19th César Awards
The 19th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1993 and took place on 26 February 1994 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Gérard Depardieu and hosted by Fabrice Luchini and Clémentine Célarié. Smoking / No Smoking won the award for Best Film.
Winners and nominees
The winners are highlighted in bold:- Best Film:
Smoking/No Smoking, directed by Alain Resnais
Germinal, directed by Claude Berri
Ma saison préférée, directed by André Téchiné
Trois Couleurs: Bleu, directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Les Visiteurs, directed by Jean-Marie Poiré - Best Foreign Film:
The Piano, directed by Jane Campion
Ba wang bie ji, directed by Chen Kaige
Raining Stones, directed by Ken Loach
The Snapper, directed by Stephen Frears
- Best Debut:
Mùi đu đủ xanh - L'odeur de la papaye verte, directed by Tran Anh Hung
Cible émouvante, directed by Pierre Salvadori
Le Fils du requin, directed by Agnès Merlet
Les Gens normaux n'ont rien d'exceptionnel, directed by Laurence Ferreira Barbosa
Métisse, directed by Mathieu Kassovitz - Best Actor:
Pierre Arditi, for Smoking/No Smoking
Daniel Auteuil, for Ma saison préférée
Michel Boujenah, for Le Nombril du monde
Christian Clavier, for Les Visiteurs
Jean Reno, for Les Visiteurs - Best Actress:
Juliette Binoche, for Trois Couleurs: Bleu
Miou-Miou, for Germinal
Catherine Deneuve, for Ma saison préférée
Sabine Azéma, for Smoking/No Smoking
Josiane Balasko, for Tout le monde n'a pas eu la chance d'avoir des parents communistes
Anouk Grinberg, for Un, deux, trois, soleil - Best Supporting Actor:
Jean-Pierre Darroussin, for Cuisine et dépendances
Jean-Roger Milo, for Germinal
Thomas Langmann, for Le Nombril du monde
Didier Bezace, for Profil bas
Valérie Lemercier, for Les Visiteurs
Judith Henry, for Germinal
Marthe Villalonga, for Ma saison préférée
Marie Trintignant, for Les Marmottes
Myriam Boyer, for Un, deux, trois, soleil
- Most Promising Actor:
Olivier Martinez, for Un, deux, trois, soleil
Guillaume Depardieu, for Cible émouvante
Melvil Poupaud, for Les Gens normaux n'ont rien d'exceptionnel
Christopher Thompson, for Les Marmottes
Mathieu Kassovitz, for Métisse - Most Promising Actress:
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, for Les Gens normaux n'ont rien d'exceptionnel
Chiara Mastroianni, for Ma saison préférée
Virginie Ledoyen, for Les Marmottes
Karin Viard, for La Nage indienne
Florence Pernel, for Trois Couleurs: Bleu - Best Director:
Alain Resnais, for Smoking/No Smoking
Claude Berri, for Germinal
André Téchiné, for Ma saison préférée
Krzysztof Kieślowski, for Trois Couleurs: Bleu
Bertrand Blier, for Un, deux, trois, soleil
Jean-Marie Poiré, for Les Visiteurs - Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation:
Jean-Pierre Bacri, Agnès Jaoui, for Smoking/No Smoking
Claude Berri, Arlette Langmann, for Germinal
Pascal Bonitzer, André Téchiné, for Ma saison préférée
Krzysztof Kieślowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz, for Trois Couleurs: Bleu
Jean-Marie Poiré, Christian Clavier, for Les Visiteurs - Best Cinematography:
Yves Angelo, for Germinal
Renato Berta, for Smoking/No Smoking
- Best Costume Design:
Sylvie Gautrelet, Caroline de Vivaise, Moidele Bickel, for Germinal
Catherine Leterrier, for Les Visiteurs
- Best Sound:
Jean-Claude Laureux, William Flageollet, for Trois Couleurs: Bleu
Pierre Gamet, Dominique Hennequin, for Germinal
Bernard Bats, Gérard Lamps, for Smoking/No Smoking - Best Editing:
Jacques Witta, for Trois Couleurs: Bleu
Hervé de Luze, for Germinal
Catherine Kelber, for Les Visiteurs
- Best Music:
Khaled, for Un, deux, trois, soleil
Jean-Louis Roques, for Germinal
Zbigniew Preisner, for Trois Couleurs: Bleu
Eric Lévi, for Les Visiteurs - Best Production Design:
Jacques Saulnier, for Smoking/No Smoking
Hoang Thanh At, for Germinal
Jacques Bufnoir, for Justinien Trouvé, ou le bâtard de Dieu - Best Short Film:
Gueule d'atmosphère, directed by Olivier Péray
Comment font les gens, directed by Pascale Bailly
Emprientes, directed by Camille Guichard - Honorary César:
Jean Carmet