Best Animated Feature contenders are ‘Adama,’ directed by Simon Rouby; ‘April and the Twisted World,’ directed by Christian Desmares and Franck Ekinci; and ‘The Little Prince,’ directed by Mark Osborne.
France's Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences unveiled on Wednesday the nominees for this year's César Awards -- the country's equivalent to the Oscars -- in a morning ceremony at the famed Fouquet's restaurant on the Champs-Elysees in Paris.
Up for Best Animated Feature is Adama, directed by Simon Rouby; April and the Twisted World, directed by Christian Desmares and Franck Ekinci; and The Little Prince, directed by Mark Osborne.
Best Animated Short contenders include La Nuit Americaine d’Angelique, directed by Pierre-Emmanuel Lyet and Joris Clerte; Le Repas Dominical, directed by Celine Devaux; and Sous Tes Doigts, directed by Marie-Christine Courtes.
The full list of nominees is shown below:
Best Film
- Dheepan, Jacques Audiard
- Fatima, Philippe Faucon
- The Measure of a Man, Stephane Brize
- Marguerite, Xavier Giannoli
- Mon Roi, Maiwenn
- Mustang, Deniz Gamze Erguven
- Standing Tall, Emmanuelle Bercot
- My Golden Days, Arnaud Desplechin
Best Director
- Jacques Audiard for Dheepan
- Stephane Brize for The Measure of a Man
- Xavier Giannoli for Marguerite
- Maiwenn for Mon Roi
- Deniz Gamze Erguven for Mustang
- Emmanuelle Bercot for Standing Tall
- Arnaud Desplechin for My Golden Days
Best Actress
- Loubna Abidar for Much Loved
- Emmanuelle Bercot for Mon Roi
- Cecile de France for Summertime
- Catherine Deneuve for Standing Tall
- Catherine Frot for Marguerite
- Isabelle Huppert for Valley of Love
- Soria Zeroual for Fatima
Best Actor
- Jean-Pierre Bacri for La Vie Tres Privee de Monsier Sim
- Vincent Cassel for Mon Roi
- Francois Damiens for Cowboys
- Gerard Depardieu for Valley of Love
- Antonythasan Jesuthasan for Dheepan
- Vincent Lindon for The Measure of a Man
- Fabrice Luchini for Courted
Best Foreign Film
- Birdman, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
- Son of Saul, Laszlo Nemes
- Je Suis Mort Mais J’Ai des Amis, Guillaume and Stephane Malandrin
- Mia Madre, Nanni Moretti
- Taxi, Jafar Panahi
- The Brand New Testament, Jaco Van Dormael
- Youth, Paolo Sorrentino
Best Original Screenplay
- Noe Debre, Thomas Bidegain, Jacques Audiard for Dheepan
- Xavier Giannoli for Marguerite
- Deniz Gamze Erguven and Alice Winocour for Mustang
- Emmanuelle Bercot and Marcia Romano for Standing Tall
- Arnaude Despleching and Julie Peyr for My Golden Days
Best Adapted Screenplay
- David Oelhoffen and Frederic Tellier for SK1
- Samuel Benchetrit for Asphalte
- Vincent Garenq and Stephane Cable for L’Enquete
- Philippe Faucon for Fatima
- Helene Zimmer and Benoit Jacquot for The Diary of a Chambermaid
Best Supporting Actress
- Sara Forestier for Standing Tall
- Agnes Jaoui for Comme un Avion
- Sidse Babett Knudsen for Courted
- Noemie Levovsky for Summertime
- Karin Viard for 21 Nights with Pattie
Best Supporting Actor
- Michel Fau for Marguerite
- Louis Garrel for Mon Roi
- Benoit Magimel for Standing Tall
- Andre Marcon for Marguerite
- Vincent Rottiers for Dheepan
Best New Actress
- Camille Cottin for Connasse, Princesse des Coeurs
- Sara Giraudeau for Les Betises
- Zita Hanrot for Fatima
- Diane Rouxel for Standing Tall
- Lou Roy-Lecolllinet for My Golden Years
Best New Actor
- Swann Arlaud for Les Anarchistes
- Quentin Dolmaire for My Golden Days
- Felix Moati for All About Them
- Finnegan Oldfield for Cowboys
- Rod Paradot for Standing Tall
Best Documentary
- Le Bouton de Nacre, Patricio Guzman
- Cavanna, Jusqu’a l’Ultime Seconde, J’Ecrirai, Denis Robert and Nina Robert
- Demain, Cyril Dion and Melanie Laurent
- L’Image Manquante, Rithy Pahn
- Une Jeunesse Allemande, Jean-Gabriel Periot
Best First Film
- SK1, Frederic Tellier
- Cowboys, Thomas Bidegain
- Mustang, Deniz Gamze Erguven
- The Wakhan Front, Clement Cogitore
- Nous Trois ou Rien, Kheiron
Best Costume
- Anais Romand for The Diary of a Chambermaid
- Pierre-Jean Larroque for Marguerite
- Selin Sozen for Mustang
- Catherine Leterrier for L’Odeur de la Mandarin
- Nathalie Paoul for My Golden Days
Best Set Decoration
- Michel Barthelemy for Dheepan
- Katia Wyszkop for The Diary of a Chambermaid
- Martin Kurel for Marguerite
- Jean Rabasse for L’Odeur de la Mandarine
- Toma Baqueni for My Golden Days
Best Cinemaphotography
- Eponine Momenceau for Dheepan
- Glynn Speekaert for Marguerite
- David Chizallet for Mustang
- Irina Lubtchansky for My Golden Days
- Christophe Offenstein for Valley of Love
Best Editing
- Juliette Welfling for Dheepan
- Cyril Nakache for Marguerite
- Simon Jacquet for Mon Roi
- Mathilde van de Moortel for Mustang
- Laurence Briaud for My Golden Days
Best Sound
- Danie Sobrino, Valerie Deloof and Cyril Holtz for Dheepan
- Fancois Musy and Gabriel Hafner for Marguerite
- Nicolas Rovost, Agnes Ravez and Emmanuel Croset for Mon Roi
- Ibrahim Gok, Damien Guillaume and Olivier Goinard for Mustang
- Nicolas Cantin, Sylvain Malbrant and Stephane Theibaut for My Golden Days
Best Original Music
- Raphael for Cowboys
- Ennio Morricone for Come What May
- Stephen Warbeck for Mon Roi
- Warren Ellis for Mustang
- Gregoire Hetzel for My Golden Days
Best Animated Feature
- Adama, Simon Rouby
- April and the Twisted World, Christian Desmares and Franck Ekinci
- The Little Prince, Mark Osborne
Best Animated Short
- La Nuit Americaine d’Angelique, Pierre-Emmanuel Lyet and Joris Clerte
- Le Repas Dominical, Celine Devaux
- Sous Tes Doigts, Marie-Christine Courtes
Best Short Film
- La Contre Allee, Cecile Durcocq
- Le Dernier des Cefrans, Pierre-Emmanuel Urcun
- Essaie de Mourir Jeune, Morgan Simon
- Guy Moquet, Demis Herenger
- Mon Heros, Sylvain Desclous
The ceremony will be held on February 26 -- two days before the Oscars -- at Paris’ Chatelet Theatre.
Source: Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences
Formerly Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network, Jennifer Wolfe has worked in the Media & Entertainment industry as a writer and PR professional since 2003.
