceremony also honored French icon Brigitte Bardot, who died on December 28, with a retrospective of the highlights of her career, including scenes from French classics. And God created women (1956) and contempt (1963).
The full list of 2026 CESAR winners is below
Best movie
The ties that bind us
Best director
Richard Linklater, Mysterious novel
Best Actress
Leah Drucker, Case 137
Best Actor
Laurent Lafitte, The richest woman in the world
Best Supporting Actress
Vimala Ponce, The ties that bind us
Best Supporting Actor
Pierre Lutin, Strange
Best newcomer
Nadia El Meliti, Little sister
Best Male Newcomer
thyodore Bellerin, Nino
Best Original Screenplay
Frank Dubosc, Sarah Kaminsky, How to do the killing
Best Adapted Screenplay
Karen Tardieu, Raphael Mousaffre, Agnès Feuvre, The ties that bind us
Best international film
Battle after battlemonastery. Paul Thomas Anderson
Best original score
Arnaud Toulon, Arco
Best sound
Romain Cadillac, Marc Namblard, Olivier Toch, Olivier Guignard Whispers in the forest
Best cinematography
david shamble, Mysterious novel
Best editing
katherine schwartz, Mysterious novel
Best fashion design
pascaline chavanne, Mysterious novel
Best production design
catherine Cosme, Big bow
Best visual effects
Liz Fisher, Big bow
Best newcomer
Nadia Al-MalitiLittle sister
Best Male Newcomer
Théodor Pellerin Nino
Best first film
Ninomonastery. Pauline Lukes
Best animation feature
Arcomonastery. Ugo Bienvenu
Best Documentary Film
Whispers in the forestmonastery. Vincent Mounir
Best animated short film
Fill watermonastery. Sandra Demazière
Best short documentary
Or pain des dames monastery. Margot Fournier
