44th César Awards


The 44th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, took place on 22 February 2019, at the Salle Pleyel in Paris to honour the best French films of 2018. Kristin Scott Thomas presided, and Kad Merad was the host. The ceremony was dedicated to Charles Aznavour, who died the previous October.
For the first time the "César des Lycéens" will be awarded, in a separate ceremony on 13 March 2019, at the Sorbonne in Paris. This award is to be conferred on one of the seven nominees for Best Film and is selected by the students of three high schools.

Winners and nominees

The nominees for the 44th César Awards were announced on January 23, 2019.

CustodyProduced by Alexandre Gavras; Directed by Xavier LegrandSink or Swim − Produced by Alain Atall and Hugo Sélignac; Directed by Gilles LelloucheThe Sisters Brothers − Produced by Pascal Caucheteaux, Grégoire Sorlat and Michel Merkt; Directed by Jacques AudiardIn Safe Hands − Produced by Alain Atall, Hugo Sélignac and Vincent Mazel; Directed by Jeanne HerryGuy − Produced by Oury Milshtein; Directed by Alex LutzThe Trouble with You − Produced by Philippe Martin and David Thion; Directed by Pierre SalvadoriMemoir of War − Produced by Laetitia Gonzalez, Yael Fögiel, David Gauquié, Julien Deris and Etienne Mallet; Directed by Emmanuel Finkiel

Jacques AudiardThe Sisters Brothers
Alex LutzGuy
Léa DruckerCustody
Philippe KaterineSink or Swim
Karin ViardLittle Tickles
Dylan RobertShéhérazade
Kenza FortasShéhérazade
CustodyXavier LegrandThe Trouble with YouPierre Salvadori, Benoît Graffin, Benjamin Charbit Sink or SwimGilles Lellouche, Ahmed Hamidi, Julien LambroschiniGuyAlex Lutz, Anaïs Deban, Thibault SégouinIn Safe HandsJeanne Herry
Little Tickles − Andréa Bescond, Éric MétayerThe Sisters BrothersJacques Audiard, Thomas BidegainMademoiselle de JoncquièresEmmanuel MouretAn Impossible LoveCatherine Corsini, Laurette PolmanssMemoir of WarEmmanuel Finkiel

Shéhérazade − Jean-Bernard Marlin Little Tickles − Andréa Bescond, Éric Métayer CustodyXavier Legrand L'amour flouRomane Bohringer, Philippe Rebbot SauvageCamille Vidal-Naquet

The Sisters BrothersBenoît Debie Mademoiselle de Joncquières − Laurent Desmet Sink or Swim − Laurent Tangy Memoir of War − Alexis KavyrchineCustody − Nathalie Durand

Custody − Yorgos Lamprinos The Trouble with You − Isabelle Devinck The Sisters BrothersJuliette Welfling Little Tickles − Valérie Deseine Sink or Swim − Simon Jacquet

The Sisters Brothers − Cyril Holtz Custody − Julien Roig, Julien Sicart, Vincent Verdoux Sink or Swim − Gwennolé Le Borgne Guy − Antoine Baudouin, Yves-Marie Omnes Memoir of War − Antoine Mercier, David Vranken, Aline Gavroy

Guy − Romain Greffe, Vincent Blanchard The Sisters BrothersAlexandre Desplat In Safe Hands − Pascal Sangla An Impossible Love − Grégoire Hetzel AmandaAnton Sanko The Trouble with YouCamille Bazbaz

Pierre-Jean LarroqueMademoiselle de Joncquières
The Sisters Brothers − Michel BarthélémyMemoir of War − Pascal Le GuellecMademoiselle de Joncquières − David FaivreOne Nation, One King − Thierry François The Emperor of Paris − Emile Ghigo
So Help Me God − Jean Libon i Yves HinantLe grand bal − Laetitia CartonThe State Against Mandela and the OthersGilles Porte i Nicolas ChampeauxEach and Every MomentNicolas PhilibertAmericaClaus Drexel

Dilili à ParisMichel OcelotVilaine fille − Ayce Kartal Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion − d'Alexandre Astier and Louis ClichyPachamama − Juan Antin

Vilaine fille − Ayce KartalAu coeur des ombres − Alice Eça GuimarãesLa mort, père et fils − Denis WalgenwtizRaymonde ou l'évasion verticaleSarah Van Den Boom

Les Petites Mains − Rémi AllierLes Indes Galantes − Clément CogitoreLaissez-Moi Danser − Valérie LeroyKapitalistisPablo Muñoz GómezBraguino − Clément Cogitore

Shoplifters – Directed by Hirokazu Kore-edaGirl – Directed by Lukas DhontThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – Directed by Martin McDonaghCold War – Directed by Paweł PawlikowskiOur Struggles – Directed by Guillaume SenezCapernaum – Directed by Nadine LabakiHannah – Directed by Andrea Pallaoro

Les Tuche 3 d'Olivier Baroux

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