One of the hits of last year's 20th edition of the French Film Festival UK has scooped no less than 13 nominations in the French Oscars, the Césars, due to be bestowed at the Theatre du Châtelet on 22 February.
The film Camille Rewinds, a time-jump comedy with shades of Peggy Sue Got Married, represents a personal tour de force for writer, director and actress Noemie Lvovksy, and became a surprise summer hit last year.
France’s Académie Des Arts et Technique du Cinéma unveiled the nominations for the César Awards at a ceremony this morning (Friday) at Le Fouquet restaurant on the Champs Elysées,.
The tally of 13 nominations topped the poll and was was followed by Foreign Language Oscar contender Amour and Farewell My Queen with ten nominations each.
Holy Motors and Rust And Bone drew nine nominations each.
François Ozon's In The House picked up six nominations followed by Cloclo, Populaire and What’s In A Name? with five apiece.
Founded in 1976, the César academy gathers 4199 members from across the French film industry and is the second biggest such body after the Oscars Academy. For the 2013 edition of the Césars, 3434 members voted on 594 films.
The nominations in the key categories are:
Best Film
- Farewell My Queen (Les Adieux À La Reine), Benoît Jacquot
- Amour, Michael Haneke
- Camille Rewinds (Camille Redouble), Noémie Lvovsky
- In The House (Dans La Maison), François Ozon
- Rust And Bone (De Rouille Et D’Os), Jacques Audiard
- Holy Motors, Leos Carax
- What’s In A Name, (Le Prénom), Matthieu Delaporte, Alexandre De La Patellière
Best Director
- Benoit Jacquot, Farewell My Queen
- Michael Haneke, Amour
- Noemie Lvovsky, Camille Rewinds
- François Ozon, In The House
- Jacques Audiard, Rust And Bone
- Leos Carax, Holy Motors
- Stéphane Brizé, A Few Hours Of Spring (Quelques Heures De Printemps)
Best Foreign Film
- Argo, Ben Affleck
- Bullhead, Michael R. Roskam
- Laurence Anyways, Xavier Dolan
- Oslo, August 31st, Joachim Trier
- The Angels’ Share, Ken Loach
- A Royal Affair, Nikolaj Arcel
- Our Children (A Perdre La Raison), Joachim Lafosse
Best Actress
- Marion Cotillard, Rust And Bone
- Catherine Frot, Haute Cuisine (Les Saveurs Du Palais)
- Noémie Lvovsky, Camille Rewinds
- Corinne Masiero, Louise Wimmer
- Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
- Léa Seydoux, Farewell My Queen
- Hélène Vincent, A Few Hours Of Spring
Best Actor
- Jean-Pierre Bacri, (Cherchez Hortense)
- Patrick Bruel, What’s In A Name?
- Denis Lavant, Holy Motors
- Vincent Lindon, A Few Hours Of Spring
- Fabrice Luchini, In The House (Dans La Maison)
- Jérémie Renier, Cloclo
- Jean-Louis Trintignant, Amour
Best Screenplay
- Bruno Podalydès, Denis Podalydès, Granny’s Funeral (Adieu Berthe)
- Michael Haneke, Amour
- Noemie Lvovsky, Maud Ameline, Pierre-Olivier Mattei, Florence Seyvos, Camille Rewinds
- Leos Carax, Holy Motors
- Florence Vignon, Stéphane Brizé, A Few Hours Of Spring
Best Supporting Actress
- Valérie Benguigui, What’s In A Name?
- Judith Chemla, Camille Rewinds
- Isabelle Huppert, Amour
- Yolande Moreau, Camille Rewinds
- Edith Scob, Holy Motors
Best Supporting Actor
- Guillaume De Tonquedec, What’s In A Name?
- Samir Guesmi, Camille Rewinds
- Benoit Magimel, Cloclo
- Claude Rich, Cherchez Hortense
- Michel Vuillermoz, Camille Rewinds
Best First Film
- Augustine, Alice Winocour
- Commes Des Frères, Hugo Gélin
- Louise Wimmer, Cyril Mennegun
- Populaire, Régis Roinsard
- Rengaine, Rachid Djaidani
Best Animation
- Edmond Was A Donkey (Edmond Était Un Ane), Franck Dion
- Ernest And Celestine, Benjamin Renner, Vincent Patar, Stéphane Aubier
- Kirikou And Men And Women (Kirikou Et Les Hommes Et Les Femmes), Michel Ocelot
- Oh Willy, Emma de Swaef, Marc Roels
- Zarafa, Rémi Bezancon, Jean-Christophe Lie
Best Documentary
- Bovines Ou La Vraie Vie Des Vaches, Emmanuel Gras
- Duch, Master Of The Forges Of Hell, (Duch, Le Maitre Des Forges De L’Enfer), Rithy Panh
- The Invisibles (Les Invisibles), Sebastien Lifshitz
- Journal De France, Claudine Nougaret, Raymond Depardon
- Les Nouveaux Chiens De Garde, Gilles Balbestre, Yannick Kergoat
Best Original Music
- Bruno Coulais, Farewell My Queen
- Gaetan Roussel, Joseph Dahan, Camille Rewinds
- Philippe Rombi, In The House
- Alexandre Desplat, Rust And Bone
- Rob, Emmanuel D’Orlando, Populaire
