'An Officer and a Spy' leads the pack, dominating the nominations list with a dozen nods including Best Film, Best Director for Roman Polanski, and Best Actor for Jean Dujardin.
- Jan 30, 2020
AceShowbiz - Exiled moviemaker Roman Polanski's new film "An Officer and a Spy" leads all nominations for France's Oscars.
The drama picked up 12 nods when the Cesar Awards nominations were announced on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 - one more than Ladj Ly's acclaimed "Les Miserables".
Polanski's haul includes nominations for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor (for Jean Dujardin).
The filmmaker has been living in exile in Europe since 1977 following a child sex conviction in America.
"An Officer And a Spy" premiered at the 2019 Venice Film Festival, winning the Grand Jury Prize.
The full list of feature nominees is:
Best Film:
- "La Belle Epoque"
- "Grace a Dieu"
- "Hors Normes"
- "J'Accuse (An Officer and a Spy)"
- "Les Miserables"
- "Portrait de la Jeune Fille en (Portrait of a Lady On Fire), dir: Celine Sciamma
- "Roubaix, Une Lumiere (Oh Mercy!)"
Best Director:
- "La Belle Epoque" - Nicolas Bedos
- "Grace a Dieu" - Francois Ozon
- "Hors Normes" - Eric Toledano & Olivier Nakache
- "J'accuse (An Officer and a Spy)" - Roman Polanski
- "Les Miserables" - Ladj Ly
- "Portrait de la Jeune Fille en Feu (Portrait of a Lady on Fire)" - Celine Sciamma
- "Roubaix, Une Lumiere" - Arnaud Desplechin
Best Actress:
- Anais Demoustier - Alice et Le Maire"
- Eva Green - "Proxima"
- Adele Haenel - "Portrait de la Jeune Fille en Feu"
- Chiara Mastroianni - "Chambre 212"
- Noemie Merlant - "Portrait de la Jeune Fille en Feu"
- Doria Tillier - "La Belle Epoche"
- Karin Viard - "Chanson Douce"
Best Actor:
- Daniel Auteuil - "La Belle Epoque"
- Damien Bonnard - "Les Miserables"
- Vincent Cassel - "Hors Normes"
- Jean Dujardin - "J'accuse"
- Reda Kateb - "Hors Normes"
- Melvil Poupaud - "Grace a Dieu"
- Roschdy Zem - "Roubaix, Une Lumiere"
Best Foreign Film:
- "Pain and Glory" - Pedro Almodovar
- "Le Jeune Ahmed" - Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
- "Joker" - Todd Phillips
- "Lola Vers La Mer" - Laurent Micheli
- "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" - Quentin Tarantino
- "Parasite" - Bong Joon-Ho
- "The Traitor" - Marco Bellocchio
Best Documentary:
- "68, Mon Pere et Les Clous" - Samuel Bigiaoui
- "La Cordillere des Songes" - Patricio Guzman
- "Lourdes" - Thierry Demaiziere & Alban Teurlai
- "M" - Yolande Zauberman
- "Wonder Boy Olivier Rousteing, Ne Sous X" - Anissa Bonnefont
Best Original Screenplay:
- "La Belle Epoche" - Nicolas Bedos
- "Grace a Dieu" - Francois Ozon
- "Hors Normes" - Eric Toledano & Olivier Nakache
- "Les Miserables" - Ladj Ly, Giordano Gederlini, Alexis Manenti
- "Portrait de la Jeune Fille en Feu (Portrait of a Lady on Fire)" - Celine Sciamma
Best First Film:
- "Atlantique (Atlantics)" - Mati Diop
- "Nom de la Terre" - Edouard Bergeon
- "Le Chant du Loup" - Antonin Baudry
- "Les Miserables" - Ladj Ly
- "Papicha" - Mounia Meddour
