French Cesar Award Winners

The highest film awards in French cinema (the French Oscars), the Cesars, were held yesterday and unsurprisingly, The Artist did well in their homeland too.  But surprisingly, the best actor did not go to Jean Dujardin but Omar Sy for Intouchables.  Read on for the rest of the winners.

Michel Hazanavicius and Berenice Bejo

Best Film
The Artist

Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist

Best Actor
Omar Sy, Intouchables

Best Actress
Berenice Bejo, The Artist

Best Supporting Actor
Michel Blanc, The Minister

Best Supporting Actress
Carmen Maura, Service Entrance

Best Newcomer, Actor
Gregory Gadebois, Angele et Tony

Best Newcomer, Actress
Naidra Ayadi, Polisse
Clotilde Hesme, Angele et Tony

Best First Film
Sylvain Estibal, When Pigs Have Wings

Best Original Screenplay
Pierre Schoeller, The Minister

Best Adapted Screenplay
Yasmina Reza, Roman Polanski, Carnage

Best Foreign Film
A Separation

Best Cinematography
Guillaume Schiffman, The Artist

Best Animated Film
The Rabbi's Cat

Best Documentary Feature
Tous au Larzac

Best Music
Ludovic Bource, The Artist