The French Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the nominations for the 35th annual Cesar Awards. The awards ceremony will take place on February 27 in Paris.
Here are the nominees
BEST FILM
“In the Beginning,” Xavier Giannoli, director; Edouard Weil, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, producers
“The Concert,” Radu Mihaileanu, director; Alain Attal, producer
“Wild Grass,” Alain Resnais, director; Jean-Louis Livi, producer
“Skirt Day,” Jean-Paul Lilienfeld, director; Benedicte Lesage, Ariel Askenazi, producers
“Rapt,” Lucas Belvaux, director; Patrick Sobelman, Diana Elbaum, Sebastien Delloye, producers
“A Prophet,” Jacques Audiard, director; Pascal Caucheteux, Gregoire Sorla, Marco Cherqui, producers
“Welcome,” Philippe Lioret, director; Christophe Rossignon, producer
BEST FOREIGN FILM
“Avatar”
“Gran Torino”
“Milk”
“I Killed My Mother”
“A Town Called Panic”
“The White Ribbon”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
BEST DIRECTOR
Jacques Audiard, “A Prophet”
Lucas Belvaux, “Rapt”
Xavier Giannoli, “In the Beginning”
Philippe Lioret, “Welcome”
Radu Mihaileanu, “The Concert”
BEST ACTOR
Yvan Attal, “Rapt”
Francois Cluzet, “In the Beginning”
Francois Cluzet, “One for the Road”
Vincent Lindon, “Welcome”
Tahar Rahim, “A Prophet”
BEST ACTRESS
Isabelle Adjani, “Skirt Day”
Dominique Blanc, “The Other One”
Sandrine Kiberlain, “Mademoiselle Chambon”
Kristin Scott Thomas, “Leaving”
Audrey Tautou, “Coco Before Chanel”
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE, ACTOR
Firat Ayverdi, “Welcome”
Adel Bencherif, “A Prophet”
Vincent Lacoste, “The French Kissers”
Tahar Rahim, “A Prophet”
Vincent Rottiers, “I’m Glad That My Mother Is Alive”
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE, ACTRESS
Pauline Etienne, “Silent Voices”
Florence Loiret-Caille, “Someone I Loved”
Soko, “In the Beginning”
Christa Theret, “LOL (Laughing Out Loud)”
Melanie Thierry, “One for the Road”
BEST FIRST FILM
“The French Kissers,” Riad Sattouf
“One for the Road,” Philippe Godeau
“Spy(ies),” Nicolas Saada
“La premiere etoile,” Lucien Jean-Baptiste
“Silent Voices,” Lea Fehner
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Abdel Raouf Dafri, Nicolas Peufaillit, “A Prophet”
Xavier Giannoli, “In the Beginning”
Jean-Paul Lilienfeld, “Skirt Day”
Philippe Lioret, Emmanuel Courco, Olivier Adam, “Welcome”
Radu Mihaileanu, Alain-Michel Blanc, “The Concert”
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Stephane Brize, Florence Vignon, “Mademoiselle Chambon”
Anne Fontaine, Camille Fontaine, “Coco Before Chanel”
Philippe Godeau, Agnes de Sacy, “One for the Road”
Laurent Tirard, Gregoire Vigneron, “Le petit Nicolas”
Alex Reval, Laurent Herbiet, “Wild Grass”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Christophe Beaucarne, “Coco Before Chanel”
Laurent Dailland, “Welcome”
Stephane Fontaine, “A Prophet”
Eric Gautier, “Wild Grass”
Glynn Speeckaert, “In the Beginning”