The film The Night of 12 by Dominik Moll, which relates the impossible investigation into a feminicide, triumphed, Friday, February 24, at the Césars by winning six awards, including that of the best film and the best director. “I have a thought for the real Clara, the real victim of the affair which gave rise to the film. Her name was Maudsaid Dominik Moll when he received the César for best film.
The main actor, Bastien Bouillon, also won the César for best male hope, while his on-screen colleague, Bouli Lanners, won the César for best actor in a supporting role. Finally, the film won the prize in the categories of best adaptation and best sound.
In addition, Benoît Magimel won, for the second year in a row, the César for best actor for Peace. Torment on the Islandsa first in the history of this award. “I didn’t think I had so much freedom as an actor on this film, that it was possible to be so free”said the actor awarded last year for In his lifetime. “Tonight is a pretty crazy time. »
“We will not be passing through, nor a fad”
Favorite party with eleven nominations, L’Innocent by Louis Garrel enabled actress Noémie Merlant to win the first César of her career. On stage, she had a thought for all those “which should have been celebrated”. ” I miss them “ said the actress. The film’s screenplay was also praised by the Academy.
While no female director was nominated for Best Picture or Best Direction, Alice Winocour’s film (See Paris once more) won the César for best actress for Virginie Efira and The Almond Trees from Valeria Bruni Tedeschi that of the best female hope to Nadia Tereszkiewicz.
Alice Diop still won the prize for best first film for Saint-Omerthe first fiction feature by a director who had already made several documentaries (including We in 2021). In her speech, she promised that her generation of female directors “Will be neither temporary nor a fad! »
« We have 761 days left »
In a completely different category, American star Brad Pitt made a surprise appearance to award an honorary Cesar to one of the filmmakers who forged his game, David Fincher (Seven, Fight Club). “I salute the culture of French cinema, your commitment to a cinema that reflects what we are smallest and simplest, and not just our heroic aspirations when we put on tights”Fincher said.
The Caesars have not forgotten Ukraine, mentioned by Louis Garrel (this country “has been living a tragedy for a year now because of this crazy and criminal war”), by Iran, by Golshifteh Farahani (“Choose this regime or us, the Iranian people”).
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A climate activist, supporting the Last Renovation collective and wearing a T-shirt « We have 761 days left » (we have 761 days left) briefly interrupted the start of the ceremony, before being evacuated. This sequence was not broadcast on Canal +, broadcaster of the Caesars.
The complete winners of the 48th Cesars ceremony:
- Best actress: Virginie Efira, in See Paris once more ;
- Best actor: Benoît Magimel, in Pacifiction: Torment on the Islands ;
- Best Supporting Actress: Noémie Merlant in L’Innocent ;
- Best Supporting Actor: Bouli Lanners, in The Night of 12 ;
- Best Female Hope: Nadia Tereszkiewicz in The Almond Trees ;
- Best male hopeful: Bastien Bouillon in The Night of 12 ;
- Best Original Screenplay: Louis Garrel, Tanguy Viel and Naïla Guiguet, for L’Innocent ;
- Best adaptation: Gilles Marchand and Dominik Moll, for The Night of 12 ;
- Best original score: Irène Drésel for A plein temps ;
- Best sound: François Maurel, Olivier Mortier and Luc Thomas for The Night of 12 ;
- Best Picture: Artur Tort for Pacifiction: Torment on the Islands ;
- Best Editing: Mathilde Van de Moortel, for A plein temps ;
- Best costumes: Gigi Lepage for Simone, the trip of the century ;
- Best set design: Christian Marti for Simone, the trip of the century ;
- Best Visual Effects: Laurens Ehrmann for Notre Dame is burning ;
- Best Director: Dominik Moll, for The Night of 12 ;
- Best Animated Short Film: Granny’s Sex Lifedirected by Urska Djukic;
- Best Documentary Short Film: Maria Schneider, 1983directed by Elisabeth Subrin;
- Best short fiction film: leave one daydirected by Amélie Bonnin;
- Best animated film: My Afghan Familydirected by Michaela Pavlatova;
- Best documentary film: Back to Reims [Fragments]directed by Jean-Gabriel Périot;
- Best first film: Saint-Omerdirected by Alice Diop;
- Best foreign film: the beasts, directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen;
- Best film : The Night of 12directed by Dominik Moll;
- Honorary Caesar: David Fincher.
