Will Cesar 2024: Anatomy of a Fall break the nominations record?

The 49th award ceremony of French cinema is approaching. A month before the start of the High Mass, the Cesar Academy today revealed the nominees for the next edition.

Thomas Keel’s Animal Kingdom leads with 12 nominations, ahead of Justin Triet’s Anatomy of a Palme d’Or (11) and I’ll Always See Your Face by Jean Herr (9).

So there’s no record this year, unlike 2022, where Xavier Gianoli’s Illusions Perdues held the record 15 nominations.

Still on the record side, let’s celebrate Virgin Ephyra (nominated for Love and Valerie Donzel’s The Woods), who becomes the first actress to be nominated for four consecutive years in the Best Actress category (beating the record previously held by Juliette Binoche, Isabelle Hooper, Christine Scott Thomas, Catherine Deneuve and Laure Kalam).

3 directors were nominated for best direction

Note the double nominations for Raphael Couinard (Best Actor and Best Actor) and The Dog from the Garbage Garden (7 nominations), the first straight nomination for Best Picture and Best First Feature.

Technically, Raphael Quennard is even nominated 3 times for 3 different films, because in addition to Yannick (Best Actor) and The Dog from Scrapper (Revelation), he is also in the Best Documentary Short category with The Actor (which he stars in and directed by Hugo with David).

Let’s also mention in the category of revelations the face of two brothers: Paul Kircher (animal kingdom) facing younger brother Samuel Kircher (last summer).

Virgin Broadcasting, Noemi Merlanti and Revenge of the Forgotten Directors at the 2023 César Awards

After last year’s uproar when no female director was nominated, this year there are 3 (Justine Triet, Kathryn Brillitt, and Gene Hare) in the Best Director category.

Two films by female directors (Iris Kaltenback’s Le Rapissement and Lea Domenach’s Bernadette) are also nominated in the first feature category. On the first feature side, note the horror film nomination of Sebastien Vanicek’s Vermin.

The 49th Caesar ceremony will take place on February 23, 2024. It will be broadcast live by Canal+ from the legendary Olympia Hall. The event will also be visible on Canal+’s Dailymotion channel.

The Academy elects a president every year. In 2024, this role will be played by Valerie Lemercier. A remarkable return to the ceremony. In 2010, he presented the event for the last time. For reference, it was Tahar Rahim who chaired the 48th edition. Christopher Nolan and Agnes Jauy will be the honorary Caesars of 2024.

For reference, last year, Louis Garrel’s L’Innocent was the favorite at the 2023 Césars, with 11 nominations. Dominique Molly’s 12th Night was the 2nd most quoted film. But, in reality, which film won the most Césars in February 2023?

CESAR 2024: All nominations

Best Picture (2023 Winner: The Night of the 12th)

• Anatomy of a Fall By Justin Triet
• broken dog By Jean-Baptiste Durand
• I will always see your faces By Gene Herr
• The Cedric Kahn Goldman Trial
• animal kingdom By Thomas Cayley

Best Director (2023 winner: Dominique Moll for La Nuit du 12)

• For Justin Triet Anatomy of a Fall
• For Catherine Breillat last summer
• Gene Herr for this I will always see your faces
• Cedric Kahn for this The Goldman trial
• Thomas Cayley for this animal kingdom

Best Actress (2023 Winner: Virgin Air for Revoir Paris by Alice Winocour)

• Marion Cotillard The Little Girl in Blue
• Leah Drucker last summer
• Virgin airs In Love and forests
• Hapsia Hertz in Abduction
• Sandra Huler in Anatomy of the Fall

Best Actor (2023 Winner: Benoit Magimel for Pacifiction – Torment on the Islands by Albert Serra)

• Romain Duris in Animal Kingdom
• Benjamin Lavernhe in L’Abbé Pierre – A battle within a battle
• Melville Pupa in Love and the Woods
• Raphael Cuenard in Yannick
• Arie Warthaler at Goldman’s Court

Best Actress in a Supporting Role (2023 Winner: Noemi Merlant for L’Innocent)

• Leila Bekhti in I will always see your faces
• Galatea in Baluchi broken dog
• Elodie Bushes entered I will always see your faces
• In Adele Exarchopoulos I will always see your faces
• Miu Miu I will always see your faces

Best Supporting Actor (2023 winner: Bouli Lanners for La Nuit du 12)

• Swan Arlod entered Anatomy of a Fall
• Anthony Bajon at Junkyard Dog
• Arthur Harar at Goldman’s Court
• Pio Marmay in Yannick
• Antoine Reynaerts in Anatomy of a Fall

Best Female hopeful (2023 winner: Nadia Tereskevic for Les Amandiers Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi)

• Celeste Brunkel in Father’s Daughter
• Kim Higelin with consent
• Susan Juanette on the Royal Road
• Rebecca Marder in Great Expectations
• Ella Rumpf in The Marguerite Theorem

Best Male Hope (2023 winner: Bastien Bouillon for Dominique Moll’s La Nuit du 12)

• Julien Frieson in Marguerite’s Theorem
• Paul Kircher in Animal Kingdom
• Samuel Kircher last summer
• Milo Machado Graner in Anatomy of the Fall
• Raphael Cuenard in The Junkyard Dog

Best First Film (2023 Winner: Alice Diop’s Saint Omer)

• Bernadette Leah Domenach
• broken dog By Jean-Baptiste Durand
• Rapture by Iris Kaltenbeck
• pest By Sebastian Vanicek
• Vincent Must Die by Stéphane Castang

