18 young women and 18 young men are in the running for a nomination at the César Awards in the Best Male and Female Newcomer categories. Deniz Gamze Ergüven has filmed them all in an elegant ballet that magnifies their faces and bodies.
The 18 candidates for the Best Female Newcomer Award
- Noée Abita (Ava)
- Sveva Alviti (Dalida)
- Iris Bry (The Guardians)
- Louise Chevillotte (Lover For A Day)
- Adeline D'Hermy (Maryline)
- Laetitia Dosch (Montparnasse Bienvenüe)
- Lina El Arabi (A Wedding)
- Esther Garrel (Lover For A Day)
- Ana Girardot (Back to Burgundy)
- Eyé Haidara (C'est la vie!)
- Alice Isaaz (Endangered Species)
- Camélia Jordana (Le Brio)
- Lyna Khoudri (The Blessed)
- Garance Marillier (Raw)
- Daphné Patakia (Djam)
- Paméla Ramos (All the Dreams in the World)
- Solène Rigot (Orphan)
- Ella Rumpf (Raw)
The 18 candidates for the Best Male Newcomer Award
- Khaled Alouach (Do It Right)
- Adam Bessa (The Blessed)
- Damien Chapelle (Endangered Species)
- Idir Chender (Carbon)
- Redouanne Harjane (M)
- Sébastien Houbani (A Wedding)
- Alban Ivanov (C'est la vie!)
- Benjamin Lavernhe (C'est la vie!)
- Matthieu Lucci (The Workshop)
- Rabah Nait Oufella (Raw)
- Nekfeu (All That Divides Us)
- Finnegan Oldfield (Reinventing Marvin)
- Pablo Pauly (Step by Step)
- Nahuel Pérez Biscayart (BPM (Beats Per Minute))
- Antoine Reinartz (BPM (Beats Per Minute))
- Ahmed Sylla (The Climb)
- Arnaud Valois (BPM (Beats Per Minute))
- Marc Zinga (Our Patriots)