The Artist took top honors at the 2012 Cesar Awards, picking up six prizes including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actress.
The French Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma held its annual movie industry awards ceremony February 24, 2012, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, honoring the finest achievements in 2011. The event was organized in collaboration with Canal+ and hosted by the actor-director Guillaume Canet.
Complete Awards List:
Most Promising Actress
Jointly awarded to Naidra Ayadi for her role in Poliss andClotilde Hesme for her role in Angèle et Tony
Most Promising Actor
Grégory Gadebois for his role in Angèle et Tony
Best Original Screenplay
Pierre Schoeller for The Minister
Best Adapted Screenplay
Yasmina Reza, Roman Polanski for Carnage
Best Original Music
Best Sound
Olivier Hespel, Julie Brenta, Jean-Pierre Laforce for The Minister
Best Cinematography
Guillaume Schiffman for The Artist
Best Editing
Laure Gardette, Yann Dedet for Poliss
Best Costume Design
Anaïs Romand for House of Tolerance
Best Production Design
Laurence Bennett for The Artist
Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist
Best Short Film
The Piano Tunerby Olivier Treiner
Best Actress
Bérénice Bejo for her role in The Artist
Best Actor
Omar Sy for his role in The Intouchables
Best Supporting Actress
Carmen Maura for her role in Service Entrance (The Women on the 6th Floor)
Best Supporting Actor
Michel Blanc for his role in The Minister
Best Animated Film
The Rabbi's Cat by Joann Sfar & Antoine Delesvaux
Best Documentary
Leader-Sheep by Christian Rouaud
Best First Film
When Pigs Have Wings by Sylvain Estibal
Best Foreign Film
A Parting by Asghar Farhadi
Best Film
The Artist produced by Thomas Langmann, directed by Michel Hazanavicius
An Honorary Cesar Award was presented to Kate Winslet
