25th César Awards

Date| 19 February 2000
Site| Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France
Hosted by| Alain Chabat
Highlights
Best Film| Venus Beauty Institute
Best Actor| Daniel Auteuil
Best Actress| Karin Viard
Television coverage
Network| Canal+

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The 25th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best films of 1999 in France and took place on 19 February 2000 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Alain Delon and hosted by Alain Chabat. Venus Beauty Institute won the award for Best Film.

## Winners and nominees

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Tonie Marshall (left), Best Director winner, and President of the Ceremony Alain Delon Karin Viard, Best Actress winner Daniel Auteuil, Best Actor winner Charlotte Gainsbourg, Best Supporting Actress winner François Berléand, Best Supporting Actor winner

Best Film

Venus Beauty Institute

* The Children of the Marshland
* East/West
* Girl on the Bridge
* The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

Best Director

Tonie Marshall – Venus Beauty Institute

* Jean Becker – The Children of the Marshland
* Luc Besson – The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
* Michel Deville – Sachs' Disease
* Patrice Leconte – Girl on the Bridge
* Régis Wargnier  – East/West

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Best Actor

Daniel Auteuil – Girl on the Bridge

* Jean-Pierre Bacri – Kennedy et moi
* Albert Dupontel – Sachs' Disease
* Vincent Lindon – My Little Business
* Philippe Torreton – It All Starts Today

Best Actress

Karin Viard – Haut les cœurs!

* Nathalie Baye – Venus Beauty Institute
* Sandrine Bonnaire – East/West
* Catherine Frot – The Dilettante
* Vanessa Paradis – Girl on the Bridge

Best Supporting Actor

François Berléand – My Little Business

* Jacques Dufilho – C'est quoi la vie?
* André Dussollier – The Children of the Marshland
* Claude Rich – Season's Beatings
* Roschdy Zem – My Little Business

Best Supporting Actress

Charlotte Gainsbourg – Season's Beatings

* Catherine Mouchet – My Little Business
* Bulle Ogier – Venus Beauty Institute
* Line Renaud – Belle maman
* Mathilde Seigner – Venus Beauty Institute

Most Promising Actor

Eric Caravaca – C'est quoi la vie?

* Clovis Cornillac – Karnaval
* Romain Duris – Peut-être
* Laurent Lucas – Haut les cœurs!
* Robinson Stévenin – Bad Company

Most Promising Actress

Audrey Tautou – Venus Beauty Institute

* Barbara Schulz – The Dilettante
* Valentina Cervi – Rien sur Robert
* Émilie Dequenne – Rosetta
* Sylvie Testud – Karnaval

Best Writing

Venus Beauty Institute – Tonie Marshall

* Girl on the Bridge – Serge Frydman
* My Little Business – Pierre Jolivet and Simon Michaël
* Sachs' Disease – Michel Deville
* Season's Beatings – Christopher and Danièle Thompson

Best First Feature Film

Voyages

* Haut les cœurs!
* Les Convoyeurs attendent
* Karnaval
* Season's Beatings

Best Cinematography

Éric Guichard – Himalaya

* Jean-Marie Dreujou – Girl on the Bridge
* Thierry Arbogast – The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

Best Editing

Emmanuelle Castro – Voyages

* Joëlle Hache – Girl on the Bridge
* Sylvie Landra – The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

Best Sound

François Groult, Bruno Tarrière and Vincent Tulli – The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

* William Flageollet and Guillaume Sciama – The Children of the Marshland
* Dominique Hennequin and Paul Lainé – Girl on the Bridge

Best Original Music

Bruno Coulais – Himalaya

* Pierre Bachelet – The Children of the Marshland
* Patrick Doyle – East/West
* Éric Serra – The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

Best Costume Design

Catherine Leterrier – The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

* Eve-Marie Arnault – Rembrandt
* Gabriella Pescucci and Caroline de Vivaise – Time Regained

Best Production Design

Philippe_Chiffre – Rembrandt

* Jean Rabasse – Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar
* Hugues Tissandier – The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
* François Emmanuelli – Peut-être

Best Short Film

Dirtie Basterdz

* À l'ombre des grands baobabs
* Anna's Trip
* Camping sauvage
* 17, rue Bleue

Best Foreign Film

All About My Mother

* Being John Malkovich
* Eyes Wide Shut
* Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
* The Thin Red Line

Honorary César

Josiane Balasko
Georges Cravenne
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Martin Scorsese

## See also

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* 72nd Academy Awards
* 53rd British Academy Film Awards
* 12th European Film Awards
* 5th Lumières Awards

## External links

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