21st César Awards
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| 21st César Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 February 1996 |
| Site | Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France |
| Host | Antoine de Caunes |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | La Haine |
| Best Actor | Michel Serrault |
| Best Actress | Isabelle Adjani |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | Canal+ |
The 21st César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1995 and took place on 3 February 1996 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Philippe Noiret and hosted by Antoine de Caunes. La Haine won the award for Best Film.
Winners and nominees
The winners are highlighted in bold:
- Best Film:
La Haine, directed by Mathieu Kassovitz
Le Bonheur est dans le pré, directed by Étienne Chatiliez
La Cérémonie, directed by Claude Chabrol
Gazon maudit, directed by Josiane Balasko
Le Hussard sur le toit, directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Nelly and Mr. Arnaud, directed by Claude Sautet - Best foreign Film:
Land and Freedom, directed by Ken Loach
The Bridges of Madison County, directed by Clint Eastwood
Smoke, directed by Wayne Wang, Paul Auster
Underground, directed by Emir Kusturica
The Usual Suspects, directed by Bryan Singer - Best Debut:
Les Trois Frères, directed by Bernard Campan, Didier Bourdon
En avoir (ou pas), directed by Laetitia Masson
Pigalle, directed by Karim Dridi
Rosine, directed by Christine Carrière
État des lieux, directed by Patrick Dell'Isola, Jean-François Richet - Best Actor
Michel Serrault, for Nelly and Mr. Arnaud
François Cluzet, for Les Apprentis
Jean-Louis Trintignant, for Fiesta
Alain Chabat, for Gazon maudit
Vincent Cassel, for La Haine - Best Actress:
Isabelle Huppert, for La Cérémonie
Sabine Azéma, for Le Bonheur est dans le pré
Sandrine Bonnaire, for La Cérémonie
Juliette Binoche, for Le Hussard sur le toit
Emmanuelle Béart, for Nelly and Mr. Arnaud - Best Supporting Actor:
Eddy Mitchell, for Le Bonheur est dans le pré
Jean-Pierre Cassel, for La Cérémonie
Ticky Holgado, for Gazon maudit
Jean-Hugues Anglade, for Nelly and Mr. Arnaud
Michael Lonsdale, for Nelly and Mr. Arnaud - Best Supporting Actress:
Annie Girardot, for Les Misérables
Carmen Maura, for Le Bonheur est dans le pré
Jacqueline Bisset, for La Cérémonie
Claire Nadeau, for Nelly and Mr. Arnaud
Clotilde Courau, for Élisa - Most Promising Actor:
Guillaume Depardieu, for Les Apprentis
Olivier Sitruk, for L'Appât
Vincent Cassel, for La Haine
Hubert Koundé, for La Haine
Saïd Taghmaoui, for La Haine - Most Promising Actress:
Sandrine Kiberlain, for En avoir (ou pas)
Marie Gillain, for L'Appât
Virginie Ledoyen, for La Fille seule
Isabelle Carré, for Le Hussard sur le toit
Clotilde Courau, for Élisa - Best Director
Claude Sautet, for Nelly and Mr. Arnaud
Étienne Chatiliez, for Le Bonheur est dans le pré
Claude Chabrol, for La Cérémonie
Josiane Balasko, for Gazon maudit
Mathieu Kassovitz, for La Haine
Jean-Paul Rappeneau, for Le Hussard sur le toit - Best Writing:
Telsche Boorman, Josiane Balasko, for Gazon maudit
Florence Quentin, for Le Bonheur est dans le pré
Caroline Eliacheff, Claude Chabrol, for La Cérémonie
Mathieu Kassovitz, for La Haine
Jacques Fieschi, Claude Sautet, for Nelly and Mr. Arnaud - Best Cinematography:
Thierry Arbogast, for Le Hussard sur le toit
Darius Khondji, for La Cité des enfants perdus
Pierre Aïm, for La Haine - Best Costume Design:
Christian Gasc, for Madame Butterfly
Jean-Paul Gaultier, for La Cité des enfants perdus
Franca Squarciapino, for Le Hussard sur le toit - Best Sound:
Pierre Gamet, Jean Goudier, Dominique Hennequin, for Le Hussard sur le toit
Dominique Dalmasso, Vincent Tulli, for La Haine
Pierre Lenoir, Jean-Paul Loublier, for Nelly and Mr. Arnaud - Best Editing
Mathieu Kassovitz, Scott Stevenson, for La Haine
Noëlle Boisson, for Le Hussard sur le toit
Jacqueline Thiédot, for Nelly and Mr. Arnaud - Best Music:
Zbigniew Preisner, Serge Gainsbourg, Michel Colombier, for Élisa
Angelo Badalamenti, for La Cité des enfants perdus
Jean-Claude Petit, for Le Hussard sur le toit
Philippe Sarde, for Nelly and Mr. Arnaud - Best Production Design:
Jean Rabasse, for La Cité des enfants perdus
Jacques Rouxel, Ezio Frigerio, Christian Marti, for Le Hussard sur le toit
Michèle Abbé-Vannier, for Madame Butterfly - Best Animated Short:
Le Moine et le poisson, directed by Michaël Dudok de Wit - Best Fiction Short:
Le Bus, directed by Jean-Luc Gaget
Corps inflammables, directed by Jacques Maillot - Best Documentary Short:
Roland, directed by Lucien Dirat - Best Producer:
Christophe Rossignon, for La Haine - Honorary César:
Gene Kelly
Henri Verneuil (for his whole works)
