29th César Awards

29th César Awards
Date	21 February 2004
Site	Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, France
Host	Gad Elmaleh
Highlights
Best Film	The Barbarian Invasions
Best Actor	Omar Sharif
Best Actress	Sylvie Testud
Television coverage
Network	Canal+

The 29th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best films of 2003 in France and took place on 21 February 2004 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Fanny Ardant and hosted by Gad Elmaleh. The Barbarian Invasions won the award for Best Film.

Winners and nominees

Best Actor – Leading Role

• Omar Sharif – Monsieur Ibrahim (Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran)
  • Daniel Auteuil – After You... (Après vous...)
  • Jean-Pierre Bacri – Feelings (Les sentiments)
  • Gad Elmaleh – Chouchou
  • Bruno Todeschini – His Brother (Son frère)

Best Actress – Leading Role

• Sylvie Testud – Fear and Trembling (Stupeur et tremblements)
  • Josiane Balasko – That Woman (Cette femme-là)
  • Nathalie Baye – Feelings (Les sentiments)
  • Isabelle Carré – Feelings (Les sentiments)
  • Charlotte Rampling – Swimming Pool

Best Actor – Supporting Role

• Darry Cowl – Not on the Lips (Pas sur la bouche)
  • Yvan Attal – Bon voyage
  • Marc Lavoine – Frenchmen (Le coeur des hommes)
  • Jean-Pierre Marielle – Little Lili (La petite Lili)
  • Clovis Cornillac – Nickel and Dime (À la petite semaine)

Best Actress – Supporting Role

• Julie Depardieu – Little Lili (La petite Lili)
  • Géraldine Pailhas – The Cost of Living (Le coût de la vie)
  • Judith Godrèche – France Boutique
  • Isabelle Nanty – Not on the Lips (Pas sur la bouche)
  • Ludivine Sagnier – Swimming Pool

Best Cinematography

• Bon Voyage – Thierry Arbogast
  • Mr. N. (Monsieur N.) – Pierre Aïm
  • Strayed (Les égarés) – Agnès Godard

Best Costume Design

• Not on the Lips (Pas sur la bouche) – Jackie Budin
  • Bon voyage – Catherine Leterrier
  • Mr. N. (Monsieur N.) – Carine Sarfati

Best Debut

• Since Otar Left (Depuis qu'Otar est parti...) – Julie Bertucelli
  • Father and Sons (Père et fils) – Michel Boujenah
  • It's Easier for a Camel... (Il est plus facile pour un chameau...) – Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
  • The Triplets of Belleville (Les triplettes de Belleville) – Sylvain Chomet
  • Who Killed Bambi? (Qui a tué Bambi?) – Gilles Marchand

Best Director

• Denys Arcand – The Barbarian Invasions (Les invasions barbares)
  • Lucas Belvaux – Un couple épatant, Après la vie and Cavale
  • Claude Miller – Little Lili (La petite Lili)
  • Jean-Paul Rappeneau – Bon voyage
  • Alain Resnais – Not on the Lips (Pas sur la bouche)

Best Editing

• Un couple épatant, Après la vie and Cavale – Danielle Anezin, Valérie Loiseleux and Ludo Troch
  • Bon voyage – Maryline Monthieux
  • Not on the Lips (Pas sur la bouche) – Hervé de Luze

Best Film

• The Barbarian Invasions (Les invasions barbares) – Denys Arcand
  • Bon voyage – Jean-Paul Rappeneau
  • Feelings (Les sentiments) – Noémie Lvovsky
  • Not on the Lips (Pas sur la bouche) – Alain Resnais
  • The Triplets of Belleville (Les triplettes de Belleville) – Sylvain Chomet

Best Film – European Union

• Good Bye Lenin! – Wolfgang Becker • Germany
  • The Best of Youth (La meglio gioventù) – Marco Tullio Giordana • Italy
  • Dogville – Lars von Trier • Denmark
  • The Magdalene Sisters – Peter Mullan • Ireland/UK
  • Respiro – Emanuele Crialese • France/Italy

Best Foreign Film

• Mystic River – Clint Eastwood • USA
  • Elephant – Gus Van Sant • USA
  • Gangs of New York – Martin Scorsese • USA
  • The Hours – Stephen Daldry • USA
  • The Return (Возвращение / Vozvrashcheniye) – Andrey Zvyagintsev • Russia

Best Music

• The Triplets of Belleville (Les triplettes de Belleville) – Benoît Charest
  • Bon voyage – Gabriel Yared
  • Mr. N. (Monsieur N.) – Stephan Eicher
  • Not on the Lips (Pas sur la bouche) – Bruno Fontaine

Best Production Design

• Bon voyage – Catherine Leterrier and Jacques Rouxel
  • Mr. N. (Monsieur N.) – Patrick Durand
  • Not on the Lips (Pas sur la bouche) – Jacques Saulnier

Best Short Film

• The Man Without a Head (L'homme sans tête) – Juan Diego Solanas
  • La chatte andalouse – Gérald Hustache-Mathieu
  • I'll Wait for the Next One... (J'attendrai le suivant...) – Philippe Orreindy
  • Pacotille – Eric Jameux

Best Sound

• Not on the Lips (Pas sur la bouche) – Jean-Marie Blondel, Gérard Hardy and Gérard Lamps
  • Bon voyage – Pierre Gamet, Jean Goudier and Dominique Hennequin
  • Strayed (Les égarés) – Olivier Goinard, Jean-Pierre Laforce and Jean-Paul Mugel

Best Writing

• The Barbarian Invasions (Les invasions barbares) – Denys Arcand
  • Bon voyage – Patrick Modiano and Jean-Paul Rappeneau
  • Fear and Trembling (Stupeur et tremblements) – Alain Corneau
  • Un couple épatant, Après la vie and Cavale – Lucas Belvaux
  • Since Otar Left (Depuis qu'Otar est parti...) – Julie Bertucelli, Roger Bohbot and Bernard Renucci

Most Promising Actor

• Grégori Derangère – Bon voyage
  • Nicolas Duvauchelle – Eager Bodies (Les corps impatients)
  • Pascal Elbé – Father and Sons (Père et fils)
  • Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet – Strayed (Les égarés)
  • Gaspard Ulliel – Strayed (Les égarés)

Most Promising Actress

• Julie Depardieu – Little Lili (La petite Lili)
  • Marie-Josée Croze – The Barbarian Invasions (Les invasions barbares)
  • Dinara Drukarova – Since Otar Left (Depuis qu'Otar est parti...)
  • Sophie Quinton – Who Killed Bambi? (Qui a tué Bambi?)
  • Laura Smet – Eager Bodies (Les corps impatients)

Honorary César

• Micheline Presle, French actress.

See also

• 76th Academy Awards
• 57th British Academy Film Awards
• 16th European Film Awards
• 9th Lumières Awards

External links

• Official website
• 29th César Awards at IMDb
• 29th César Awards at AlloCiné