The 37th
César Award Cesar or César may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
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s ceremony, presented by the French Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques (
Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma
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), was held on 24 February 2012, at the
Théâtre du Châtelet in
Paris
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. The awards honoured the best films of
2011
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. ''
The Artist'' won six out of its ten nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (
Michel Hazanavicius
Michel Hazanavicius ( ; born 29 March 1967) is a French film director, screenwriter, editor, and producer. He is best known for his 2011 film, ''The Artist (film), The Artist'', which won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 84th Academy Aw ...
), Best Actress (
Bérénice Bejo), and Best Cinematography (
Guillaume Schiffman). The ceremony was chaired by
Guillaume Canet
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Canet began his career in theatre and television before moving to film. He starred in several films like ''Joyeux Noël'', ...
, with
Antoine de Caunes as master of ceremonies. Nominations were announced 27 January 2012.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
Honorary César
The César Award is France's national film award. Recipients are selected by the members of the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma
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Kate Winslet
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, English actress and singer
Viewers
The show was followed by 3.9 million viewers. This corresponds to 18.2% of the audience.
See also
*
84th Academy Awards
*
65th British Academy Film Awards
The 65th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held on 12 February 2012 at the Royal Opera House in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2011 in film, 2011. Presented by the British Academy of F ...
*
24th European Film Awards
*
17th Lumière Awards
*
2nd Magritte Awards
The 2nd Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie André Delvaux, honored the best films of 2011 in Belgium and took place on February 4, 2012, at the Square in the historic site of Mont des Arts, Brussels beginning at 7:45 p.m. ...
*
57th David di Donatello
*
27th Goya Awards
References
External links
Official website*
37th César Awardsat ''
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