Best Original Screenplay:
- "La Belle Epoque" - Nicolas Bedos
- "Grace a Dieu" - Francois Ozon
- "Hors Normes" - Eric Toledano & Olivier Nakache
- "Les Miserables" - Ladj Ly, Giordano Gederlini, & Alexis Manenti
- "Portrait de la Jeune Fille en Feu (Portrait of a Lady on Fire)" - Celine Sciamma
Best Adapted Screenplay:
- Costa-Gavras - "Adults in the Room"
- Roman Polanski & Robert Harris - "J'accuse"
- Jeremy Clapin & Guillaume Laurant - "J'ai Perdu Mon Corps"
- Arnaud Desplechin & Lea Mysius - "Roubaix, Une Lumiere"
- Dominik Moll & Gilles Marchand - "Seules les Betes"
Best Supporting Actress:
- Fanny Ardant - "La Belle Epoque"
- Josiane Balasko - "Grace a Dieu"
- Laure Calamy - "Seules les Betes"
- Sara Forestier - "Roubaix, Une Lumiere"
- Helene Vincent - "Hors Normes"
Best Supporting Actor:
- Swann Arlaud - "Grace a Dieu"
- Gregory Gadebois - "J'accuse"
- Louis Garrel - "J'accuse"
- Benjamin Lavernhe - "Mon Inconnue"
- Denis Menochet - "Grace a Dieu"
Best Female Newcomer:
- Luana Bajrami - "Portrait de la Jeune Fille en Feu"
- Celeste Brunnquell - "Les Eblouis"
- Lyna Khoudri - "Papicha"
- Nina Meurisse - "Camille"
- Mama Sane - "Atlantique"
Best Male Newcomer:
- Anthony Bajon - "Au Nom de la Terre"
- Benjamin Lesieur - "Hors Normes"
- Alexis Manenti - "Les Miserables"
- Liam Pierron - "La Vie Scolaire"
- Djebril Zonga - "Les Miserables"
Best Animated Feature:
- "La Fameuse Invasion des Ours en Sicile" - Lorenzo Mattotti
- "Les Hirondelles de Kaboul" - Zabou Breitman
- "J'ai Perdu Mon Corps (I Lost My Body)" - Jeremy Clapin
Best Editing:
- Anny Danche & Florent Vassault - "La Belle Epoque"
- Laure Gardette - "Grace a Dieu"
- Dorian Rigal-Ansous - "Hors Normes"
- Herve de Luze - "J'Accuse"
- Flora Volpeliere - "Les Miserables"
Best Cinematography:
- Nicolas Bolduc - "La Belle Epoque"
- Pawel Edelman - "J'Accuse"
- Julien Poupard - "Les Miserables"
- Claire Mathon - "Portrait de le Jeune Fille en Feu"
- Irina Lubtchansky - "Roubaix, Une Lumiere"
Best Costumes:
- Emmanuelle Youchnovski - "La Belle Epoque"
- Thierry Delettre - "Edmond"
- Pascaline Chavanne - "J'Accuse"
- Alexandra Charles - "Jeanne"
- Dorothee Guiraud - "Portrait de le Jeune Fille en Feu"
Best Production Design:
- Stephane Rozenbaum - "La Belle Epoque"
- Benoit Barough - "Le Chant du Loup"
- Frank Schwarz - "Edmond"
- Jean Rabasse - "J'Accuse"
- Thomas Grezaud - "Portrait de le Jeune Fille en Feu"
Best Original Score:
- Fatima Al Qadiri - "Atlantique"
- Alexandre Desplat - "J'Accuse"
- Dan Levy - "J'ai Perdu Mon Corps"
- Marco Casanova & Kim Chapiron - "Les Miserables"
- Gregoire Hetzel - "Roubaix, Une Lumiere"
Best Sound:
- Remi Daru, Severin Favriau, & Jean-Paul Hurier - "La Belle Epoque"
- Nicolas Cantin, Thomas Desjonqueres, Raphael Mouterde, Olivier Goinard, & Randy Thom - "Le Chant du Loup"
- Lucien Balibar, Aymeric Devoldere, Cyril Holtz, & Niels Barletta - "J'Accuse"
- Arnaud Lavalex, Jerome Gonthier, & Marco Casanova - "Les Miserables"
- Julien Sicart, Valerie de Loof, & Daniel Sobrino - "Portrait de la Jeune Fille en Feu"
