CAESAR. The Césars take place this Friday, February 24, 2023 and are broadcast live and unencrypted on Canal+. We take stock of the key information before the 48th ceremony.
The essential
- The 48th Cesar ceremony takes place tonight, Friday, February 24. It is broadcast on Canal+ unencrypted from 8:45 p.m.
- Tahar Rahim was chosen as honorary presidentwhile the presentation will be provided by several stars during the evening, such as Leïla Bekhti, Jérôme Commandeur, Jamel Debbouze, Emmanuelle Devos, Léa Drucker, Eye Haïdara, Alex Lutz, Raphaël Personnaz or Ahmed Sylla.
- Films already stand out as big favorites This is the case for L’innocent (11 nominations), La Nuit du 12 (10 nominations), Pacifiction – Tourment sur les îles (9 nominations) and En Corps (9 nominations). Virginie Efira is expected for the César for Best Actress, while Benoît Magimel could get the male award. Below, we detail all the information you need to know before following the ceremony live.
Live
20:17 – A shocking lack of nominations for female directors
Each year, there are great forgotten in the nominations of the Césars. But the absence of women directors nominated for the César for Best Director has greatly shocked spectators and specialists, while gender equality has been claimed by the Academy for a few years. Many have protested at the absence, in this category or in the others, of films Other people’s children by Rebecca Zlotowski or See Paris again by Alice Winocourt. The absence of Alice Diop, director of Saint-Omer, in the Directing and Best Film categories (it was nominated in the Best First Film category) when it won a double prize at the Venice Film Festival, has also been criticized.
20:02 – Where to watch the nominated films in streaming?
It is possible to see some of the films nominated for the Césars in streaming, since they were released last year. It is especially on the side of the MyCanal platform that you have to turn to see The Night of 12, In Body, Full time, The Young Lovers, As Bestas, peter von kant, Cut!, A young girl who is well, Jane by Charlotte or State Scandal Investigation. To see the innocent Or Novemberit is on the VOD purchase and rental platforms that you have to turn, while pacification is not yet available for streaming.
19:46 – Voters reveal their votes before the ceremony
Difficult to predict the winners before the Cesar ceremony. 20 Minutes tried to establish a trend by interviewing some members of the Academy. Among the voters who expressed themselves, anonymously of course, we feel that the match will be played between the innocent And The night of 12. Virginie Efira is also the favorite of the voters questioned for the César for Best Actress, while Bouli Lanners and Anouk Grinberg can do well for supporting roles. The César for Best Actor questions, between the evidence that seems to be Benoît Magimel and those who rather wish to vote for an actor who was not rewarded last year, like Roschdy Zem.
7:20 p.m. – An honorary Caesar awarded to David Fincher
Each year, the César awards an honorary prize to an international personality, often from Hollywood cinema. For the 48th ceremony, it is the director David Fincher which will be honoured. He will be awarded a César by Virginie Efira to reward his entire career, fight club To Social network Passing by Seven, Zodiac or Gone Girl.
19:05 – The highlights that will punctuate the César 2023
What to expect during the Cesar evening? Le Parisien informs us about the course of the ceremony. We thus learn that a tribute to Jean-Louis Trintignant, who died on June 17, will be given by Marina Foïs, while Charlotte Gainsbourg will be present during the evening to sing, in French, during a musical time of the ceremony. . But the Academy also intends to keep a few surprises in store, so no photos or videos should be posted on social networks during rehearsals.
6:44 p.m. – 2023, the year of the César for Virginie Efira?
Virginie Efira has been nominated six times for the Césars during her career. But the actress adored by the French has never won the famous statuette. However, this could be the case tonight, since the actress is a big favorite for the César for Best Actress. She would win the statuette for her role as a victim of an attack under reconstruction in the film See Paris again by Alice Winocourt.
18:20 – Will Benoît Magimel get a historic victory?
If observers and specialists are to be believed, Benoît Magimel could win a historic victory tonight: by obtaining the César for Best Actor for his role in Pacifiction – Torment on the Islands, the 48-year-old comedian would become the first to win the award two years in a row. He was awarded the César for Best Actor last year for his score in In his lifetime. Unless his past victory puts him at a disadvantage compared to other actors, like Roschdy Zem, since voters could favor an actor who did not have a prize last year.
