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”)

Oscar 2010: Foreign Language Film Finalists

I'm not really a trustworthy source when it comes to this specific category, because I haven't gotten around to seeing any of the films on this list. I might be seeing Biutiful sometime soon, but the rest I'm just blind to. I'm surprised that Of Gods and Men didn't make it in, because it was getting some heat going until just now. In a Better World is probably the one to watch for, because it's just come off of a Golden Globe win, but I don't have any idea exactly which films will make it. If you do, please comment below, because I'm lost on this one.

Hors la Loi/Outside the Law (Algeria)
Incendies (Canada)
In a Better World (Denmark)
Dogtooth (Greece)
Confessions (Japan)
Biutiful (Mexico)
Life, above All (South Africa)
Tambien la Lluvia/Even the Rain (Spain)
Simple Simon (Sweden)