Waiting for the Cesars and Oscars, more prizes for the 2023 Palme d’Or!

Which French films will dominate awards season? As every year, the Académie des Lumières opens the ceremony in France, the day before the Oscar nominations and the day before the César nominations.

The Académie des Lumières, made up of journalists from the foreign press (correspondents of the international press from 36 countries), provides a first overview of the most notable and appreciated French films of the year, highlighting Justine Trier’s Anatomy of a Fall. 2 prizes) and several films with prizes, including Thomas Keel’s The Animal Kingdom (Best Director) and Cedric Kahn’s Goldman Trial (Revelation).

Tonight, Monday, January 22, 2024, the Académie des Lumières awarded a total of 13 prizes (film, director, screenplay, actor, actress, female revelation, male revelation, first film, animation, documentary, international co-production, picture and music) . The winners will receive the Lumière, a trophy designed by the Monnaie de Paris, signed by Joaquín Jimenez.

Discover the full list of winners:

Palmares – 29th Ceremony of Lights

Best movie: Anatomy of a Fall By Justin Triet

The others named:

Last Summer by Catherine Breillat

DROP OF GOLD by Clement Cogitore

The Trial of Gold by Cedric Kahn

Thomas Kyle’s Animal Kingdom

Best Director: Thomas Cayley for this animal kingdom

The others named:

Catherine Breillat for last summer

Clément Cogitore for GOUTTE D’OR

Cedric Kahn for GOLDMAN TRIAL

Justin Triet for Anatomy of a Fall

Best case scenario: Justin Triet, Arthur Harar for Anatomy of the Fall

The others named:

Thomas Keil, Pauline Meunier for Animal Kingdom

Quentin Dupier for YANNICK

Cedric Kahn, Natalie Herzberg for GOLDMAN TRIAL

Iris Kaltenbeck for RAVISSEMENT

Best Documentary: Girls of Olfa by Kauter Ben Hania

The others named:

LITTLE GIRL BLUE by Mona Achache

OUR BODY by Claire Simon

River by Dominic Marche

ON ADAMANT by Nicolas Philibert

Best Animated Film: Linda wants chicken! By Chiara Malta and Sebastien Laudenbach

The others named:

Forbidden to Dogs and Italians by Alain Ughetto

MARS EXPRESS by Jeremy Perrin

Blind Willows, Sleeping Woman Pierre Foldes

Mermaid by Sepide Farsi

Best Actress: Sandra Huler for Anatomy of a Fall

The others named:

Catherine Deneuve for BERNADETTE

Leah Drucker for last summer

Virgin aired for nothing to lose

Hapsia Hertz for rape

Best Actor Actor: Arie Warthalter for GOLDMAN TRIAL

The others named:

Vincent Lacoste for a time of love

Kareem Lecleux for Vincent MUST DIE

Melvil Poupaud for Love and Forests

Franz Rogowski for DISCO BOY

Feminine Revelation: Ella Rumpf for Daisy’s theorem

The others named:

Suzanne Juanette for The Royal Road

Louise Morroy-Panzani for ÀMA GLORIA

Park Ji-min to return to Seoul

Claire Pommett for the Silver Venus

Masculine revelation: Raphael Cuenard for CHIEN DE LA CASSE

The others named:

Arthur Harar for GOLDMAN TRIAL

Samuel Kircher for last summer

Milo Machado Graner for Anatomy of a Fall

Abdullah Sissoko for the young imam

Best First Film: Abduction by Iris Kaltenbeck

The others named:

BERNADETTE by Leah Domenach

Jean Baptiste Duran’s dog from the stock house

DISCO BOY by Giacomo Abruzzi

Vincent Must Die by Stéphane Castang

Best International Co-Production: DRY HERBS by Nuri Bilge Ceylan

The others named:

THE BLUE OF THE CAFTAN by Mariam Tuzan

The Lost Country by Vladimir Perisic

PACKS by Kamal Lazrak

Old Oak by Ken Loach

Best Picture: Jonathan Rykeburg for kidnapping Dodin Bouffen

The others named:

Simon Beaufils for Anatomy of a Fall

David Keil for Animal Kingdom

Helen Louvart for DISCO BOY

Sylvain Verde for GOUTTE D’OR

Best music: Vitalik for DISCO BOY

The others named:

Amine Bouhafa for THE GIRLS OF OLFA

Clement Ducoli wants a chicken for Linda!

Andrea Laszlo de Simone for Animal Kingdom

Chloé Thevenin for LA MONTAGNE

The ceremony took place on Monday, January 22, 2024 at the Forum des images.