18:02 – Who can win the César for Best Film?
Difficult to know in advance which film will be the big winner of this 48th Cesar ceremony. What seems certain is that the match promises to be played between two films: the comedy of Louis Garrel the innocent or crime drama The Night of 12. They are indeed favorites of the nominations but also observers and film specialists, to win several statuettes this evening. It therefore seems that the match will be played between these two films for the César for Best Film.
17:43 – What are the favorite films of the nominations?
If last year, it was not difficult to predict the coronation of the film Lost Illusions, the match promises to be tighter for the César 2023. the innocent by Louis Garrel and The Night of 12 by Dominik Moll seem on track to win prizes, the first accumulating 11 nominations, the second 10 citations. In Body And Pacifiction – Torment on the Islands close behind, with 9 nominations each. November by Cédric Jimenez is also a serious competitor.
17:31 – What to expect for the Cesar ceremony?
The pandemic has put a real brake on the Caesars. Not only were cinemas shut down, but the ceremony faced criticism and suffered in terms of viewership. In 2022, there were only 1.3 million viewers to follow the coronation of Lost Illusions. The objective for this 48th ceremony is therefore clear: to revitalize and modernize the event. For this, the organizers have chosen Tahar Rahim as president and a collegiate group of stars to liven up the evening. Among them are Leïla Bekhti, Jérôme Commandeur, Jamel Debbouze, Emmanuelle Devos, Léa Drucker, Eye Haïdara, Alex Lutz, Raphaël Personnaz and Ahmed Sylla.
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”.
Making predictions for the award ceremonies is a perilous exercise, all the more so when the César 2023 nominations do not give clear favorites. However, we lent ourselves to this very subjective game, trying to imagine the rewards that the voters of the Academy would like to give on Friday evening. One thus imagines perfectly a victory of The Night of 12 at the César for Best Film, the feature film being both very successful and based on the very strong theme, that of the murder of the young girl who was burned alive. For us, it will be the big winner of the evening, its main actor Bastien Bouillon also being able to win the César for Best Male Hope. In our opinion, Virginie Efira should also be awarded the César for Best Actress for See Paris again, welcoming an exceptional year for the actress and, above all, a career that does not deserve. Benoît Magimel could also walk away with the César for Best Actor for his role in pacificationwhich would be historic since the actor would be the first actor to be Caesarized for two consecutive years.
On the production side, it is more difficult to decide. Novembera nervous thriller on the attacks of November 13, could offer Cédric Jimenez his first César, but In Body by Cédric Klapish is also a serious competitor, as is Albert Serra (pacification). We also expect to see Saint-Omer win the César for Best First Film. Its main actress, Guslagie Malanda, could also be crowned Female revelation of the year, even if Nadia Tereszkiewicz (The Almond Trees) and Rebecca Marder (A young girl who is well) are also favorites. We also imagine As Bestas by Rodrigo Sorogoyen win the César for Best Foreign Film, even though Close of Lukas Dhont can win the reward.
Conversely, in other categories, favorites clearly stand out to win a César this year. This is the case of Benoît Magimel who could very well win, for the second consecutive year, the César for Best Actor for Pacifiction – torment on the islands. Among actresses, Virginie Efira, snubbed for Other people’s children but named for See Paris againcould be justly rewarded, even if she is racing against Adèle Exarchopoulos (I don’t give a fuck), Fanny Ardant (Young lovers) or Juliette Binoche (Ouistreham). Bastien Bouillon, of The Night of 12, also seems on track to win the César for Male Revelation. Finally, it is hard to imagine that the César for Best First Film does not go to Saint-Omeralready awarded at the Venice Film Festival and unfairly snubbed in the Best Film and Best Direction category.
The number of nominations can also be an indicator for determining the César favorites. For this 48th ceremony, it is the innocent who is racing in the lead, with no less than 11 citations, especially in the queen categories. But The night of 12, a dramatic thriller by Dominik Moll, is not to be outdone with 10 nominations. The two films promise to compete in particular for the César for best film or best director. Not far, In body And Pacifiction – Torment on the Islands are also serious competitors, since they each have 9 nominations.