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Friday, February 27, 2026

51th César Award Winners




Last night the Academy had their awards ceremony and Nouvelle Vague leads with 4 awards followed by L'Attachement with 3 and with 2 awards each L'inconnu de la grande arche, Nino, Arcon and Le Chant des forêts.

The Winners

Best Film: L'Attachement (The Ties That Bind Us), Carine Tardieu, France

Best Documentary: Le Chant des forêts (Wispers in the Woods), Vincent Munier, France
Best Animated Feature: Arco, Ugo Bienvenu, France
Best First Film: Nino, Pauline Loqués, France
Best International Film: One Battle Against Another, Paul Thomas Anderson, USA

Best Director
: Richard Linklater for Nouvelle Vague, Richard Linklater, France

Best Original Screenplay: Franck Dubosc and Sarah Kaminsky for Un ours dans le Jura (How To Make A Killing), Franck Dubosc, France and Belgium
Best Screenplay Adaptation: Carine Tardieu, Raphaële Moussafir, Agnès Feuvre for L'Attachement (The Ties That Bind Us), Carine Tardieu, France

Best Actress: Léa Drucker in Dossier 137 (Case 137), Dominik Moll, France
Best Supporting Actress: Vimala Pons in L'Attachement (The Ties That Bind Us), Carine Tardieu, France
Best Female Newcomer: Nadia Melliti in La Petite Dernière (The Little Sister), Hafsia Herzi, Germany and France

Best Actor: Laurent Lafitte in La femme la plus riche du monde (The Richest Woman in the World), Thierry Klifa, France and Belgium
Best Supporting Actor: Pierre Lottin in L' Étranger (The Stranger), François Ozon, France
Best Male Newcomer: Théodore Pellerin in Nino, Pauline Loqués, France

Best Cinematography: David Chambille for Nouvelle Vague, Richard Linklater, France
Best Costumes: Pascaline Chavanne for Nouvelle Vague, Richard Linklater, France
Best Editing: Catherine Schwartz for Nouvelle Vague, Richard Linklater, France
Best Original Music: Arnaud Toulon for Arco, Ugo Bienvenu, France
Best Production Design: Catherine Cosme for L'inconnu de la Grande Arche (The Great Arch), Stéphane Demoustier, France and Denmark
Best Sound: Romain Cadilhac, Marc Namblard, Olivier Touche, Olivier Goinard for Le Chant des forêts (Wispers in the Woods), Vincent Munier, France
Best Special Effects: Lise Fischer for Catherine Cosme for L'inconnu de la Grande Arche (The Great Arch), Stéphane Demoustier, France and Denmark

Best Live Action Short Film: Mort d’un Acteur, Ambroise Rateau, France 22' 
Best Animated Short Film: Fille de l’eau, Sandra Desmazières, France 15'
Best Short Documentary: Au bain des dames, Margaux Fournier, France 29'

César d'Honneur: Jim Carrey

To check winners at official site go here, is a pdf file.


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