The 1st
César Awards
The César Award is the national film award of France. It is delivered in the ' ceremony and was first awarded in 1976. The nominations are selected by the members of twelve categories of filmmaking professionals and supported by the French Mi ...
ceremony, presented by the
Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma
The Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma ( en, Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques) is an organization that gives out the César Award. It was created in 1975, on the initiative of Georges Cravenne.
Board of directors
The board is made ...
, honoured the best
French
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films of 1975 and took place on 3 April 1976 at the
Palais des congrès in
Paris
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. The ceremony was chaired by
Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin (; 17 May 190415 November 1976) was a French actor and singer. Considered a key figure in French cinema, he starred in several classic films including ''Pépé le Moko'' (1937), '' La grande illusion'' (1937), ''Le Quai des brumes'' ...
and hosted by
Pierre Tchernia
Pierre Tcherniakowski (29 January 1928 – 8 October 2016), better known as Pierre Tchernia, was a French cinema and television producer, screenwriter, presenter, animator and actor. In France he was known as ''"Magic" Tchernia'' and ''Monsieur Ci ...
. ''
Le Vieux Fusil'' won the award for Best Film.
Winners and nominees
The winners are denoted in bold.
See also
*
48th Academy Awards
The 48th Academy Awards were presented Monday, March 29, 1976, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. The ceremonies were presided over by Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, George Segal, Goldie Hawn, and Gene Kelly. This yea ...
*
29th British Academy Film Awards
The 29th British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1976, honoured the best films of 1975.
Winners and nominees
BAFTA Fellowship: Charlie Chaplin and Laurence Olivier
Statistics
See also
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References
External links
Official website*
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1976
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Cesar
1976 film awards