CAESAR. The Césars awarded the prize for Best Film to “La Nuit du 12”, the big winner of the evening. Benoît Magimel and Virginie Efira were also rewarded. Check out the full list.
23:46 – What is “La Nuit du 12”, César for Best Film, about?
“La Nuit du 12” is the big winner of the César 2023. Dominik Moll’s feature film is the adaptation of the documentary book 18.3 – A year at the PJ. The thriller looks back on the investigation by the judicial police into the feminicide of a young woman, who was burned alive on her way home from a party. During their speech of thanks, the producers did not fail to recall their commitment against feminicide. Dominik Moll also had a thought for Maud, “the real Clara”, whose case and death inspired the film.
23:38 – “The Night of 12” wins the César for Best Film
It is a huge consecration for The Night of 12. Dominik Moll’s film, which deals with the investigation into a feminicide, won the César for Best Film. In total, the feature film won six awards, including Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Hope, Best Adaptation and Best Sound.
23:35 – Benoît Magimel makes the history of the Caesars
The César for Best Actor was then awarded by Leïla Bekhti. And it was Benoît Magimel who won the prize for his role in Pacifiction – Torment on the Islands. The actor goes down in the history of the Césars by being the only one to have won the prize for two consecutive years. He had indeed been rewarded last year for his role in In his lifetime.
23:29 – Virginie Efira receives the César for Best Actress
Five times nominated during her career but never rewarded, Virginie Efira won this Friday evening the César for Best Actress, her first. She was nominated for the film See Paris again, in which she plays a victim of an attack in search of reconstruction. She was presented with the prize by Benoît Magimel, her on-screen partner, just after presenting the Honorary Cesar to David Fincher alongside Brad Pitt. Sacred evening for the actress!
23:20 – Bouli Lanners receives the César for best actor in a supporting role
The César for Best Actor in a Supporting Role was awarded by Alex Lutz. This is Bouli Lanners, actor who played an investigator on the verge of a nervous breakdown in the film The Night of 12, who won the award. “What happiness, what luck to have been able to shoot in this film”, he declared in his speech before thanking the team of the feature film.
11:13 p.m. – The Césars for Best Screenplay and Best Adaptation are awarded..
Each year, the Césars distinguish two categories of scenario. The Best Original Screenplay went to reward the innocent. Louis Garrel took the opportunity to thank Jean-Claude Carrière, who died last year, who was also his scriptwriting mentor. The César for Best Adapted Screenplay crowned The Night of 12. This is the fourth prize of the evening for the film.
23:01 – The Night of 12 wins the César for Best Director
The César for Best Director was awarded to Dominik Moll for the film The Night of 12. This is the second César for the filmmaker, and the third of the evening for The Night of 12, one of the big favourites. The director wanted to share his prize with the film crew while honoring his assistant director and the spectators “for their curiosity. We are lucky in France to have an audience that has a real appetite for films that go off the beaten track, it is a curiosity that must be nurtured.”
10:50 p.m. – The César for Best Cinematography is awarded to..
The prize for Best Photography rewards the image that viewers discover on screen. The Caesar was awarded to Pacifiction – Torment on the Islands. This is the first prize for the film, which accumulated 9 nominations and was one of the favorites of the evening. Subsequently, the César for best editing was awarded to Full time.
22:38 – Brad Pitt makes a surprise appearance
David Fincher was awarded an honorary Cesar by Virginie Efira. After a montage of the director’s greatest films (The Social Network, Seven, Fight Club, Benjamin Button, Gone Girl…), the actress made a declaration of love to the American director. But it is above all the surprise arrival of Brad Pitt which caused a standing ovation, the actor having played in three films of the filmmaker coming to give him his Cesar of honor.
22:29 – Which film received the César for Best Foreign Film?
The César for Best Foreign Film came to reward this Friday evening the feature film As Bestas by Rodrigo Sorogoyen. This feature film worn by Denis Ménochet and Marina Foïs tells of a confit that reaches a point of no return. “Thank you the Academy for letting us be a small part of French cinema,” said the filmmaker, in French.
The Césars take place this Friday, February 24, 2023. It is from 8:45 p.m. that Canal+, historical partner of the event, broadcast the evening live from the Olympia. Above all, the ceremony is to be followed in the clear for those who are not subscribed to the encrypted channel. It is therefore possible to follow the winners on channel 4 of the TNT or in streaming on the mycanal site, tab “live”.