17th César Awards


The 17th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1991 and took place on 22 February 1992 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Michèle Morgan and hosted by Frédéric Mitterrand. Tous les matins du monde won the award for Best Film.

Winners and nominees

The winners are highlighted in bold:
Thelma & Louise, directed by Ridley Scott
Urga, directed by Nikita Mikhalkov
L'Autre, directed by Bernard Giraudeau
Fortune Express, directed by Olivier Schatzky
Lune froide, directed by Patrick Bouchitey
Jean-Claude Dreyfus, for Delicatessen
Ticky Holgado, for Une époque formidable...
Bernard Le Coq, for Van Gogh
Gérard Séty, for Van Gogh
Valérie Lemercier, for L'Opération Corned-Beef
Manuel Blanc, for J'embrasse pas
Laurent Grévill, for L'Année de l'éveil
Thomas Langmann, for Paris s'éveille
Guillaume Depardieu, for Tous les matins du monde
Chick Ortega, for Une époque formidable...
Géraldine Pailhas, for La Neige et le feu
Marie-Laure Dougnac, for Delicatessen
Marie Gillain, for Mon père, ce héros
Alexandra London, for Van Gogh
Elsa Zylberstein, for Van Gogh
Yves Angelo, for Tous les matins du monde
Darius Khondji, for Delicatessen
Gilles Henry, Emmanuel Machuel, for Van Gogh
Corinne Jorry, for Tous les matins du monde
Valérie Pozzo di Borgo, for Delicatessen
Edith Vesperini, for Van Gogh
Jordi Savall, for Tous les matins du monde
Carlos D'Alessio, for Delicatessen
Zbigniew Preisner, for La Double vie de Véronique
Jean-Claude Petit, for Mayrig
Jean-Philippe Carp, Miljen Kreka Kljakovic, for Delicatessen
Michel Vandestien, for Les Amants du Pont-Neuf
Philippe Pallut, Katia Wyszkop, for Van Gogh