19th César Awards

The 19th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1993 and took place on 26 February 1994 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Gérard Depardieu and hosted by Fabrice Luchini and Clémentine Célarié. '' Smoking / No Smoking'' won the award for Best Film.

Winners and nominees

The winners are highlighted in bold:

* Best Film:
'' Smoking/No Smoking'', directed by Alain Resnais
'' Germinal'', directed by Claude Berri
''Ma saison préférée'', directed by André Téchiné
'' Trois Couleurs: Bleu'', directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
''Les Visiteurs'', directed by Jean-Marie Poiré
* Best Foreign Film:
''The Piano'', directed by Jane Campion
'' Ba wang bie ji'', directed by Chen Kaige
'' Manhattan Murder Mystery'', directed by Woody Allen
'' Raining Stones'', directed by Ken Loach
'' The Snapper'', directed by Stephen Frears
* Best Debut:
'' Mùi đu đủ xanh - L'odeur de la papaye verte'', directed by Tran Anh Hung
'' Cible émouvante'', directed by Pierre Salvadori
'' Le Fils du requin'', directed by Agnès Merlet
'' Les Gens normaux n'ont rien d'exceptionnel'', directed by Laurence Ferreira Barbosa
'' Métisse'', directed by Mathieu Kassovitz
* Best Actor:
Pierre Arditi, for '' Smoking/No Smoking''
Daniel Auteuil, for ''Ma saison préférée''
Michel Boujenah, for '' Le Nombril du monde''
Christian Clavier, for ''Les Visiteurs''
Jean Reno, for ''Les Visiteurs''
* Best Actress:
Juliette Binoche, for '' Trois Couleurs: Bleu''
Miou-Miou, for '' Germinal''
Catherine Deneuve, for ''Ma saison préférée''
Sabine Azéma, for '' Smoking/No Smoking''
Josiane Balasko, for '' Tout le monde n'a pas eu la chance d'avoir des parents communistes''
Anouk Grinberg, for '' Un, deux, trois, soleil''
* Best Supporting Actor:
Fabrice Luchini, for '' Tout ça... pour ça !''
Jean-Pierre Darroussin, for '' Cuisine et dépendances''
Jean-Roger Milo, for '' Germinal''
Thomas Langmann, for '' Le Nombril du monde''
Didier Bezace, for '' Profil bas''
* Best Supporting Actress:
Valérie Lemercier, for ''Les Visiteurs''
Judith Henry, for '' Germinal''
Marthe Villalonga, for ''Ma saison préférée''
Marie Trintignant, for '' Les Marmottes''
Myriam Boyer, for '' Un, deux, trois, soleil''
* Most Promising Actor:
Olivier Martinez, for '' Un, deux, trois, soleil''
Guillaume Depardieu, for '' Cible émouvante''
Melvil Poupaud, for '' Les Gens normaux n'ont rien d'exceptionnel''
Christopher Thompson, for '' Les Marmottes''
Mathieu Kassovitz, for '' Métisse''
* Most Promising Actress:
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, for '' Les Gens normaux n'ont rien d'exceptionnel''
Chiara Mastroianni, for ''Ma saison préférée''
Virginie Ledoyen, for '' Les Marmottes''
Karin Viard, for '' La Nage indienne''
Florence Pernel, for '' Trois Couleurs: Bleu''
* Best Director:
Alain Resnais, for '' Smoking/No Smoking''
Claude Berri, for '' Germinal''
André Téchiné, for ''Ma saison préférée''
Krzysztof Kieślowski, for '' Trois Couleurs: Bleu''
Bertrand Blier, for '' Un, deux, trois, soleil''
Jean-Marie Poiré, for ''Les Visiteurs''
* Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation:
Jean-Pierre Bacri, Agnès Jaoui, for '' Smoking/No Smoking''
Claude Berri, Arlette Langmann, for '' Germinal''
Pascal Bonitzer, André Téchiné, for ''Ma saison préférée''
Krzysztof Kieślowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz, for '' Trois Couleurs: Bleu''
Jean-Marie Poiré, Christian Clavier, for ''Les Visiteurs''
* Best Cinematography:
Yves Angelo, for '' Germinal''
Renato Berta, for '' Smoking/No Smoking''
Sławomir Idziak, for '' Trois Couleurs: Bleu''
* Best Costume Design:
Sylvie Gautrelet, Caroline de Vivaise, Moidele Bickel, for '' Germinal''
Franca Squarciapino, for '' Louis, enfant roi''
Catherine Leterrier, for ''Les Visiteurs''
* Best Sound:
Jean-Claude Laureux, William Flageollet, for '' Trois Couleurs: Bleu''
Pierre Gamet, Dominique Hennequin, for '' Germinal''
Bernard Bats, Gérard Lamps, for '' Smoking/No Smoking''
* Best Editing:
Jacques Witta, for '' Trois Couleurs: Bleu''
Hervé de Luze, for '' Germinal''
Albert Jurgenson, for '' Smoking/No Smoking''
Catherine Kelber, for ''Les Visiteurs''
* Best Music:
Khaled, for '' Un, deux, trois, soleil''
Jean-Louis Roques, for '' Germinal''
Zbigniew Preisner, for '' Trois Couleurs: Bleu''
Eric Lévi, for ''Les Visiteurs''
* Best Production Design:
Jacques Saulnier, for '' Smoking/No Smoking''
Hoang Thanh At, for '' Germinal''
Jacques Bufnoir, for '' Justinien Trouvé, ou le bâtard de Dieu''
* Best Short Film:
'' Gueule d'atmosphère'', directed by Olivier Péray
'' Comment font les gens'', directed by Pascale Bailly
'' Emprientes'', directed by Camille Guichard
*Honorary César:
Jean Carmet

See also

* 66th Academy Awards
* 47th British Academy Film Awards

External links

Official website
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19th César Awards
at ''AlloCiné''

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