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César Awards The César Award is the national film award of France. It is delivered in the ' ceremony and was first awarded in 1976. The nominations are selected by the members of twelve categories of filmmaking professionals and supported by the French Min ...
ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1989 and took place on 4 March 1990 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in
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. The ceremony was chaired by Kirk Douglas and hosted by Ève Ruggiéri. ''
Too Beautiful for You ''Too Beautiful for You'' (french: Trop belle pour toi) is a 1989 French romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Bertrand Blier. It tells the story of Bernard ( Gérard Depardieu), a well-established BMW car dealer in the South of Fr ...
'' won the award for Best Film.


Winners and nominees

The winners are highlighted in bold: *
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Too Beautiful for You ''Too Beautiful for You'' (french: Trop belle pour toi) is a 1989 French romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Bertrand Blier. It tells the story of Bernard ( Gérard Depardieu), a well-established BMW car dealer in the South of Fr ...
'', directed by
Bertrand Blier Bertrand Blier (; born 14 March 1939) is a French film director and writer. His 1978 film '' Get Out Your Handkerchiefs'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards. He is the son of famous French actor Bern ...

'' Monsieur Hire'', directed by Patrice Leconte
'' Nocturne indien'', directed by
Alain Corneau Alain Corneau (7 August 1943 – 30 August 2010) was a French film director and writer. Corneau was born in Meung-sur-Loire, Loiret. Originally a musician, he worked with Costa-Gavras as an assistant, which was also his first opportunity to work ...

'' Un monde sans pitié'', directed by Eric Rochant
'' La Vie et rien d'autre'', directed by
Bertrand Tavernier Bertrand Tavernier (25 April 1941 – 25 March 2021) was a French director, screenwriter, actor and producer. Life and career Tavernier was born in Lyon, France, the son of Geneviève (née Dumond) and René Tavernier, a publicist and writer, s ...
*
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'', directed by
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'' Dom za vesanje'', directed by
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'', directed by
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Sex, Lies, and Videotape ''Sex, Lies, and Videotape'' (often written in all lowercase as ''sex, lies, and videotape'') is a 1989 American independent drama film written and directed by Steven Soderbergh. The plot tells the story of a troubled man who videotapes women dis ...
'', directed by Steven Soderbergh * Best First Work:
'' Un monde sans pitié'', directed by
Éric Rochant Éric Rochant (born 24 February 1961) is a French film director and screenwriter. He is an alumnus of the IDHEC ( FEMIS) from the generation of Arnaud Desplechin and Noémie Lvovsky. Rochant is of Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִי ...

