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| Out of the woods … The Animal Kingdom emerges as top César contender with acting nods for Paul Kircher and Romain Duris as father and son Photo: UniFrance |
Just in case awards watchers were becoming numbed by the almost solo meteoric rise of Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or winner Anatomy Of A Fall, another French title from second time director Thomas Cailley has actually nabbed more nominations than any other film in the race towards the 49th Césars ceremony in Paris on 23 February.
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| Adèle Exarchopoulos (left) and Elodie Bouchet nominated for best supporting actress Césars Photo: UniFrance |
Cailley’s The Animal Kingdom just pipped Anatomy Of A Fall with 12 nominations to 11 for Triet’s film, which already has scooped five Oscar nods. The Animal Kingdom, starring Romain Duris and Paul Kircher (also both nominated in acting categories), is an eco-drama revolving around a father and son relationship, set against the backdrop of mysterious condition that turns humans into animals. It opened the Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard section last year and is vying for such awards as Best Director and Best Film with Anatomy.
Other contenders in the nominations announced earlier today (24 January) include Cédric Kahn’s The Goldman Case, about a cause célèbre trial in the Seventies which deals with themes of anti-semitism, discrimination and flawed judicial processes. Among the cast, Arthur Harari, who worked on the script for Anatomy with his partner Tried, is nominated for the Best Supporting Actor César for his role as Goldman’s lawyer. Jeanne Herry’s All Your Faces also deals with the legal system today, looking at a plan for restorative justice in the confrontation between perpetrators and victims. Four members of the cast, Adele Exarchopoulos, Leila Bekhti, Miou-Miou and Elodie Bouchez, are all competing for Best Supporting Actress.
César Awards nominations:
Best Film
- Anatomy Of A Fall, Justine Triet
- Junkyard Dog, Jean-Baptiste Durand
- All Your Faces, Jeanne Herry
- The Goldman Case, Cédric Kahn
- The Animal Kingdom, Thomas Cailley
Best Director
- Justine Triet, Anatomy Of A Fall
- Catherine Breillat, Last Summer
- Jeanne Herry, All Your Faces
- Cédric Kahn, The Goldman Case
- Thomas Cailley, The Animal Kingdom
Best Actress
- Marion Cotillard, Little Blue Girl
- Léa Drucker, Last Summer
- Virginie Efira, Just The Two Of Us
- Hafsia Herzi, The Rapture
- Sandra Hüller, Anatomy Of A Fall
Best Actor
- Romain Duris, The Animal Kingdom
- Benjamin Lavernhe, L’Abbé Pierre – A Century Of Devotion
- Melvil Poupaud, Just The Two Of Us
- Raphaël Quenard, Yannik
- Arieh Worthalter, The Goldman Case
Best Supporting Actor
- Leila Bekhti, All Your Faces
- Galatea Bellugi, Junkyard Dog
- Élodie Bouchez, All Your Faces
- Adèle Exarchopoulos, All Your Faces
- Miou Miou, All Your Faces
Best Supporting Actor
- Swann Arlaud, Anatomy Of A Fall
- Anthony Bajon, Junkyard Dog
- Arthur Harari, The Goldman Case
- Pio Marmaï, Yannick
- Antoine Reinartz, Anatomy Of A Fall
Female Revelation
- Celeste Brunnquell, No Love Lost
- Kim Higelin, Consent
- Suzanne Jouannet, The Royal Way
- Rebecca Marder, Grand Expectations
- Ella Rumpf, Marguerite’s Theorem
Male Revelation
- Julien Frison, Marguerite’s Theorem
- Paul Kircher, The Animal Kingdom
- Samuel Kircher, Last Summer
- Milo Machado Graner, Anatomy Of A Fall
- Raphaël Quenard, Junkyard Dog
Best Original Screenplay
- Justine Triet, Arthur Harari, Anatomy Of A Fall
- Jean-Baptiste Durand, Junkyard Dog
- Jeanne Herry, All Your Faces
- Nathalie Hertzberg, Cédric Khan, The Goldman Case
- Thomas Cailley, Pauline Munier, The Animal Kingdom
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Valérie Donzelli, Audrey Diwan, Just The Two Of Us
- Vanessa Filho, Consent
- Catherine Breillat, Last Summer
