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The 8th
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
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, honoured the best French films of 1982 and took place on 26 February 1983 at Le Grand Rex in
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. The ceremony was chaired by Catherine Deneuve and hosted by Jean-Claude Brialy. '' La Balance'' won the award for Best Film.


Winners and nominees

The winners are highlighted in bold: * Best Film:
'' La Balance'', directed by Bob Swaim
'' Danton'', directed by
Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Witold Wajda (; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the "P ...

'' Passion'', directed by
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Une chambre en ville ''Une chambre en ville'' (also known as ''A Room in Town'') is a 1982 French musical drama film written and directed by Jacques Demy, with music by Michel Colombier, and starring Dominique Sanda, Danielle Darrieux and Michel Piccoli. It is set a ...
'', directed by
Jacques Demy Jacques Demy (; 5 June 1931 – 27 October 1990) was a French director, screenwriter and lyricist. He appeared at the height of the French New Wave alongside contemporaries like Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut. Demy's films are celebrated ...
* Best Foreign Film:
'' Victor Victoria'', directed by
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'' E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'', directed by
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'', directed by
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'' Yol'', directed by Serif Gören, Yılmaz Güney * Best First Work:
'' Mourir à trente ans'', directed by Romain Goupil
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'', directed by Christopher Frank
'' Lettres d'amour en Somalie'', directed by Frédéric Mitterrand
'' Tir groupé'', directed by Jean-Claude Missiaen * Best Actor:
Philippe Léotard, for '' La Balance''
Gérard Depardieu, for '' Danton''
Lino Ventura Angiolino Giuseppe Pasquale Ventura (14 July 1919 – 22 October 1987), known as Lino Ventura, was an Italian-born actor and philanthropist, who lived and worked for most of his life in France. He was considered one of the greatest leading men ...
, for ''
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Gérard Lanvin, for '' Tir groupé'' * Best Actress:
Nathalie Baye Nathalie Marie Andrée Baye (; born 6 July 1948) is a French film, television, and stage actress. She began her career in 1970 and has appeared in more than 80 films. A ten-time César Award nominee, her four wins were for ''Every Man for Himsel ...
, for '' La Balance''
Miou-Miou Sylvette Herry (born 22 February 1950), known professionally as Miou-Miou (), is a French actress. A ten-time César Award nominee, she won the César Award for Best Actress for the 1979 film ''Memoirs of a French Whore''. Her other films inclu ...
, for ''
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Romy Schneider Rosemarie Magdalena Albach (23 September 1938 – 29 May 1982), known professionally as Romy Schneider (), was a German and French actress. She is regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses of all time and became a cult figure due to ...
, for '' La Passante du Sans-Souci''
Simone Signoret, for ''
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'' * Best Supporting Actor:
Jean Carmet, for ''
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Gérard Klein, for '' La Passante du Sans-Souci''
Michel Jonasz, for '' Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David?''
Jean-François Stévenin Jean-François Stévenin (; 23 April 194427 July 2021) was a French actor and filmmaker. He appeared in 150 films and television shows since 1968. He starred in the film '' Cold Moon'', which was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. He ...
, for ''
Une chambre en ville ''Une chambre en ville'' (also known as ''A Room in Town'') is a 1982 French musical drama film written and directed by Jacques Demy, with music by Michel Colombier, and starring Dominique Sanda, Danielle Darrieux and Michel Piccoli. It is set a ...
'' * Best Supporting Actress:
Fanny Cottençon, for ''
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Denise Grey, for '' La Boum 2''
Stéphane Audran, for '' Paradis pour tous''
Danielle Darrieux, for ''
Une chambre en ville ''Une chambre en ville'' (also known as ''A Room in Town'') is a 1982 French musical drama film written and directed by Jacques Demy, with music by Michel Colombier, and starring Dominique Sanda, Danielle Darrieux and Michel Piccoli. It is set a ...
'' * Most Promising Actor:
Christophe Malavoy, for '' Family Rock''
Jean-Paul Comart, for '' La Balance''
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, for '' La Balance''
Dominique Pinon, for '' The Return of Martin Guerre'' * Most Promising Actress:
Sophie Marceau Sophie Marceau (; born Sophie Danièle Sylvie Maupu, 17 November 1966) is a French actress. As a teenager, she achieved popularity with her debut films ''La Boum'' (1980) and ''La Boum 2'' (1982), receiving a César Award for Most Promising Act ...
, for '' La Boum 2''
Souad Amidou Souad Amidou (born 4 July 1959) is a French actress. Biography She is the daughter of the actor Amidou. Her career started working with her father on the short film '' Le thé à la menthe'' in 1963. Then she was chosen by Claude Lelouch to ...
, for '' Le Grand frère''
Fabienne Guyon, for ''
Une chambre en ville ''Une chambre en ville'' (also known as ''A Room in Town'') is a 1982 French musical drama film written and directed by Jacques Demy, with music by Michel Colombier, and starring Dominique Sanda, Danielle Darrieux and Michel Piccoli. It is set a ...
''
Julie Jézéquel, for ''
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'' * Best Director:
Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Witold Wajda (; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the "P ...