'' Peaux de vaches'', directed by Patricia Mazuy
'' La Salle de bain'', directed by
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'', directed by Michel Sibra
'' Suivez cet avion'', directed by Patrice Ambard
'' Tolérance'', directed by Pierre-Henry Salfati * Best Actor:
Philippe Noiret Philippe Noiret (; 1 October 1930 – 23 November 2006) was a French film actor. Life and career Noiret was born in Lille, France, the son of Lucy (Heirman) and Pierre Noiret, a clothing company representative. He was an indifferent student and ...
, for '' La Vie et rien d'autre''
Lambert Wilson Lambert Wilson (born 3 August 1958) is a French actor, singer and activist. He is best known internationally for his portrayal of The Merovingian in ''The Matrix Reloaded'', ''The Matrix Revolutions'' and ''The Matrix Resurrections''. Biograph ...
, for '' Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre''
Michel Blanc, for '' Monsieur Hire''
Jean-Hugues Anglade Jean-Hugues Anglade (born 29 July 1955) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter, known for his roles as Eric in ''Killing Zoe'', Zorg in ''Betty Blue'' and Marco, the boyfriend of Nikita in '' Nikita''. Personal life Anglade was born ...
, for '' Nocturne indien''
Gérard Depardieu, for '' Trop belle pour toi''
Hippolyte Girardot Hippolyte Girardot (born Frédéric Girardot; 10 October 1955) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. He is the father of actress Ana Girardot. Selected filmography * 1973: '' La Femme de Jean'', directed by Yannick Bellon, Rémi * ...
, for '' Un monde sans pitié'' *
Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress aw ...
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Carole Bouquet, for '' Trop belle pour toi''
Emmanuelle Béart Emmanuelle Béart (born 14 August 1963)
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, for '' Les Enfants du désordre''
Sandrine Bonnaire Sandrine Bonnaire (; born 31 May 1967) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter who has appeared in more than 40 films. She won the César Award for Most Promising Actress for ''À Nos Amours'' (1983), the César Award for Best Actr ...
, for '' Monsieur Hire''
Josiane Balasko Josiane Balasko (born Josiane Balašković; 15 April 1950) is a French actress, writer, and director. She has been nominated seven times for César Awards, and won twice. Career One of Balasko's most recognized roles among English speakers is ...
, for '' Trop belle pour toi''
Sabine Azéma Sabine Azéma (born 20 September 1949) is a French stage and film actress and director. Born in Paris, she graduated from the Paris Conservatory of Dramatic Arts. Career Her film career began in 1975. Azéma appeared in '' A Sunday in the ...
, for '' La Vie et rien d'autre'' * Best Supporting Actor:
Robert Hirsch, for '' Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre''
Jacques Bonnaffé Jacques Bonnaffé (born 22 June 1958) is a French actor and stage director. He has appeared in more than ninety films since 1980. Debut Jacques Bonnaffé was formed at the Lille Conservatory after his high school years in Douai (North) where he ...
, for '' Baptême''
François Cluzet, for '' Force majeure''
Roland Blanche, for '' Trop belle pour toi''
François Perrot François Perrot (26 February 1924 – 20 January 2019)La Vie et rien d'autre'' * Best Supporting Actress:
Suzanne Flon Suzanne Flon (28 January 1918 – 15 June 2005) was a French stage, film, and television actress. She won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her performance in the 1961 film '' Thou Shalt Not Kill''. Flon also received two César Awards and two ...
, for '' La Vouivre''
Sabine Haudepin Sabine Haudepin (born 19 October 1955) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films since 1962. She was born in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. Filmography References External links * * 1955 births Living people ...
, for '' Force majeure''
Micheline Presle Micheline Presle (; born Micheline Nicole Julia Émilienne Chassagne; 22 August 1922) is a French actress. She was sometimes billed as Micheline Prelle. Starting in 1939, she starred in over 50 French and English language films that were made in H ...
, for '' I Want to Go Home''
Ludmila Mikaël Ludmila Mikaël (born 27 April 1947) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than eighty films since 1967. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mikael, Ludmila 1947 births Living people French fi ...
, for ''
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Clémentine Célarié Clémentine Célarié (born 12 October 1957) is a French actress, writer, director and singer.
, for '' Nocturne indien'' * Most Promising Actor:
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, for '' Un monde sans pitié''
Jean-Yves Berteloot Jean-Yves Berteloot (born 27 August 1958) is a French actor. Theater Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Berteloot, Jean-Yves 1958 births Living people People from Saint-Omer French male film actors French ma ...
, for '' Baptême''
Philippe Volter, for '' Les Bois noirs''
Thierry Fortineau, for '' Comédie d'été''
Melvil Poupaud Melvil Poupaud (born 26 January 1973) is a French actor, author and filmmaker. Career Poupaud's first appearance was, as a child, in Raúl Ruiz's 1983 film '' City of Pirates''. He met Ruiz through his mother, Chantal Poupaud, who was a well-kn ...
, for ''
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'' * Most Promising Actress:
Vanessa Paradis Vanessa Chantal Paradis (; born 22 December 1972) is a French singer, model, and actress. Paradis became a child star at the age of 14 with the international success of her single "Joe le taxi" (1987). At age 18, she was awarded France's hig ...
, for ''
Noce blanche ''Noce Blanche'' ( en, White Wedding, italic=yes) is a 1989 French romantic drama film written and directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau. It stars Vanessa Paradis, Bruno Cremer and Ludmila Mikaël, with François Négret, Jean Dasté and Véroniqu ...
''
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, for '' Baptême''
Dominique Blanc Dominique Blanc (born 25 April 1956) is a French actress. She is known for her roles in the films '' May Fools'' (1990), '' Indochine'' (1992), '' La Reine Margot'' (1994), ''Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train'' (1998), and '' The Other One'' ...
, for '' Je suis le seigneur du château''
Isabelle Gélinas Isabelle Gélinas (born October 13, 1963) is a French-Canadian actress. Early life and training Isabelle Gélinas was born in Montreal, Quebec. She began her training course at the Cours Florent before joining the CNSAD where she took classe ...
, for '' Suivez cet avion''
Mireille Perrier Mireille Perrier (born 14 November 1959) is a French actress and stage director. Career She debut in theater with the ''Compagnie du Hasard'' in 1977, where she remained a member for two years. Her first starring role was in Leos Carax's '' ...
, for '' Un monde sans pitié'' *
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Bertrand Blier Bertrand Blier (; born 14 March 1939) is a French film director and writer. His 1978 film '' Get Out Your Handkerchiefs'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards. He is the son of famous French actor Bern ...
, for '' Trop belle pour toi''
Patrice Leconte, for '' Monsieur Hire''
Alain Corneau Alain Corneau (7 August 1943 – 30 August 2010) was a French film director and writer. Corneau was born in Meung-sur-Loire, Loiret. Originally a musician, he worked with Costa-Gavras as an assistant, which was also his first opportunity to work ...
, for '' Nocturne indien''
Miloš Forman, for '' Valmont''
Bertrand Tavernier Bertrand Tavernier (25 April 1941 – 25 March 2021) was a French director, screenwriter, actor and producer. Life and career Tavernier was born in Lyon, France, the son of Geneviève (née Dumond) and René Tavernier, a publicist and writer, s ...
, for '' La Vie et rien d'autre'' * Best Writing:
Bertrand Blier Bertrand Blier (; born 14 March 1939) is a French film director and writer. His 1978 film '' Get Out Your Handkerchiefs'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards. He is the son of famous French actor Bern ...
, for '' Trop belle pour toi''
Pierre Jolivet Pierre Jolivet (; born 9 October 1952) is a French director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. His film '' Zim and Co.'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival and his film '' The Night Watchman'' won the ...
,
Olivier Schatzky Olivier Schatzky (born 1949) is a French film director and screenwriter. His 1991 film ''Fortune Express'' was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival. Filmography * 1986 : ''Le Complexe du kangourou'', Screenwriter * 1987 : ''A ...
, for '' Force majeure''
Éric Rochant Éric Rochant (born 24 February 1961) is a French film director and screenwriter. He is an alumnus of the IDHEC ( FEMIS) from the generation of Arnaud Desplechin and Noémie Lvovsky. Rochant is of Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִי ...
, for '' Un monde sans pitié''
Bertrand Tavernier Bertrand Tavernier (25 April 1941 – 25 March 2021) was a French director, screenwriter, actor and producer. Life and career Tavernier was born in Lyon, France, the son of Geneviève (née Dumond) and René Tavernier, a publicist and writer, s ...
, Jean Cosmos, for '' La Vie et rien d'autre'' * Best Cinematography:
Yves Angelo Yves Angelo (born 22 January 1956) is a French cinematographer, film director and screenwriter. Angelo has won the César Award for Best Cinematography three times: in 1990 for '' Nocturne indien'', in 1992 for '' Tous les matins du monde'', ...
, for '' Nocturne indien''
Philippe Rousselot Philippe Rousselot, (born 4 September 1945) is a French cinematographer and film director best known for his wide range of work in both European and mainstream American cinema, ranging in genres from drama, to fantasy, to blockbusters. He ha ...
, for '' Trop belle pour toi''
Bruno de Keyzer Bruno de Keyzer (11 August 1949 – 25 June 2019) was a French cinematographer. Biography He began his film career as a camera assistant with Sven Nykvist for Black Moon, directed by Louis Malle (1974). He became director of photography in 198 ...
, for '' La Vie et rien d'autre'' * Best Costume Design:
Theodor Pistek, for '' Valmont''
Catherine Leterrier Catherine Leterrier (born 26 October 1942) is a French costume designer. Leterrier is the wife of François Leterrier, mother of Louis Leterrier, daughter of André Fabius, she is the sister of Laurent Fabius Laurent Fabius (; born 20 Au ...
, for ''
La Révolution française ''La Révolution Française'' is a French rock opera by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Raymond Jeannot, book by Alain Boublil and Jean-Max Rivière, created in 1973. The show premiered at the Palais des Sports de Paris. Synopsis With the Frenc ...
'' ("Les Années Lumières" and "Les Années Terribles" segments)
Jacqueline Moreau, for '' La Vie et rien d'autre'' * Best Sound:
Pierre Lenoir Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French language, French form of the name Peter (given name), Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via ...
, Dominique Hennequin, for '' Monsieur Hire''
Claude Villand,
Pierre Gamet Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...
, for '' Bunker Palace Hôtel''
Gérard Lamps, William Flageollet, Michel Desrois, for '' La Vie et rien d'autre'' * Best Editing:
Claudine Merlin, for '' Trop belle pour toi''
Joëlle Hache, Claudine Merlin, for '' Monsieur Hire''
Armand Psenny, for '' La Vie et rien d'autre'' *
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Oswald d'Andréa, for '' La Vie et rien d'autre''
Michael Nyman, for '' Monsieur Hire''
Gérard Torikian, for '' Un monde sans pitié'' * Best Production Design:
Pierre Guffroy, for '' Valmont''
Michèle Abbé-Vannier, for '' Bunker Palace Hôtel''
Théobald Meurisse, for '' Trop belle pour toi'' *Best Animated Short:
'' Le Porte-plume'', directed by Marie-Christine Perrodin
'' Sculpture sculptures'', directed by
Jean-Loup Felicioli Jean-Loup Felicioli (born 1960) is a French film maker. In January 2012, he was nominated for an Academy Award for the movie ''A Cat in Paris''. He also directed ''Phantom Boy''. Born in 1960 in Albertville Albertville (; Arpitan: ''Arbèrt ...
*Best Fiction Short:
'' Lune froide'', directed by Patrick Bouchitey
'' Ce qui me meut'', directed by
Cédric Klapisch Cédric Klapisch ( ; born 4 September 1961) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. Life and career Klapisch was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine. He is from a Jewish family; his maternal grandparents were deported to Ausc ...

'' Vol nuptial'', directed by Dominique Crèvecoeur *Best Documentary Short:
'' Chanson pour un marin'', directed by Bernard Aubouy
'' Le Faucon de Notre-Dame'', directed by Claude Farny *
Honorary César The César Award is France's national film award. Recipients are selected by the members of the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma. The following are the recipients of the Honorary César award since 1976. Recipients 1970s 1980s 199 ...
:
Philippe Dormoy
Gérard Philipe Gérard Philipe (born Gérard Albert Philip, 4 December 1922 – 25 November 1959) was a prominent French actor who appeared in 32 films between 1944 and 1959. Active in both theatre and cinema, he was, until his early death, one of the main ...
(posthumous)


See also

* 62nd Academy Awards *
43rd British Academy Film Awards The 43rd British Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1990, honoured the best films of 1989. Peter Weir's ''Dead Poets Society'' won the award for Best Film. Winners and nominees Academy Fellowship: Paul Fox ...


External links


Official website
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15th César Awards
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