22nd César Awards

Date| 8 February 1997
Site| Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France
Hosted by| Antoine de Caunes
Highlights
Best Film| Ridicule
Best Actor| Philippe Torreton
Best Actress| Fanny Ardant
Television coverage
Network| Canal+

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The 22nd César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1996 and took place on 8 February 1997 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Annie Girardot and hosted by Antoine de Caunes. Ridicule won the award for Best Film.

## Winners and nominees

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Patrice Leconte, Best Director winner Bertrand Tavernier, Best Director winner Fanny Ardant, Best Actress winner Philippe Torreton, Best Actor winner Catherine Frot, Best Supporting Actress winner Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Best Supporting Actor winner

Best Film

Ridicule

* Captain Conan
* Family Resemblances
* Microcosmos
* Pédale douce

Best Director

(Tie) Patrice Leconte – Ridicule & Bertrand Tavernier – Captain Conan

* Jacques Audiard – A Self Made Hero
* Cédric Klapisch – Family Resemblances
* André Téchiné – Thieves

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Best Actor

Philippe Torreton – Captain Conan

* Daniel Auteuil – The Eighth Day
* Charles Berling – Ridicule
* Fabrice Luchini – Beaumarchais
* Patrick Timsit – Pédale douce

Best Actress

Fanny Ardant – Pédale douce

* Catherine Deneuve – Thieves
* Charlotte Gainsbourg – Love, etc.
* Anouk Grinberg – My Man
* Marie Trintignant – Le Cri de la soie

Best Supporting Actor

Jean-Pierre Darroussin – Family Resemblances

* Albert Dupontel  – A Self Made Hero
* Jacques Gamblin – Pédale douce
* Bernard Giraudeau – Ridicule
* Jean Rochefort – Ridicule

Best Supporting Actress

Catherine Frot – Family Resemblances

* Agnès Jaoui – Family Resemblances
* Sandrine Kiberlain – A Self Made Hero
* Michèle Laroque – Pédale douce
* Valeria Bruni Tedeschi – My Man

Most Promising Actor

Mathieu Amalric – My Sex Life... or How I Got into an Argument

* Samuel Le Bihan – Captain Conan
* Benoît Magimel – Thieves
* Bruno Putzulu – Les Aveux de l'innocent
* Philippe Torreton – Captain Conan

Most Promising Actress

Laurence Côte – Thieves

* Monica Bellucci – The Apartment
* Garance Clavel – When the Cat's Away
* Jeanne Balibar – My Sex Life... or How I Got into an Argument
* Emmanuelle Devos – My Sex Life... or How I Got into an Argument

Best Writing

Family Resemblances – Jean-Pierre Bacri, Cédric Klapisch and Agnès Jaoui

* Captain Conan – Jean Cosmos and Bertrand Tavernier
* Ridicule – Rémi Waterhouse
* A Self Made Hero – Jacques Audiard and Alain Le Henry
* Pédale douce – Gabriel Aghion and Patrick Timsit

Best First Feature Film

Will It Snow for Christmas?

* The Apartment
* Bernie
* Microcosmos
* Encore

Best Cinematography

Claude Nuridsany and Marie Pérennou – Microcosmos

* Thierry Arbogast – Ridicule
* Jean-Marie Dreujou – Unpredictable Nature of the River

Best Editing

Florence Ricard and Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte – Microcosmos

* Joëlle Hache – Ridicule
* Juliette Welfling – A Self Made Hero

Best Sound

Philippe Barbeau, Bernard Leroux and Laurent Quaglio – Microcosmos

* Michel Desrois and Gérard Lamps – Captain Conan
* Jean Goudier, Dominique Hennequin and Paul Lainé  – Ridicule

Best Original Music

Bruno Coulais – Microcosmos

* Antoine Duhamel – Ridicule
* Alexandre Desplat – A Self Made Hero
* René-Marc Bini – Unpredictable Nature of the River

Best Costume Design

Christian Gasc – Ridicule

* Sylvie de Segonzac – Beaumarchais
* Agnès Evein and Jacqueline Moreau – Captain Conan

Best Production Design

Ivan Maussion – Ridicule

* Jean-Marc Kerdelhue – Beaumarchais
* Guy-Claude François – Captain Conan

Best Short Film

Madame Jacques on the Croisette

* Dialogue au sommet
* Un taxi Aouzou
* A Summer Dress
* Une visite

Best Foreign Film

Breaking the Waves

* Fargo
* La Promesse
* Secrets & Lies
* Il Postino: The Postman

Best Producer

Jacques Perrin

* Humbert Balsan
* Charles Gassot
* Alain Sarde

Honorary César

Charles Aznavour
Andie MacDowell

## See also

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* 69th Academy Awards
* 50th British Academy Film Awards
* 9th European Film Awards
* 2nd Lumières Awards

## External links

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* Official website
* 22nd César Awards at IMDb
* 22nd César Awards at AlloCiné

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