6th César Awards

1981 movie awards ceremony

6th César Awards

Date| 31 January 1981
Site| Palais des Congrès, Paris, France
Hosted by| Pierre Tchernia
Highlights
Best Film| The Last Metro
Best Actor| Gérard Depardieu
Best Actress| Catherine Deneuve
Most awards| The Last Metro (10)
Most nominations| The Last Metro (12)
Television coverage
Network| Antenne 2

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The 6th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1980 and took place on 31 January 1981 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Yves Montand and hosted by Pierre Tchernia. The Last Metro won the award for Best Film.

## Winners and nominees

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The winners are highlighted in bold:

Best Film

The Last Metro

* Loulou
* My American Uncle
* Every Man for Himself

Best Director

François Truffaut – The Last Metro

* Alain Resnais – My American Uncle
* Jean-Luc Godard – Every Man for Himself
* Claude Sautet – A Bad Son

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Best Actor

Gérard Depardieu – The Last Metro

* Michel Serrault – La Cage aux Folles II
* Philippe Noiret – Pile ou face
* Patrick Dewaere – A Bad Son

Best Actress

Catherine Deneuve – The Last Metro

* Isabelle Huppert – Loulou
* Nicole Garcia – My American Uncle
* Nathalie Baye – A Week's Vacation

Best Supporting Actor

Jacques Dufilho – A Bad Son

* Heinz Bennent – The Last Metro
* Alain Souchon – Je vous aime
* Guy Marchand – Loulou

Best Supporting Actress

Nathalie Baye – Every Man for Himself

* Delphine Seyrig – I Sent a Letter to My Love
* Andréa Ferréol – The Last Metro
* Claire Maurier – A Bad Son

Best Writing

The Last Metro – François Truffaut and Suzanne Schiffman

* Atlantic City – John Guare,
* My American Uncle – Jean Gruault
* Death Watch – Bertrand Tavernier and David Rayfiel

Best Cinematography

Néstor Almendros – The Last Metro

* Bernard Zitzermann – The Lady Banker
* Sacha Vierny – My American Uncle
* Pierre-William Glenn – Death Watch

Best Music

Georges Delerue – The Last Metro

* Michel Legrand – Atlantic City
* Serge Gainsbourg – Je vous aime
* Antoine Duhamel – Death Watch

Best Sound

Michel Laurent – The Last Metro

* Jean-Pierre Ruh – The Lady Banker
* Michel Desrois – Death Watch
* Pierre Lenoir – A Bad Son

Best Editing

Martine Barraqué – The Last Metro

* Geneviève Winding – The Lady Banker
* Albert Jurgenson – The Umbrella Coup
* Michael Ellis and Armand Psenny – Death Watch

Best Production Design

Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko – The Last Metro

* Jean-Jacques Caziot – The Lady Banker
* Jacques Saulnier – My American Uncle
* Dominique André – A Bad Son

Best Animated Short Film

Le Manège

* Le Réveil
* The Three Inventors

Best Fiction Short Film

Toine

* Le Bruit des jambes de Lucie
* La Découverte
* Vive la mariée

Best Documentary Short Film

Le Miroir de la terre

* Abel Gance, une mémoire de l'avenir
* Dorothea Tanning - Insomnia

Best Foreign Film

Kagemusha

* Fame
* Kramer vs. Kramer
* The Rose

Honorary César

Marcel Pagnol
Alain Resnais

## See also

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* 53rd Academy Awards
* 34th British Academy Film Awards

## References

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## External links

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* Official website
* 6th César Awards at IMDb
* 6th César Awards at AlloCiné

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* Film
* Director
* Actor
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* Supporting Actress
* Male Revelation
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* Honorary Award
* Prix Daniel Toscan du Plantier
* Trophée César & Techniques
* Médaille d'Or

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