France's César Awards announced their nominations this morning. As expected Elle and Divines (currently streaming on Netflix) have much reason to celebrate. Other hits with César including François Ozon's gorgeous black and white feature about Post-War relations and guilt called Frantz (which opens in the US in March), The Innocents (an arthouse hit in the US this year) and My Life as a Zucchini which was just nominated for the Animated Feature Oscar and receives 3 nominations here.
Their foreign film category also has two Oscar players Manchester by the Sea and Toni Erdmann.
Best Film
DIVINES (on Netflix)
ELLE (now playing)
FRANTZ (opening in US in March)
LES INNOCENTES (available on blu-ray)
MA LOUTE
FROM THE LAND OF THE MOON
VICTORIA
Ma Loute is from Bruno Dumont and is called Slack Bay in some markets. From the Land of the Moon stars Marion Cotillard among others.
Best Actress
JUDITH CHEMLA dans A WOMAN'S LIFE
MARION COTILLARD dans FROM THE LAND OF THE MOON
VIRGINIE EFIRA dans VICTORIA
MARINA FOÏS dans IRRÉPROCHABLE
ISABELLE HUPPERTdans ELLE
SIDSE BABETT KNUDSEN dans LA FILLE DE
BREST SOKO dans LA DANSEUSE
As previously noted Isabelle Huppert is the all-time most nominated actress at the Césars. This is her 16th nomination but she's only won the trophy once.
Best Actor
FRANÇOIS CLUZET dans MÉDECIN DE CAMPAGNE
PIERRE DELADONCHAMPS dans LE FILS DE JEAN
NICOLAS DUVAUCHELLE dans A DECENT MAN
FABRICE LUCHINI dans MA LOUTE
PIERRE NINEY dans FRANTZ
OMAR SY dans CHOCOLAT
GASPARD ULLIEL dans IT'S ONLY THE END OF THE WORLD
Pierre Niney in FRANTZ
Pierre Niney, who is very good in Frantz, won the César a couple of years back for Yves Saint Laurent. Once more he's competing against the other Saint Laurent that he beat that year, Gaspard Ulliel
Most Promising Female
OULAYA AMAMRA dans DIVINES
PAULA BEER dans FRANTZ
LILY-ROSE DEPP dans LA DANSEUSE
NOÉMIE MERLANT dans LE CIEL ATTENDRA
RAPH dans MA LOUTE
Yes Johny Depp's daughter is now a César nominated actress
The stars of the gay drama BEING 17 are both nominated
Most Promising Male
JONAS BLOQUET dans ELLE
DAMIEN BONNARD dans STAYING VERTICAL
CORENTIN FILA dans BEING 17
KACEY MOTTET KLEIN dans BEING 17
NIELS SCHNEIDER dans DIAMANT NOIR
Staying Vertical which is from Alain Guiraudie (Stranger by the Lake) is now playing in select cities in the US. You might remember Niels Schneider from Xavier Dolan films.
Supporting Actress
NATHALIE BAYE dans IT'S ONLY THE END OF THE WORLD
VALERIA BRUNI TEDESCHI dans MA LOUTE
ANNE CONSIGNY dans ELLE
DÉBORAH LUKUMUENA dans DIVINES
MÉLANIE THIERRY dans LA DANSEUSE
Supporting Actor
GABRIEL ARCAND dans LE FILS DE JEAN
VINCENT CASSEL dans IT'S ONLY THE END OF THE WORLD
VINCENT LACOSTE dans VICTORIA
LAURENT LAFITTE dans ELLE
MELVIL POUPAUD dans VICTORIA
JAMES THIERRÉE dans CHOCOLAT
Original Screenplay
DIVINES
L’EFFET AQUATIQUE
LES INNOCENTES
MA LOUTE
VICTORIA
Adapted Screenplay
ELLE
LA FILLE DE BREST
FRANTZ
MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI
FROM THE LAND OF THE MOON
RÉPARER LES VIVANTS
Original Score
CHOCOLAT
DANS LES FORÊTS DE SIBÉRIE
ELLE
FRANTZ
MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI
Best Costume Design
LA DANSEUSE
FRANTZ
MA LOUTE
FROM THE LAND OF THE MOON
A WOMAN'S LIFE
It's worth noting here that Madeline Fontaine, the costume designer of A Woman's Life is also up for the Oscar for Jackie.
Set Decorations
CHOCOLAT
LA DANSEUSE
FRANTZ
MA LOUTE
PLANETARIUM
Cinematography
ELLE
FRANTZ
LES INNOCENTES
MA LOUTE
FROM THE LAND OF THE MOON
Editing
DIVINES
ELLE
FRANTZ
IT'S ONLY THE END OF THE WORLD
FROM THE LAND OF THE MOON
Sound
CHOCOLAT
ELLE
FRANTZ
MAL DE PIERRES
L’ODYSSÉE
Best Director
HOUDA BENYAMINA pour DIVINES
PAUL VERHOEVEN pour ELLE
FRANÇOIS OZON pour FRANTZ
ANNE FONTAINE pour LES INNOCENTES
XAVIER DOLAN pour IT'S ONLY THE END OF THE WORLD
BRUNO DUMONT pour MA LOUTE
NICOLE GARCIA pour FROM THE LAND OF THE MOON
Short Film
APRÈS SUZANNE
DES CLOCHETTES
CHASSE ROYALE
MAMAN(S)
VERS LA TENDRESSE
Animated Short
CAFÉ FROID
CELUI QUI A DEUX ÂMES
JOURNAL ANIMÉ
PERIPHERIA
Animated Feature
THE GIRL WITHOUT HANDS
MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI
THE RED TURTLE
The Girl Without Hands just opened this past month in France. The other two nominees in the category, both Oscar nominated.
Best First Film
CIGARETTES ET CHOCOLAT CHAUD
LA DANSEUSE
DIAMANT NOIR
DIVINES
ROSALIE BLUM
Documentary Feature
DERNIÈRES NOUVELLES DU COSMOS
FIRE AT SEA
MERCI PATRON
SWAGGER
VOYAGE À TRAVERS LE CINÉMA FRANÇAIS
Fire at Sea is of course also up for the Best Documentary prize at the Oscars.
Foreign Film
AQUARIUS (Brazil)
GRADUATION (Romania)
THE UNKNOWN GIRL (Belgium)
IT'S ONLY THE END OF THE WORLD (Canada)
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (US)
I, DANIEL BLAKE (UK)
TONI ERDMANN (Germany)
Nice leanup