CAESAR. The 48th Cesar ceremony was held on Friday February 24. The film “La Nuit du 12” is the winner of the evening. What to remember from the winners and highlights.
2:37 p.m. – The Last Renovation association behind the Cesar happening
An action by the Last Renovation association took place on Friday, February 24, during the César ceremony, which led to an interruption of the program, broadcast live. guest of franceinfo Saturday, February 25, Rachel, an environmental activist from Last Renovation, explained the reasons for this action. “We have to alert people to the situation. […] we are forced to come to these actions to alert, “she said. On social networks, many were offended by the fact that the ceremony was interrupted.
2:06 p.m. – The audience for the Césars in 2023 is up compared to that of 2022
The 48th Cesar ceremony, which took place on Friday February 24, attracted 1.7 million viewers, reports BFM-TV. This number is higher than that of 2022, which is particularly low. That year, the ceremony had gathered only 1.3 million viewers. However, these audiences remain well below those achieved in 2012 of 3.9 million viewers.
1:35 p.m. – First Caesar for Virginie Efira
After five nominations, Virginie Efira won the César for best actress on Friday February 24 at the 48th César ceremony. “I made 63 films this year, so arithmetically, I had given myself the chance,” said the actress with humor when receiving her award. She paid tribute to the other actresses nominated in the best actress category. Awarded for her role in See Paris againVirginie Efira also thanked the director of the film, Alice Winocour.
13:04 – A record broken by Benoît Magimel during the César 2023
On Friday February 24, Benoît Magimel won the César for best actor for Pacifiction – Torment on the Islands. He is the first to win the César for best actor two years in a row. In 2022, he had already been awarded the César for best actor for the film In his lifetime. Very moved during the presentation of his award, the actor declared: “It’s even better the third time”. In 2016, he won the César for best actor in a supporting role for Heads up.
12:32 – The tribute of the director of “La Nuit du 12”
The Night of 12, film several times awarded at the César 2023, Friday February 24, deals with an unsolved feminicide. Inspired by real events, it echoes the news in a cruel way. When receiving the César for best film, Dominik Moll, also crowned best director, paid tribute to the victim who inspired the story. “I wanted to have a thought for the real Clara, the real victim of the affair, which gave rise to the film. Her name was Maud”, he said before leaving the scene.
12:07 – Who won the César for Best Foreign Film?
The Césars also reward films from elsewhere. It is As Bestas which won the César for Best Foreign Language Film. The Spanish-French film by Rodrigo Sorogoyen also sees three French actors in its main cast: Denis Ménochet, Marina Foïs and Marie Colomb.
11:30 – Saint Omer crowned Best First Film
It wasn’t really a surprise, since Saint-Omer had already won two prizes at the Venice Film Festival and had been chosen to represent France at the next Oscars (without qualifying for the shortlist). Alice Diop’s film won the César for Best First Film. She did not fail to deplore the absence of directors nominated this year, in particular in the Best Director category, during her speech.
10:59 – The César for Best Animated Film awarded to …
The Academy has chosen to reward the film My Afghan Family César for Best Animated Film. The feature film, which traces the adaptation of a young Czech woman in Afghanistan alongside her in-laws, faced serious competitors: Le Petit Nicolas – What are we waiting for to be happy And Ernest and Celestine.
10:30 a.m. – A woman wins the César for best original music, a first
In 48 years of existence, never has a female composer won the César for best original music. The evil is now repaired since Irène Dresel won the prize for her score in Full time.
09:45 – Where to see the César-winning films?
Do you want to discover the films on the César 2023 list? Some are already available for streaming. This is the case of The night of 12to see on MyCanal, but also Full time. the innocent can be seen on VOD for purchase and rental. For Pacifiction – Torments on the Islandsit will be necessary to wait a little before seeing it at home.
The Césars take place this Friday, February 24, 2023. Canal+, historic partner of the event, broadcast the evening live from the Olympia. Above all, the ceremony was to follow in the clear for those who were not subscribed to the encrypted channel. It was therefore possible to follow the winners on channel 4 of TNT or in streaming on the mycanal site, tab “live”. If you want to watch the ceremony again, it is available on the MyCanal streaming platform, for its subscribers.