8th César Awards


The 8th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1982 and took place on 26 February 1983 at Le Grand Rex in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Catherine Deneuve and hosted by Jean-Claude Brialy. La Balance won the award for Best Film.

Winners and nominees

The winners are highlighted in bold:
Victor Victoria, directed by Blake Edwards
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, directed by Steven Spielberg
The French Lieutenant's Woman, directed by Karel Reisz
Yol, directed by Serif Gören, Yılmaz Güney
Gérard Lanvin, for Tir groupé
Stéphane Audran, for Paradis pour tous
Danielle Darrieux, for Une chambre en ville
Christophe Malavoy, for Family Rock
Jean-Paul Comart, for La Balance
Tchéky Karyo, for La Balance
Dominique Pinon, for The Return of Martin Guerre
Sophie Marceau, for La Boum 2
Souad Amidou, for Le Grand frère
Fabienne Guyon, for Une chambre en ville
Julie Jézéquel, for L'Étoile du Nord
Jean-Claude Carrière, Daniel Vigne, for The Return of Martin Guerre
Mathieu Fabiani, Bob Swaim, for La Balance
Éric Rohmer, for Le Beau Mariage
Élie Chouraqui, for Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David?
Henri Alekan, for La Truite
Edmond Richard, for Les Misérables
Raoul Coutard, for Passion
Jean Penzer, for Une chambre en ville
Piotr Zawadzki, Dominique Hennequin, Jean-Pierre Ruh, for Danton
Pierre Gamet, Jacques Maumont, for Les Quarantièmes rugissants
Gérard Lamps, André Hervée, for Une chambre en ville
Françoise Javet, for La Balance
Henri Lanoë, for Les Quarantièmes rugissants
Armand Psenny, for Tir groupé
Jean Ravel, for L'Étoile du Nord
Michel Portal, for The Return of Martin Guerre
Vladimir Cosma, for La Boum 2
Georges Delerue, for La Passante du Sans-Souci
Michel Colombier, for Une chambre en ville
Alain Nègre, for The Return of Martin Guerre
François de Lamothe, for Les Misérables
Alexandre Trauner, for La Truite
Bernard Evein, for Une chambre en ville
Los Montes, directed by José Martin Sarmiento
Sculptures sonores, directed by Jacques Barsac