The 12th
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 Min ...
ceremony, presented by the
Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma
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, honoured the best
French films of 1986 and took place on 7 March 1987 at the
Palais des Congrès in
Paris
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. The ceremony was chaired by
Sean Connery and hosted by
Michel Drucker and
Pierre Tchernia. ''
Thérèse'' won the award for Best Film.
Winners and nominees
The winners are highlighted in bold:
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Best Film:
''
Thérèse'', directed by
Alain Cavalier''
37°2 le matin'', directed by
Jean-Jacques Beineix''
Jean de Florette'', directed by
Claude Berri''
Mélo'', directed by
Alain Resnais''
Tenue de soirée'', directed by
Bertrand Blier
*
Best Foreign Film:
''
Der Name der Rose'', directed by
Jean-Jacques Annaud''
After Hours'', directed by
Martin Scorsese
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''
Hannah and Her Sisters
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'', directed by
Woody Allen
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''
The Mission'', directed by
Roland Joffé
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''
Out of Africa'', directed by
Sydney Pollack
*
Best First Work:
''
La Femme de ma vie'', directed by
Régis Wargnier''
Black Mic Mac'', directed by
Thomas Gilou''
Je hais les acteurs'', directed by
Gérard Krawczyk''
Noir et blanc'', directed by
Claire Devers
*
Best Actor:
Daniel Auteuil, for ''
Jean de Florette''
Jean-Hugues Anglade, for ''
37°2 le matin''
Christophe Malavoy, for ''
La Femme de ma vie''
André Dussollier, for ''
Mélo''
Michel Blanc, for ''
Tenue de soirée''
*
Best Actress:
Sabine Azéma, for ''
Mélo''
Béatrice Dalle, for ''
37°2 le matin''
Jane Birkin
Jane Mallory Birkin ( ; 14 December 1946 – 16 July 2023) was a British and French actress, singer, and designer. She had a prolific career as an actress, mostly in French cinema.
A native of London, Birkin began her career as an actress, ...
, for ''
La Femme de ma vie''
Juliette Binoche, for ''
Mauvais sang''
Miou-Miou, for ''
Tenue de soirée''
*
Best Supporting Actor:
Pierre Arditi, for ''
Mélo''
Gérard Darmon, for ''
37°2 le matin''
Jean-Louis Trintignant, for ''
La Femme de ma vie''
Jean Carmet, for ''
Les Fugitifs''
Claude Piéplu, for ''
Le Paltoquet''
*
Best Supporting Actress:
Emmanuelle Béart, for ''
Manon des sources''
Clémentine Célarié, for ''
37°2 le matin''
Marie Dubois, for ''
Descente aux enfers''
Danielle Darrieux, for ''
Le Lieu du crime''
Jeanne Moreau, for ''
Le Paltoquet''
*
Most Promising Actor:
Isaach De Bankolé, for ''
Black Mic Mac''
Rémi Martin, for ''
Conseil de famille''
Jean-Philippe Écoffey, for ''
Gardien de la nuit''
Cris Campion, for ''
Pirates''
*
Most Promising Actress:
Catherine Mouchet, for ''
Thérèse''
Dominique Blanc, for ''
La Femme de ma vie''
Julie Delpy, for ''
Mauvais sang''
Marianne Basler, for ''
Rosa la rose, fille publique''
*
Best Director:
Alain Cavalier, for ''
Thérèse''
Jean-Jacques Beineix, for ''
37°2 le matin''
Claude Berri, for ''
Jean de Florette''
Alain Resnais, for ''
Mélo''
Bertrand Blier, for ''
Tenue de soirée''
*
Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation:
Alain Cavalier,
Camille de Casabianca, for ''
Thérèse''
Francis Veber, for ''
Les Fugitifs''
Claude Berri,
Gérard Brach, for ''
Jean de Florette''
Bertrand Blier, for ''
Tenue de soirée''
*
Best Cinematography:
Philippe Rousselot, for ''
Thérèse''
Bruno Nuytten, for ''
Jean de Florette''
Jean-Yves Escoffier, for ''
Mauvais sang''
Charles Van Damme, for ''
Mélo''
*
Best Costume Design:
Anthony Powell, for ''
Pirates''
Catherine Leterrier, for ''
Mélo''
Yvette Bonnay, for ''
Thérèse''
*
Best Sound:
Bernard Leroux,
Claude Villand,
Michel Desrois,
William Flageollet, for ''
'Round Midnight''
Pierre Gamet,
Laurent Quaglio,
Dominique Hennequin, for ''
Jean de Florette''
Dominique Hennequin,
Bernard Bats, for ''
Tenue de soirée''
Alain Lachassagne,
Dominique Dalmasso, for ''
Thérèse''
*
Best Editing:
Isabelle Dedieu, for ''
Thérèse''
Armand Psenny, for ''
Round Midnight''
Monique Prim, for ''
37°2 le matin''
Claudine Merlin, for ''
Tenue de soirée''
*
Best Music:
Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. He started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. Hancock soon joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of ...
, for ''
'Round Midnight''
Gabriel Yared, for ''
37°2 le matin''
Jean-Claude Petit, for ''
Jean de Florette''
Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg (; born Lucien Ginsburg; 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French singer-songwriter, actor, composer, and director. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, he was renowned for often provocative rel ...
, for ''
Tenue de soirée''
*
Best Production Design:
Pierre Guffroy, for ''
Pirates''
Alexandre Trauner, for ''
'Round Midnight''
Jacques Saulnier, for ''
Mélo''
Bernard Evein, for ''
Thérèse''
*
Best Fiction Short Film:
''
La Goula'', directed by
Roger Guillot''
Alger la blanche'', directed by
Cyril Collard''
Les Arcandiers'', directed by
Manuel Sanchez ''
Bel ragazzo'', directed by
Georges Bensoussan ''
Belle de jour'', directed by
Henri Gruvman''
Bocetta revient de guerre'', directed by
Jean-Pierre Sinapi''
Le Bridge'', directed by
Gilles Dagneau
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Honorary César:
Etablissement cinématographique des Armées Yves Allégret - Posthumously
Jean Gabin - Posthumously
Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard ( , ; ; 3 December 193013 September 2022) was a French and Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic. He rose to prominence as a pioneer of the French New Wave film movement of the 1960s, alongside such filmmakers as ...
See also
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59th Academy Awards
*
40th British Academy Film Awards
References
External links
Official website*
12th César Awardsat ''
AlloCiné''
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