Best Documentary (2023 Winner: Return To Reims (Excerpts) Jean-Gabriel Perriot)

• Atlantic Bar by Fanny Molins
• Daughters of Olfa by Kauter Ben Hania
• Little Girl Blue by Mona Achache
• Our Bodies by Claire Simon
• Nicolas Philibert on Adamant

Best Foreign Film (2023 Winner: Rodrigo Sorogoyen as Bestas)

• The Kidnapping of Marco Bellocchio
• Dead Leaves by Aki Kaurismak
• Oppenheimer by Christopher Nolan
• Perfect Days by Wim Wenders
• Monia is as plain as Chokri’s sylvan

Best Animated Film (2023 Winner: My Afghan Family by Mikaela Pavlatova)

• Forbidden to Dogs and Italians by Alain Ughetto
• Linda wants chicken! By Chiara Malta and Sebastien Laudenbach
• Mars Express by Jeremy Perrin

Best Original Screenplay (2023 Winners: Louis Garrel, Tang Vielle, Naila Giguet for L’Innocent)

• Justin Triet and Arthur Harar for Anatomy of the Fall
• Jean-Baptiste Durand for Junkyard Dog
• Jean Herr, because I will always see your faces
• Natalie Herzberg and Cedric Kahn for Goldman Court
• Thomas Keil and Pauline Minier for Animal Kingdom

Best Adapted Screenplay (2023 winners: Gilles Marchand and Dominique Moll for La Nuit du 12)

• Valerie Donzel and Audrey Divan for Love and the Woods
• Vanessa for Philo Consent
• Catherine Breillat for last summer

Best Short Film (2023 winner: Partir un jour by Amelie Bonnin)

• Waiting for Eli Duard
• Bolero by Nance Laborde-Jourdaa
• Fast by Paul Rigue
• The Silents by Basile Vuillemin

Best Animated Short Film (2023 Winner: The Sex Life of Mamie by Urska Djukic and Emily Pigeard)

• Charlie Bellini’s Funny Birds
• Summer of ’96 by Matilda Bedouin
• Miss Tang Forest Dennis Do

Best Short Documentary (2023 Winner: Maria Schneider, 1983 Elizabeth Subrin)

• The actor or the surprising dignity of misunderstanding By Raphael Cuenard and Hugo David
• The Effect of My Wrinkles by Claude Delafosse
• Gala Hernandez Lopez Fluid Mechanics

Best Costumes (2023 Winner: Gigi Lepage for Simone, Trip of the Century)

• Jürgen Döring for Jeanne du Barry
• Pascaline Chavan for my crime
• Tran Nuyen Khe for Dodin Buphan’s passion
• Arian Daurat for Animal Kingdom
• Thierry Deletre for The Three Musketeers (Part 1: D’Artagnan and Part 2: Milady)

Best Sets (2023 Winner: Christian March for Simone, Trip of the Century)

• Emmanuelle Duplay for Anatomy of the Fall
• Angelo Zamparut for Jeanne du Barry
• Thomas Bakken for Dodin Buffett’s Passion
• Julia Lemaire for Animal Kingdom
• Stephanie Taylason for The Three Musketeers (Part 1: D’Artagnan and Part 2: Milady)

Best Original Score (2023 winner: Irène drésel for À Plein Temps)

• Gabriel Jared for Love and Forests
• Dolphin Malausena for scrapper dog
• Vitalik for the disco guy
• Andrea Laszlo Simone for Animal Kingdom
• Guillaume Roussel for The Three Musketeers (Part 1: D’Artagnan and Part 2: Milady)

Best Voice (2023 winners: François Maurelli, Olivier Mortier, Luc Thomas for La Nuit du 12)

• Julien Sicarti, Fanny Martin, Jeanne Delpanco, Olivier Gonard for Anatomy of the Fall
• Remy Daru, Guadalupe Cassius, Loic Prian, Mark Doisney, Because I Will Always See Your Faces
• Erwan Kerzanetti, Sylvain Malbrandt, Olivier Guillaume for The Goldman Trial
• Fabrice Osinski, Raphaël Sohier, Matthieu Fichet, Niels Barletta for The Animal Kingdom
• David Ritt, Guénoule Le Bourne, Olivier Touche, Cyril Holtz, Niels Barletta for The Three Musketeers (Part 1: D’Artagnan and Part 2: Milady)

Best Editing (2023 Winner: Matilda van de Murtel for À Plein Temps)

• Laurent Seneschal for Anatomy of the Fall
• Francis Vesin Because I’ll Always See Your Faces
• Valerie Luzeleau Little Girl for Blue
• Ian Dedette for Goldman Litigation
• Lillian Corbeil for Animal Kingdom

Best Photography (Winner 202: Artur Tort for Pacifiction – Torment on the Islands)

• Simon Beaufils for Anatomy of the Fall
• Jonathan Rykeburg for Dodin Buffan’s Passion
• Patrick Gieringel for Goldman Litigation
• David Keil for Animal Kingdom
• Nicolas Bolduc for The Three Musketeers (Part 1: D’Artagnan and Part 2: Milady)

Best Visual Effects (2023 Winner: Laurence Ehrman for Notre Dame Brulee)

• Thomas Duvall for Acid
• Lisa Fischer, Cédric Fayol for La Montagne
• Cyril Bonjean, Bruno Sommier, Jean-Louis Autre, for Animal Kingdom
• Oilivier Cauwet for The Three Musketeers (Part 1: D’Artagnan and Part 2: Milady)
• Leo Ewald for Vermins

The 49th Caesar ceremony will be held on February 23, 2024.