Awards 2010: Cesar Award Nominations

I know it's ridiculous to post a story on a bunch of films that nobody has ever heard of before, but I've always admired the choices of the French awards known as the Cesar Awards. It's not surprising that Of Gods and Men was nominated for the top prize, but The Ghost Writer also made the cut, surprisingly enough. Carlos failed to make the top prize, but settled well enough for the lower categories. The Social Network and Inception were the American nominations for Foreign Language Film, while Academy Award winner The Secret in Their Eyes also made it in. Perhaps it's not too relevant, but it's certainly interesting.

Best Film
“Gainsbourg”
“The Ghost Writer”
“Heartbreaker”
“Mammuth”
“The Names of Love”
“Of Gods and Men”
“On Tour”

Best Director
Olivier Assayas (“Carlos”)
Bertrand Blier (“The Clink of Ice”)
Roman Polanski (“The Ghost Writer”)
Mathieu Amalric (“On Tour”)
Xavier Beauvois (“Of Gods and Men”)

Best Actor
Gérard Depardieu (“Mammuth”)
Romain Duris (“Heartbreaker”)
Eric Elmosnino (“Gainsbourg”)
Jacques Gamblin (“The Names of Love”)
Lambert Wilson (“Of Gods and Men”)

Best Actress
Isabelle Carré (“Les émotifs anonymes”)
Catherine Deneuve (“Potiche”)
Sara Forestier (“The Names of Love”)
Charlotte Gainsbourg (“The Tree”)
Kristin Scott Thomas (“Sarah’s Key”)

Best Supporting Actor
Niels Arestrup (“The Big Picture”)
François Damiens (“Heartbreaker”)
Gilles Lellouche (“Little White Lies”)
Michael Lonsdale (“Of Gods and Men”)
Olivier Rabourdin (“Of Gods and Men”)

Best Supporting Actress
Anne Alvaro (“The Clink of Ice”)
Valérie Bonneton (“Little White Lies”)
Laetitia Casta (“Gainsbourg”)
Julie Ferrier (“Heartbreaker”)
Karin Viard (“Potiche”)

Most Promising Actor
Arthur Dupont (“Bus Palladium”)
Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet (“The Princess of Montpensier”)
Pio Marmaï (“Living on Love Alone”)
Raphaël Personnaz (“The Princess of Montpensier”)
Edgar Ramirez (“Carlos”)

Most Promising Actress
Leïla Bekhti (“Tout ce qui brille”)
Anaïs Demoustier (“Living on Love Alone”)
Audrey Lamy (“Tout ce qui brille”)
Léa Seydoux (“Dear Prudence”)
Yahima Torres (“Black Venus”)

Best Original Screenplay
“The Clink of Ice”
“Mammuth”
“The Names of Love”
“Of Gods and Men”
“On Tour”

Best Adapted Screenplay
“The Big Picture”
“The Ghost Writer”
“Potiche”
“The Princess of Montpensier”
“The Tree”

Best Foreign Film
“Bright Star”
“Heartbeats”
“Illegal”
“Inception”
“Invictus”
“The Secret in Their Eyes”
“The Social Network”

Best First Film
“Gainsbourg”
“Heartbreaker”
“Lights Out”
“Tout ce qui brille”
“Turk’s Head”

Best Animated Film
“Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds”
“The Illusionist”
“Logorama”
“The Man in the Blue Gordini”
“Une Vie de Chat”

Best Documentary
“Benda Bilili!”
“Cleveland vs. Wall Street”
“Into Our Own Hands”
“L’amour fou”
“Oceans”

Best Cinematography
“Gainsbourg”
“The Ghost Writer”
“Of Gods and Men”
“On Tour”
“The Princess of Montpensier”

Best Art Direction
“The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec”
“Gainsbourg”
“The Ghost Writer”
“Of Gods and Men”
“The Princess of Montpensier”

Best Costume Design
“The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec”
“Of Gods and Men”
“On Tour”
“Potiche”
“The Princess of Montpensier”

Best Editing
“Carlos”
“Gainsbourg”
“The Ghost Writer”
“Of Gods and Men”
“On Tour”

Best Original Score
“Bus Palladium”
“The Ghost Writer”
“Korkoro”
“Oceans”
“The Princess of Montpensier”
“The Tree”

Best Sound
“Gainsbourg”
“Oceans”
“On Tour”
“The Ghost Writer”
“Of Gods and Men”