4th César Awards
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| 4th César Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 February 1979 |
| Site | Salle Pleyel, Paris, France |
| Host | Pierre Tchernia and Jean-Claude Brialy |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | L'Argent des autres |
| Best Actor | Michel Serrault |
| Best Actress | Romy Schneider |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | Antenne 2 |
The 4th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1978 and took place on 3 February 1979 at the Salle Pleyel in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Charles Vanel and hosted by Pierre Tchernia and Jean-Claude Brialy. L'Argent des autres won the award for Best Film.
Winners and nominees
The winners are highlighted in bold:
- Best Film:
L'Argent des autres, directed by Christian de Chalonge
Le dossier 51, directed by Michel Deville
Molière, directed by Ariane Mnouchkine
Une histoire simple, directed by Claude Sautet - Best Foreign Film:
L'Albero degli zoccoli, directed by Ermanno Olmi
Höstsonaten, directed by Ingmar Bergman
Julia, directed by Fred Zinnemann
A Wedding, directed by Robert Altman - Best Actor:
Michel Serrault, for La Cage aux Folles
Jean Carmet, for Le sucre
Gérard Depardieu, for Le sucre
Claude Brasseur, for Une histoire simple - Best Actress:
Romy Schneider, for Une histoire simple
Annie Girardot, for La Clé sur la porte
Anouk Aimée, for Mon premier amour
Isabelle Huppert, for Violette Nozière - Best Supporting Actor:
Jacques Villeret, for Robert et Robert
Michel Serrault, for L'Argent des autres
Jean Carmet, for Le sucre
Claude Brasseur, for Une histoire simple - Best Supporting Actress:
Stéphane Audran, for Violette Nozière
Nelly Borgeaud, for Le sucre
Arlette Bonnard, for Une histoire simple
Éva Darlan, for Une histoire simple - Best Director:
Christian de Chalonge, for L'Argent des autres
Michel Deville, for Le dossier 51
Ariane Mnouchkine, for Molière
Claude Sautet, for Une histoire simple - Best Writing:
Gilles Perrault, Michel Deville, for Le dossier 51
Christian de Chalonge, Pierre Dumayet, for L'Argent des autres
Georges Conchon, Jacques Rouffio, for Le sucre
Jean-Loup Dabadie, Claude Sautet, for Une histoire simple - Best Cinematography:
Bernard Zitzermann, for Molière
Néstor Almendros, for La Chambre verte
Pierre Lhomme, for Judith Therpauve
Jean Boffety, for Une histoire simple - Best Sound:
William Robert Sivel, for The Savage State
Harald Maury, for Judith Therpauve
Alix Comte, for Molière
Pierre Lenoir, for Une histoire simple - Best Editing:
Raymonde Guyot, for Le dossier 51
Jean Ravel, for L'Argent des autres
Henri Lanoë, for Butterfly on the Shoulder
Geneviève Winding, for The Savage State - Best Music:
Georges Delerue, for Préparez vos mouchoirs
Antoine Duhamel, for La Chanson de Roland
Philippe Sarde, for Une histoire simple
Pierre Jansen, for Violette Nozière - Best Production Design:
Guy-Claude François, for Molière
François de Lamothe, for One Two Two
Théobald Meurisse, for Dirty Dreamer
Jacques Brizzio, for Violette Nozière - Best Animated Short:
La Traversée de l'Atlantique à la rame, directed by Jean-François Laguionie
L'Anatomiste, directed by Yves Brangolo
Le Phénomène, directed by Paul Doppf - Best Fiction Short:
Dégustation maison, directed by Sophie Tatischeff
Le Chien de Monsieur Michel, directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix
Jeudi 7 avril, directed by Peter Kassovitz
L'Ornière, directed by François Dupeyron - Best Documentary Short:
L'Arbre vieux, directed by Henri Moline
Chaotilop, directed by Jean-Louis Gros
Tibesti Too, directed by Raymond Depardon - Honorary César:
Mickey Mouse
Marcel Carné
