46th César Awards

The 46th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, took place on 12 March 2021 to honour the best French films of 2020. Roschdy Zem presided, and Marina Foïs hosted the show for the first time.

Winners and nominees

The nominees for the 46th César Awards were announced on 10 February 2021.

Bye Bye Morons – Produced by Catherine Bozorgan; Directed by Albert DupontelAdolescents – Produced by Muriel Meynard; Sébastien LifshitzMy Donkey, My Lover & I – Produced by Laetitia Galitzine and Aurélie Trouvé-Rouvière; Directed by Caroline VignalLove Affair(s) – Produced by Frédéric Niedermayer; Directed by Emmanuel MouretSummer of 85 – Produced by Eric Altmayer and Nicolas Altmayer; Directed by François Ozon	Albert Dupontel – Bye Bye Morons Maïwenn – DNA Sébastien Lifshitz – Adolescents Emmanuel Mouret – Love Affair(s) François Ozon – Summer of 85
*Sami Bouajila – A Son* as Fares Ben Youssef** Jonathan Cohen – Enorme as Frédéric Albert Dupontel – Bye Bye Morons as JB Niels Schneider – Love Affair(s) as Maxime Lambert Wilson – De Gaulle as Charles de Gaulle	*Laure Calamy – My Donkey, My Lover & I* as Antoinette** Martine Chevallier – Two of Us as Madeleine Virginie Efira – Bye Bye Morons as Suze Trappet Camélia Jordana – Love Affair(s) as Daphné Barbara Sukowa – Two of Us as Nina Dorn
*Nicolas Marié – Bye Bye Morons* as M. Blin** Edouard Baer – How to Be a Good Wife as André Grunvald Louis Garrel – DNA as François Benjamin Lavernhe – My Donkey, My Lover & I as Vladimir Vincent Macaigne – Love Affair(s) as François	*Emilie Dequenne – Love Affair(s)* as Louise** Fanny Ardant – DNA as Caroline Valeria Bruni Tedeschi – Summer of 85 as Madame Gorman Noémie Lvovsky – How to Be a Good Wife as Marie -Thérèse Yolande Moreau – How to Be a Good Wife as Gilberte Van der Beck
*Jean-Pascal Zadi – Tout Simplement Noir* as JP** Guang Huo – La Nuit Venue as Jin Félix Lefebvre – Summer of 85 as Alexis Robin Benjamin Voisin – Summer of 85 as David Gorman Alexandre Wetter – Miss as Alex	*Fathia Youssouf – Cuties* as Aminata** Mélissa Guers – The Girl with a Bracelet as Lise India Hair – Poissonsexe as Lucle Julia Piaton – Love Affair(s) as Victoire Camille Rutherford – Felicità as Chloé
Bye Bye Morons – Albert DupontelMy Donkey, My Lover & I – Caroline Vignal Love Affair(s) – Emmanuel Mouret Two of Us – Filippo Meneghetti and Malysone BovorashyDelete History – Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kerven	The Girl with a Bracelet – Stéphane Demoustier based on the film The Accused by Gonzalo TobalWasp Network – Olivier Assayas based on the book The Last Soldiers of the Cold War by Fernando MoraisMama Weed – Hannelore Cayre and Jean-Paul Salomé based on the book La Daronne by CayreSummer of 85 – François Ozon based on the novel Dance on My Grave by Aidan ChambersSmall Country: An African Childhood – Éric Barbier based on the novel Small Country by Gaël Faye
*Two of Us – Filippo MeneghettiMy Best Part – Nicolas MauryCuties - Maïmouna DoucouréSimply Black – Jean-Pascal ZadiArab Blues – Manele Labid*	Bye Bye Morons – Alexis KavyrchineAdolescents – Antoine Parouty and Paul GuilhaumeMy Donkey, My Lover & I – Simon Beaufils Love Affair(s) – Laurent Desmet Summer of 85 – Hichame Alaouié
*Adolescents – Tina BazBye Bye Morons – Christophe PinelMy Donkey, My Lover & I – Annette DutertreLove Affair(s) – Marital SalomonSummer of 85 – Laure Gardette*	Adolescents – Yolande Decarsin, Jeanne Delplancq, Fanny Martin and Olivier GoinardBye Bye Morons – Jean Minondo, Gurwal Coïc-Gallas and Cyril Holtz My Donkey, My Lover & I – Guillaume Valex, Fred Demolder and Jean-Paul Hurier Love Affair(s) – Maxime Gavaudan, François Mereu and Jean-Paul Hurier Summer of 85 – Brigitte Taillandier, Julien Roig and Jean-Paul Hurier
La Nuit Venue – RoneBye Bye Morons – Christophe JulienDNA – Stephen WarbeckMy Donkey, My Lover & I – Mateï BratescotSummer of 85 – Jean-Benoït Dunckel	How to Be a Good Wife – Madeline FontaineBye Bye Morons – Mimi LempickaLove Affair(s) – Hélène Davoudian De Gaulle – Anaïs Romand and Sergio BalloSummer of 85 – Pascaline Chavanne
*Bye Bye Morons – Carlos ContiHow to Be a Good Wife – Thierry FrançoisLove Affair(s) – David FaivreDe Gaulle – Nicolas De BoiscuilléSummer of 85 – Benoît Barouh*	Adolescents – Sébastien LifshitzLa Cravate – Etienne Chaillou and Mathias ThéryCyrille Agriculteur, 30 Ans, 20 Vaches, Du Lait, Du Beurre, Des Dettes – Rodolphe MarconiHistoire D’Un Regard – Mariana OteroUn Pays Qui Se Tient Sage – David Du Fresne
Josep – AurelCalamity, a Childhood of Martha Jane Cannary – Rémi ChayéLittle Vampire – Joann Sfar	L'heure de l'Ours – Agnès Patron Bach-Hông – Elsa Duhamel L'Odysée de Choum – Julien Bisaro La tête dans les orties – Paul Cabon
So What If the Goats Die – Sofia Alaoui L'aventure atomique – Loïc Barché Baltringue – Josza Anjembe Je serais parmi les amandiers – Marie Le Floc'h Un Adieu – Mathilde Profit	Another Round – Directed by Thomas Vinterberg1917 – Directed by Sam MendesCorpus Christi – Directed by Jan KomasaDark Waters – Directed by Todd HaynesThe August Virgin – Directed by Jonás Trueba
	Le Splendid - Josiane Balasko, Michel Blanc, Marie-Anne Chazel, Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte & Bruno MoynotJean-Pierre Bacri

Films with multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Films
13	Love Affair(s)
12	Bye Bye Morons
12	Summer of 85
8	My Donkey, My Lover & I
6	Adolescents
5	How to Be a Good Wife
4	DNA
4	Two of Us
3	De Gaulle
2	The Girl with a Bracelet
2	Cuties
2	La Nuit Venue
2	Tout Simplement Noir