2016 Cesar Awards Announced;

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 41st Cesar Awards were announced on Friday, February 26, 2016 in Paris.  American actor Michael Douglas won an Honory César.

The 2016 / 41st Cesar Award winners (for the year in 2015) – complete list:
BEST FILM
Fatima – Philippe Faucon

BEST DIRECTOR
Arnaud Desplechin - My Golden Days

BEST FOREIGN FILM
Birdman – Alejandro Inarritu

BEST ACTRESS
Catherine Frot – Marguerite

BEST ACTOR
Vincent Lindon – The Measure Of A Man

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Sidse Babett Knudsen - Courted

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Benoit Magimel – Standing Tall

BEST FEMALE NEWCOMER
Zita Hanrot – Fatima

BEST MALE NEWCOMER
Rod Paradot – Standing Tall

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Deniz Gamze Erguven, Alice Winocour – Mustang

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Philippe Faucon – Fatima

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Le Petit Prince – Mark Osbourne

BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Le Repas Domincal – Céline Devaux

BEST FIRST FILM
Mustang - Deniz Gamze Erguven

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Tomorrow – Cyril Dion, Mélanie Laurent

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Warren Eliis – Mustang

BEST SHORT FILM
La Contrée-Allée – Cécile Ducrocq

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Christophe Offenstein – Valley of Love

BEST EDITING
Mathilde Van De Moortel – Mustang

BEST SOUND
Francois Musy, Gabriel Hafner - Marguerite

BEST COSTUMES
Pierre-Jean Larroque – Marguerite

BEST ART DIRECTION
Martin Kurel – Marguerite

HONORARY CÉSAR
Michael Douglas

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