31st César Awards
The 31st César Awards ceremony was held in 2006 and was the biggest annual film awards in France. The ceremony took place in the Théâtre du Châtelet on February 25, 2006; hosted by Carole Bouquet and presented by Valérie Lemercier.
Summary
2006's biggest winner was The Beat That My Heart Skipped (De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté), which received 8 awards. Merry Christmas (Joyeux Noël) however, received none. The ceremony was marred by demonstrations by the intermittents (film industry workers), who lobbied for greater rights for temporary contract workers after running onto the stage before the start. The police had to evacuate the protesters, which ultimately led to a 23 minute delay to the start of the proceedings.
The awards
The nominations were announced on 10 January 2006. Winners are in bold.
Best Film
- The Beat That My Heart Skipped (De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté)
- The Child (L'enfant)
- Live and Become (Va, vis et deviens)
- Merry Christmas (Joyeux Noël)
- The Young Lieutenant (Le petit lieutenant)
Best Foreign Film
- Million Dollar Baby – Clint Eastwood
- A History of Violence – David Cronenberg
- The Sea Inside (Mar adentro) – Alejandro Amenabar
- Match Point – Woody Allen
- Walk on Water (ללכת על המים / Lalekhet Al HaMayim) – Eytan Fox
Best Actor
| Title |
|---|
| Winner Michel Bouquet in Le Promeneur du Champ de Mars (The Last Mitterrand) |
| Patrick Chesnais in Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé (Not Here to Be Loved) |
| Romain Duris in De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté (The Beat That My Heart Skipped) |
| José Garcia in Le couperet (The Axe) |
| Benoît Poelvoorde in Entre ses mains (In His Hands) |
Best Actress
| Title |
|---|
| Winner |
| Isabelle Carré in Entre ses mains |
| Anne Consigny in Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé (Not Here to Be Loved) |
| Isabelle Huppert in Gabriel |
| Valérie Lemercier in Palais Royal! |
Best Supporting Actor
| Title |
|---|
| Winner Niels Arestrup in De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté (The Beat That My Heart Skipped) |
| Maurice Bénichou in Caché (Hidden) |
| Dany Boon in Joyeux Noël (Merry Christmas) |
| Georges Wilson in Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé (Not Here to Be Loved) |
| Roschdy Zem in Le Petit Lieutenant |
Best Supporting Actress
| Title |
|---|
| Winner Cécile de France in Les Poupées russes (The Russian Dolls) |
| Catherine Deneuve in Palais Royal! |
| Noémie Lvovsky in Backstage |
| Charlotte Rampling in Lemming |
| Kelly Reilly in Les Poupées russes (The Russian Dolls) |
Most Promising Actor
| Title |
|---|
| Winner Louis Garrel in Les Amants réguliers (Regular Lovers) |
| Walid Afkir in Caché (Hidden) |
| Gilles Lellouche for Ma vie en l'air |
| Aymen Saïdi in Saint-Jacques... La Mecque |
| Adrien Jolivet in Zim and Co. |
Most Promising Actress
| Title |
|---|
| Winner Linh Dan Pham in De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté (The Beat That My Heart Skipped) |
| Déborah François in L'Enfant |
| Mélanie Doutey in Il ne faut jurer de rien! |
| Fanny Valette in La Petite Jérusalem (Little Jerusalem) |
| Marina Hands in Les Âmes grises (Grey Souls) |
Best Director
| Title |
|---|
| Winner Jacques Audiard for De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté (The Beat That My Heart Skipped) |
| Xavier Beauvois for Le Petit Lieutenant |
| Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne for L'Enfant |
| Michael Haneke for Caché (Hidden) |
| Radu Mihaileanu for Va, vis et deviens (Go, See, and Become) |
Best Writing - Original
| Title |
|---|
| Winner Radu Mihaileanu and Alain-Michel Blanc for Va, vis et deviens (Go, See, and Become) |
| Michael Haneke for Caché (Hidden) |
| Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne for L'Enfant |
| Christian Carion for Joyeux Noël (Merry Christmas) |
| Xavier Beauvois, Guillaume Bréaud and Jean-Eric Troubat for Le Petit Lieutenant |
Best Writing - Adaptation
| Title |
|---|
| Winner Jacques Audiard and Tonino Benacquista for De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté (The Beat That My Heart Skipped) |
| Costa-Gavras and Jean-Claude Grumberg for Le Couperet (The Axe) |
| Anne Fontaine and Julien Boivent for Entre ses mains |
| Patrice Chéreau and Anne-Louise Trividic for Gabrielle |
| Xavier Beauvois, Guillaume Bréaud and Jean-Eric Troubat for Le Promeneur du Champ de Mars (The Last Mitterrand) |
Best Music Written for a Film
| Title |
|---|
| Winner Alexandre Desplat for De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté (The Beat That My Heart Skipped) |
| Philippe Rombi for Joyeux Noël (Merry Christmas) |
| Émilie Simon for La Marche de l'empereur March of the Penguins |
| Armand Amar for Va, vis et deviens (Go, See, and Become) |
Best Cinematography
| Title |
|---|
| Winner Stéphane Fontaine for De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté (The Beat That My Heart Skipped) |
| William Lubtchansky for Les Amant réguliers (Regular Lovers) |
| Éric Gautier for Gabrielle |
Best Costume Design
| Title |
|---|
| Winner Caroline de Vivaise for Gabrielle |
| Alison Forbes-Meyler for Joyeux Noël (Merry Christmas) |
| Pascaline Chavanne for Les Âmes grises (Grey Souls) |
Best Sound
| Title |
|---|
| Winner Laurent Quaglio and Gérard Lamps for Marche de l'empereur (March of the Penguins) |
| Brigitte Taillandier, Pascal Villard, Cyril Holtz and Philippe Amouroux for De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté (The Beat That My Heart Skipped) |
| Guillaume Sciama, Benoît Hillebrant and Olivier Dô Hùu for Gabrielle |
Best Editing
| Title |
|---|
| Winner Juliette Welfling for De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté (The Beat That My Heart Skipped) |
| Sabine Emiliani for Marche de l'empereur (March of the Penguins) |
| Francine Sandberg for Les Poupées russes (The Russian Dolls) |
Best Short Film
| Title |
|---|
| Winner After Shave (Beyrouth après-rasage) by Hany Tamba |
| Obras by Hendrick Dusollier |
| La Peur, petit chasseur (Fear, Little Hunter) by Laurent Achard |
| Sous le bleu by David Oelhoffen |
Best First Work
| Title |
|---|
| Winner |
| Anthony Zimmer by Jérôme Salle |
| Douches froides (Cold Showers) by Antony Cordier |
| La Marche de l'empereur (March of the Penguins) by Luc Jacquet |
| La Petite Jérualem (Little Jerusalem) by Karin Albou |
Best Production Design
| Title |
|---|
| Winner Olivier Radot for Gabrielle |
| Jean-Michel Simonet for Joyeux Noël (Merry Christmas) |
| Loula Morin for (Les Âmes grises) (Grey Souls) |
Honorary César
2 Honorary Césars were awarded, one to British actor Hugh Grant, who accepted the award in French[1] and to Pierre Richard
References
- César Awards 2006 at the IMDB.