Cesar Awards Name "Timbuktu" as Best Picture of 2014 - Complete List of Winners

First given out in 1975, the César Award is the national film award of France.  Some even think of the César Award as the French equivalent of the American Academy Awards (Oscars). The nominations are selected by the members of the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, and the award ceremony is held in Paris each February.  The name of the award comes from the late sculptor César Baldaccini, and the trophies are actual sculptures of the artist.

The winners for the 40th Cesar Awards were announced on Friday, February 20, 2015 in Paris.  Director Abderrahmane Sissako's Timbuktu won 7 Césars, including “Best Film” and “Best Director.”  Timbuktu is also one of the five films nominated for the foreign language film Oscar at the 87th Oscars.  Kristen Stewart won for “Best Supporting Actress” for Sils Maria, becoming the first American to win an acting award from the French Academy.  Sean Penn won an Honory César.

The 2015 / 40th Cesar Award winners (for the year in 2014) – complete list:

Best Film
Timbuktu, dir: Abderrahmane Sissako

Best Director
Abderrahmane Sissako, Timbuktu

Best Actress
Adèle Haenel, Les Combattants

Best Actor
Pierre Niney, Yves Saint Laurent

Best Supporting Actress
Kristen Stewart, Sils Maria

Best Supporting Actor
Reda Kateb, Hippocrate

Best Newcomer (Female)
Louane Emera, La Famille Bélier

Best Newcomer (Male)
Kevin Azaïs, Les Combattants

Best Original Screenplay
Timbuktu

Best Adapted Screenplay
Diplomatie

Best Foreign Film
Mommy, dir Xavier Dolan

Best Debut Feature
Les Combattants

Best Score
Timbuktu

Best Editing
Timbuktu

Best Cinematography
Timbuktu

Best Set Design
La Belle Et La Bête

Best Costumes
Saint-Laurent

Best Documentary
Salt Of The Earth

Best Sound
Timbuktu

Best Animated Film
Minuscule – La Vallée Des Fourmis Perdues, dirs: Thomas Szabo and Hélène Giraud

Best Short Film
La Femme De Rio

Best Animated Short
Les Petits Cailloux

Honorary César: Sean Penn

Prix Daniel Toscan du Plantier: Sylvie Pialat

Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma – Médaille d’Or: Luc Besson

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