2008 César Awards
French Academy of Film Arts and Sciences' 2008 César du Cinéma nominations: January 25, 2008
2008 César du Cinéma winners: the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, on February 22, 2008
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
BEST FILM / MEILLEUR FILM
* La graine et le mulet / The Secret of the Grain
directed by Abdellatif Kechiche
produced by Claude Berri
La Môme / La Vie en Rose
directed by Olivier Dahan
produced by Alain Goldman
Persepolis
directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud
produced by Marc-Antoine Robert and Xavier Rigault
Le Scaphandre et le papillon / The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
directed by Julian Schnabel
produced by Jérôme Seydoux
Un secret / A Secret
directed by Claude Miller
produced by Yves Marmion
BEST FIRST FILM / MEILLEUR PREMIER FILM
Ceux qui restent / Those Who Remain
directed by Anne le Ny
produced by Jean-Philippe Andraca and Christian Bérard
Et toi t'es sur qui? / Just About Love?
directed by Lola Doillon
produced by Saga Blanchard
Naissance des pieuvres / Water Lilies
directed by Céline Sciamma
produced by Bénédicte Couvreur and Jérôme Dopffer
* Persepolis
directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud
produced by Marc-Antoine Robert and Xavier Rigault
Tout est pardonné / All Is Forgiven
directed by Mia Hansen-Love
produced by David Thion and Philippe Martin
BEST FOREIGN FILM / MEILLEUR FILM ÉTRANGER
4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile / 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days directed by Christian Mungiu
Auf der anderen Seite / The Edge of Heaven directed by Fatih Akin
We Own the Night directed by James Gray
Eastern Promises directed by David Cronenberg
* Das Leben der Anderen / The Lives of Others directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
BEST DOCUMENTARY / MEILLEUR FILM DOCUMENTAIRE
Les animaux amoureux / Animals in Love directed by Laurent Charbonnier
* L'avocat de la terreur / Terror's Advocate directed by Barbet Schroeder
Les Lip, l'imagination au pouvoir directed by Christian Rouaud
Le premier cri / The First Cry directed by Gilles de Maistre
Retour en Normandie / Return to Normandy directed by Nicolas Philibert
BEST DIRECTOR / MEILLEUR RÉALISATEUR
Olivier Dahan for La Vie en Rose
* Abdellatif Kechiche for The Secret of the Grain
Claude Miller for A Secret
Julian Schnabel for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
André Téchiné for Les témoins / The Witnesses
BEST ACTOR / MEILLEUR ACTEUR
* Mathieu Amalric in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Michel Blanc in The Witnesses
Jean-Pierre Darroussin in Dialogue avec mon jardinier
Vincent Lindon in Those Who Remain
Jean-Pierre Marielle in Faut que ça danse!
BEST ACTRESS / MEILLEURE ACTRICE
Isabelle Carré in Anna M.
* Marion Cotillard in La Vie en Rose
Cécile De France in A Secret
Marina Foïs in Darling
Catherine Frot in Odette Toulemonde
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR / MEILLEUR ACTEUR DANS UN SECOND RÔLE
* Sami Bouajila in The Witnesses
Pascal Greggory in La Vie en Rose
Michael Lonsdale in La question humaine
Fabrice Luchini in Molière
Laurent Stocker in Ensemble, c'est tout
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS / MEILLEURE ACTRICE DANS UN SECOND RÔLE
* Julie Depardieu in A Secret
Noémie Lvovsky in Actrices
Bulle Ogier in Faut que ça danse!
Ludivine Sagnier in A Secret
Sylvie Testud in La Vie en Rose
BEST MALE NEWCOMER / MEILLEUR ESPOIR MASCULIN
Nicolas Cazalé in Le fils de l'épicier
Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet in Les chansons d'amour
Johan Libéreau in The Witnesses
Jocelyn Quivrin in 99 F
* Laurent Stocker in Ensemble, c'est tout
BEST FEMALE NEWCOMER / MEILLEUR ESPOIR FÉMININ
Louise Blachère in Water Lilies
Audrey Dana in Roman de gare
Adèle Haenel in Water Lilies
* Hafsia Herzi in The Secret of the Grain
Clotilde Hesme in Les chansons d'amour
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY / MEILLEUR SCÉNARIO ORIGINAL
Olivier Dahan for La Vie en Rose
Julie Delpy for 2 days in Paris
* Abdellatif Kechiche for The Secret of the Grain
Anne le Ny for Those Who Remain
Laurent Tirard, Grégoire Vigneron for Molière
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY / MEILLEURE ADAPTATION
Claude Berri for Ensemble, c'est tout
Christine Carrière for Darling
Ronald Harwood for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Claude Miller, Nathalie Carter for A Secret
* Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud for Persepolis
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY / MEILLEURE PHOTO
Yves Angelo for Le deuxième souffle
Gérard de Battista for A Secret
Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci for L'ennemi intime
Janusz Kaminski for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
* Tetsuo Nagata for La Vie en Rose
BEST EDITING / MEILLEUR MONTAGE
Ghalya Lacroix, Camille Toubkis for The Secret of the Grain
Véronique Lange for A Secret
Richard Marizy, Yves Beloniak for La Vie en Rose
Stéphane Roche for Persepolis
* Juliette Welfling for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE / MEILLEURE MUSIQUE ÉCRITE POUR UN FILM
* Alex Beaupain for Les chansons d'amour
Olivier Bernet for Persepolis
Alexandre Desplat for L'ennemi intime
Zbigniew Preisner for A Secret
Archie Shepp for Faut que ça danse!
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN / MEILLEUR DÉCORS
Françoise Dupertuis for Molière
Thierry Flamand (ADC) for Le deuxième souffle
Jean-Pierre Kohut Svelko for A Secret
Christian Marti for Jacquou le croquant
* Olivier Raoux for La Vie en Rose
BEST COSTUME DESIGN / MEILLEURS COSTUMES
* Marit Allen for La Vie en Rose
Jacqueline Bouchard for A Secret
Corinne Jorry for Le deuxième souffle
Pierre-Jean Larroque for Molière
Jean-Daniel Vuillermoz for Jacquou le croquant
BEST SOUND / MEILLEUR SON
Antoine Deflandre, Germain Boulay, Eric Tisserand for L'ennemi intime
Guillaume Le Braz, Valérie Deloof, Agnès Ravez, Thierry Delor for Les chansons d'amour
Thierry Lebon, Eric Chevallier, Samy Bardet for Persepolis
Jean-Paul Mugel, Francis Wargnier, Dominique Gaborieau for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
* Laurent Zeilig, Pascal Villard, Jean-Paul Hurier for La Vie en Rose
BEST SHORT FILM / MEILLEUR COURT MÉTRAGE
Deweneti directed by Dyana Gaye
* Le Mozart des pickpockets directed by Philippe Pollet-Villar
Premier voyage directed by Grégoire Sivan
La promenade directed by Marina de Van
Rachel directed by Frédéric Mermoud
HONORARY CÉSAR / CÉSAR D'HONNEUR: Jeanne Moreau, Roberto Benigni
CÉSAR HOMMAGE: Romy Schneider
Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma