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to honour the best French films of 2016. Jérôme Commandeur hosted the

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ceremony for the first time. The nominations were announced on 25 January 2017 by Academy president

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and awards ceremony host Jérôme Commandeur. ''

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'' and ''

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'' won three awards each. Other films with multiple awards include '' Chocolat'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' with two, with the latter film winning the

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honour.

Winners and nominees

Multiple nominations and awards

The following films received multiple nominations: The following films received multiple awards:

Viewers

The show was followed by 1.9 million viewers. This corresponds to 10.5% of the audience.

References

External links

Official website
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Winners and nominees

Multiple nominations and awards

Viewers

See also

References

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