, for '' Danton''
Bob Swaim, for '' La Balance''
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 ...
, for '' Passion''
Jacques Demy Jacques Demy (; 5 June 1931 – 27 October 1990) was a French director, screenwriter and lyricist. He appeared at the height of the French New Wave alongside contemporaries like Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut. Demy's films are celebrated ...
, for ''
Une chambre en ville ''Une chambre en ville'' (also known as ''A Room in Town'') is a 1982 French musical drama film written and directed by Jacques Demy, with music by Michel Colombier, and starring Dominique Sanda, Danielle Darrieux and Michel Piccoli. It is set a ...
'' *
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Jean-Claude Carrière Jean-Claude Carrière (; 17 September 1931 – 8 February 2021) was a French novelist, screenwriter and actor. He received an Academy Award for best short film for co-writing '' Heureux Anniversaire'' (1963), and was later conferred an Honorar ...
, Daniel Vigne, for '' The Return of Martin Guerre''
Mathieu Fabiani, Bob Swaim, for '' La Balance''
Éric Rohmer Jean Marie Maurice Schérer or Maurice Henri Joseph Schérer, known as Éric Rohmer (; 21 March 192011 January 2010), was a French film director, film critic, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and teacher. Rohmer was the last of the Post-war, p ...
, for '' Le Beau Mariage''
Élie Chouraqui, for '' Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David?'' * Best Adaptation:
Jean Aurenche, Michel Grisolia, Pierre Granier-Deferre, for ''
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Jean-Claude Carrière Jean-Claude Carrière (; 17 September 1931 – 8 February 2021) was a French novelist, screenwriter and actor. He received an Academy Award for best short film for co-writing '' Heureux Anniversaire'' (1963), and was later conferred an Honorar ...
, for '' Danton''
Daniel Schmid,
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, for '' Hécate''
Robert Hossein, Alain Decaux, for ''
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'' * Best Cinematography:
Henri Alekan, for '' La Truite''
Edmond Richard, for ''
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''
Raoul Coutard, for '' Passion''
Jean Penzer, for ''
Une chambre en ville ''Une chambre en ville'' (also known as ''A Room in Town'') is a 1982 French musical drama film written and directed by Jacques Demy, with music by Michel Colombier, and starring Dominique Sanda, Danielle Darrieux and Michel Piccoli. It is set a ...
'' * Best Sound:
William Robert Sivel, Claude Villand, for '' La Passante du Sans-Souci''
Piotr Zawadzki, Dominique Hennequin, Jean-Pierre Ruh, for '' Danton''
Pierre Gamet, Jacques Maumont, for '' Les Quarantièmes rugissants''
Gérard Lamps, André Hervée, for ''
Une chambre en ville ''Une chambre en ville'' (also known as ''A Room in Town'') is a 1982 French musical drama film written and directed by Jacques Demy, with music by Michel Colombier, and starring Dominique Sanda, Danielle Darrieux and Michel Piccoli. It is set a ...
'' * Best Editing:
Noëlle Boisson, for '' Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David?''
Françoise Javet, for '' La Balance''
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, for '' Les Quarantièmes rugissants''
Armand Psenny, for '' Tir groupé''
Jean Ravel, for ''
L'Étoile du Nord ''L'Étoile du Nord'' is a French language, French phrase meaning "The Star of the North". It is the List of U.S. state mottos, motto of the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the only U.S. state motto in French. It was chosen by the state's first gov ...
'' * Best Music:
Michel Portal, for '' The Return of Martin Guerre''
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, for '' La Boum 2''
Georges Delerue, for '' La Passante du Sans-Souci''
Michel Colombier, for ''
Une chambre en ville ''Une chambre en ville'' (also known as ''A Room in Town'') is a 1982 French musical drama film written and directed by Jacques Demy, with music by Michel Colombier, and starring Dominique Sanda, Danielle Darrieux and Michel Piccoli. It is set a ...
'' * Best Production Design:
Alain Nègre, for '' The Return of Martin Guerre''
François de Lamothe, for ''
Les Misérables ''Les Misérables'' (, ) is a 19th-century French literature, French Epic (genre), epic historical fiction, historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published on 31 March 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. '' ...
''
Alexandre Trauner, for '' La Truite''
Bernard Evein, for ''
Une chambre en ville ''Une chambre en ville'' (also known as ''A Room in Town'') is a 1982 French musical drama film written and directed by Jacques Demy, with music by Michel Colombier, and starring Dominique Sanda, Danielle Darrieux and Michel Piccoli. It is set a ...
'' *Best Animated Short:
'' La Légende du pauvre bossu'', directed by Michel Ocelot
'' Chronique 1909'', directed by Paul Brizzi, Gaëtan Brizzi
'' Sans préavis'', directed by Michel Gauthier * Best Fiction Short Film:
'' Bluff'', directed by Philippe Bensoussan
'' Corre, gitano'', directed by Tony Gatlif
'' Merlin ou le cours de l'or'', directed by Arthur Joffé
'' La Saisie'', directed by Yves-Noël François * Best Documentary Short Film:
'' Junkopia'', directed by
Chris Marker Chris Marker (; 29 July 1921 – 29 July 2012) (born ''Christian-François Bouche-Villeneuve'') was a French writer, photographer, documentary film director, multimedia artist and Essay#Film, film essayist. His best known films are ''La Jetée' ...

'' L'Ange de l'abîme'', directed by Annie Tresgot
'' Los Montes'', directed by José Martin Sarmiento
'' Sculptures sonores'', directed by Jacques Barsac


See also

* 55th Academy Awards * 36th British Academy Film Awards


References


External links


Official website
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8th César Awards
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