38th César Awards


The 38th Annual César Awards ceremony, presented by the French Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques, was held on 22 February 2013, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Jamel Debbouze, with Antoine de Caunes as master of ceremonies. Nominations were announced 25 January 2013. Michael Haneke's film Amour, nominated in ten categories, won in five, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
, César Award for Best Actress.
, César Award for Best Supporting Actress and Actor.
, César Award for Most Promising Actress and Actor.
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, Honorary César.
Best FilmBest Director

Amour
  • Camille Redouble
  • Farewell, My Queen
  • Holy Motors
  • In the House
  • Rust and Bone
  • What's in a Name?
Michael Haneke, Amour
Best ActorBest Actress
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Amour
 Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
Guillaume de Tonquédec, What's in a Name?
 Valérie Benguigui, What's in a Name?
Most Promising ActorMost Promising Actress
Matthias Schoenaerts, Rust and Bone
Izïa Higelin, Bad Girl
Best First Feature FilmBest Original Screenplay
Louise Wimmer
  • Augustine
  • Comme des frères
  • Populaire
  • Hold Back
Michael Haneke, Amour
  • Benoît Jacquot, Farewell, My Queen
  • Noémie Lvovsky, Camille Redouble
  • François Ozon, In the House
  • Jacques Audiard, Rust and Bone
  • Leos Carax, Holy Motors
  • Stéphane Brizé, A Few Hours of Spring
Best CinematographyBest Adaptation
Romain Winding, Farewell, My Queen
Jacques Audiard & Thomas Bidegain, Rust and Bone
Best EditingBest Sound
Rust and Bone, Juliette Welfling
  • Farewell, My Queen, Luc Barnier
  • Amour, Monika Willi
  • Camille Redouble, Annette Dutertre & Michel Klochendler
  • Holy Motors, Nelly Quettier
My Way, Antoine Deflandre, Germain Boulay & Eric Tisserand
  • Farewell, My Queen, Brigitte Taillandier, Francis Wargnier & Olivier Goinard
  • Amour, Guillaume Sciama, Nadine Muse & Jean-Pierre Laforce
  • Rust and Bone, Brigitte Taillandier, Pascal Villard & Jean-Paul Hurier
  • Holy Motors, Erwan Kerzanet, Josefina Rodriguez & Emmanuel Croset
Best Music Written for a FilmBest Costume Design
Rust and Bone, Alexandre Desplat
Farewell, My Queen, Christian Gasc
  • Augustine, Pascaline Chavanne
  • Camille Redouble, Madeline Fontaine
  • My Way, Mimi Lempicka
  • Populaire, Charlotte David
Best Production DesignBest Documentary
Farewell, My Queen, Katia Wyszkop
Les invisibles
  • Bovines ou la vraie vie des vaches
  • Duch, le maître des forges de l'Enfer
  • Journal de France
  • Les nouveaux chiens de garde
Best Animated FilmBest Short Film
Ernest & Celestine
  • Edmond Was a Donkey
  • Kirikou and the Men and Women
  • Oh Willy...
  • Zarafa
Le cri du homard
Best Foreign Film-
Argo, Ben Affleck
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[Honorary César]

Kevin Costner, American actor, director and producer

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