Cesar Awards - French film industry awards - 1981

Cesar Awards - French film industry awards

Cesar Awards - French film industry awards - 1981

Cesar Awards - French film industry awards

Edition 1981

TypeAwards

ThemeFrench films

LocationFrance

Periodfrom 31/01/1981 to 31/01/1981 (Provisional dates)

Cesar Awards - French film industry awards - 1981

French works & talents

Selections

Every Man for Himself / Slow Motion

(1980)

Loulou

(1980)

Mon Oncle d'Amérique / My American Uncle

(1980)

The Last Metro

(1980)

media - Poster France

Nathalie Baye

for A Week's Vacation

Nathalie Baye - © Philippe Quaisse / UniFrance

Isabelle Huppert

for Loulou

Isabelle Huppert - © Marie Rouge / Unifrance

Nicole Garcia

for Mon Oncle d'Amérique / My American Uncle

Nicole Garcia - © Marie Rouge / Unifrance

Catherine Deneuve

for The Last Metro

Catherine Deneuve

Patrick Dewaere

for A Bad Son

Patrick Dewaere

Philippe Noiret

for Heads or Tails

Philippe Noiret

Michel Serrault

for La Cage aux folles II

Michel Serrault

Gérard Depardieu

for The Last Metro

Gérard Depardieu - © Abaca

Claire Maurier

for A Bad Son

Claire Maurier

Nathalie Baye

for Every Man for Himself / Slow Motion

Nathalie Baye - © Philippe Quaisse / UniFrance

Delphine Seyrig

for I Sent a Letter to My Love

Delphine Seyrig

Andréa Ferréol

for The Last Metro

Andréa Ferréol

Heinz Bennent

for The Last Metro

Heinz Bennent

Michel Legrand

for Atlantic City

Michel Legrand

Antoine Duhamel

for Death Watch

Antoine Duhamel

Serge Gainsbourg

for I Love All of You

Serge Gainsbourg

Georges Delerue

for The Last Metro

Georges Delerue

Armand Psenny

for Death Watch

Armand Psenny

Geneviève Winding

for The Lady Banker

Geneviève Winding

Martine Barraqué

for The Last Metro

Martine Barraqué

Albert Jurgenson

for Umbrella Coup

Albert Jurgenson

John Guare

for Atlantic City

John Guare

Bertrand Tavernier

for Death Watch

Bertrand Tavernier

David Rayfiel

for Death Watch

David Rayfiel

Jean Gruault

for Mon Oncle d'Amérique / My American Uncle

Jean Gruault

Guillaume Schiffman

for The Last Metro

Guillaume Schiffman

François Truffaut

for The Last Metro

François Truffaut

Pierre-William Glenn

for Death Watch

Pierre-William Glenn - © ARP

Sacha Vierny

for Mon Oncle d'Amérique / My American Uncle

Sacha Vierny

Bernard Zitzermann

for The Lady Banker

Bernard Zitzermann

Nestor Almendros

for The Last Metro

Nestor Almendros

Dominique André

for A Bad Son

Dominique André

Jacques Saulnier

for Mon Oncle d'Amérique / My American Uncle

Jacques Saulnier

Jean-Jacques Caziot

for The Lady Banker

Jean-Jacques Caziot

Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko

for The Last Metro

Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko

Pierre Lenoir

for A Bad Son

Michel Desrois

for Death Watch

Michel Desrois

Jean-Pierre Ruh

for The Lady Banker

Jean-Pierre Ruh

Michel Laurent

for The Last Metro

Michel Laurent

Claude Sautet

for A Bad Son

Claude Sautet

Jean-Luc Godard

for Every Man for Himself / Slow Motion

Jean-Luc Godard - © Philippe R. Doumic © doumic studio

Alain Resnais

for Mon Oncle d'Amérique / My American Uncle

Alain Resnais

François Truffaut

for The Last Metro

François Truffaut

Le Manège

(1979)

Le Révoeil

(1980)

Les Trois inventeurs

(1980)

Abel Gance, une mémoire de l'avenir

(1980)

Insomnies

(1979)

Le Miroir de la Terre

(1980)

La Découverte

(1980)

Le Bruit des jambes de Lucie

(1980)

Toine

(1980)

Vive la mariée

(1980)

Awards

Awards
César Award for Best Film : The Last Metro
Awards
César Award for Best Actress : Catherine Deneuve
for The Last Metro
Awards
César Award for Best Actor : Gérard Depardieu
for The Last Metro
Awards
César Award for Best Director : François Truffaut
for The Last Metro
Awards
César Award for Best Supporting Actress : Andréa Ferréol
for The Last Metro
Awards
César Award for Best Supporting Actor : Jacques Dufilho
for A Bad Son
Awards
César Award for Best Original or Adapted Screenplay : Suzanne Schiffman
for The Last Metro
César Award for Best Original or Adapted Screenplay : François Truffaut
for The Last Metro
Awards
César Award for Best Cinematography : Nestor Almendros
for The Last Metro
Awards
César Award for Best Production Design : Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko
for The Last Metro
Awards
César Award for Best Editing : Martine Barraqué
for The Last Metro
Awards
César Award for Best Sound : Michel Laurent
for The Last Metro
Awards
César Award for Best Original Score : Georges Delerue
for The Last Metro
Awards
Honorary César Award : Abel Gance
Honorary César Award : Marcel Pagnol
Awards
Cesar Award for Best Animated Short : Le Manège
Awards
Cesar Award for Best Short Drama Film : Toine
Awards
Cesar Award for Best Short Documentary Film : Le Miroir de la Terre

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Staff

Margaux Pierrefiche
In Charge of Short Films
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