25th César Awards
| 25th César Awards | ||||
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| Date | 19 February 2000 | |||
| Site | Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France | |||
| Host | Alain Chabat | |||
| Highlights | ||||
| Best Film | Venus Beauty Institute | |||
| Best Actor | Daniel Auteuil | |||
| Best Actress | Karin Viard | |||
| Television coverage | ||||
| Network | Canal+ | |||
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The 25th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best films of 1999 in France and took place on 19 February 2000 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Alain Delon and hosted by Alain Chabat. Venus Beauty Institute won the award for Best Film.
Winners and nominees
Best Actor – Leading Role
- Daniel Auteuil – Girl on the Bridge (La fille sur le pont)
- Jean-Pierre Bacri – Kennedy and I (Kennedy et moi)
- Albert Dupontel – Sachs' Disease (La maladie de Sachs)
- Vincent Lindon – My Little Business (Ma petite entreprise)
- Philippe Torreton – It All Starts Today (Ça commence aujourd'hui)
Best Actor – Supporting Role
- François Berléand – My Little Business (Ma petite entreprise)
- Jacques Dufilho – C'est quoi la vie?
- André Dussollier – The Children of the Marshland (Les enfants du marais)
- Claude Rich – Season's Beatings (La bûche)
- Roschdy Zem – My Little Business (Ma petite entreprise)
Best Actress – Leading Role
- Karin Viard – Haut les cœurs !
- Nathalie Baye – Venus Beauty Institute (Vénus beauté (institut))
- Sandrine Bonnaire – East/West (Est–Ouest)
- Catherine Frot – La dilettante
- Vanessa Paradis – Girl on the Bridge (La fille sur le pont)
Best Actress – Supporting Role
- Charlotte Gainsbourg – Season's Beatings (La bûche)
- Catherine Mouchet – My Little Business (Ma petite entreprise)
- Bulle Ogier – Venus Beauty Institute (Vénus beauté (institut))
- Line Renaud – Belle maman
- Mathilde Seigner – Venus Beauty Institute (Vénus beauté (institut))
Best Cinematography
- Himalaya (Himalaya - l'enfance d'un chef) – Eric Guichard
- Girl on the Bridge (La fille sur le pont) – Jean-Marie Dreujou
- The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc – Thierry Arbogast
Best Costume Design
- The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc – Catherine Leterrier
- Rembrandt – Eve-Marie Arnault
- Time Regained (Le temps retrouvé) – Gabriella Pescucci and Caroline de Vivaise
Best Debut
- Voyages – Emmanuel Finkiel
- Battle Cries (Haut les coeurs!) – Sólveig Anspach
- The Carriers Are Waiting (Les convoyeurs attendent) – Benoît Mariage
- Karnaval – Thomas Vincent
- Season's Beatings (La bûche) – Danièle Thompson
Best Director
- Tonie Marshall – Venus Beauty Institute (Vénus beauté (institut))
- Jean Becker – The Children of the Marshland (Les enfants du marais)
- Luc Besson – The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
- Michel Deville – Sachs' Disease (La maladie de Sachs)
- Patrice Leconte – Girl on the Bridge (La fille sur le pont)
- Régis Wargnier – East/West (Est-Ouest)
Best Editing
- Voyages – Emmanuelle Castro
- Girl on the Bridge (La fille sur le pont) – Joëlle Hache
- The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc – Sylvie Landra
Best Film
- Venus Beauty Institute (Vénus beauté (institut)) – Tonie Marshall
- The Children of the Marshland (Les enfants du marais) – Jean Becker
- East/West (Est-Ouest) – Régis Wargnier
- Girl on the Bridge (La fille sur le pont) – Patrice Leconte
- The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc – Luc Besson
Best Foreign Film
- All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre) – Pedro Almodóvar
Best Music
- Himalaya (Himalaya - l'enfance d'un chef) – Bruno Coulais
- The Children of the Marshland (Les enfants du marais) – Pierre Bachelet
- East/West (Est-Ouest) – Patrick Doyle
- The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc – Éric Serra
Best Production Design
- Rembrandt – Philippe Chiffre
- Asterix and Obelix vs Caesar (Astérix et Obélix contre César) – Jean Rabasse
- The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc – Hugues Tissandier
- Perhaps (Peut-être) – François Emmanuelli
Best Short Film
- Sale battars – Delphine Gleize
- 17 rue Bleue – Chad Chenouga
- Acide animé – Guillaume Bréaud
- Camping sauvage – Giordano Gederlini
- À l'ombre des grands baobabs – Rémy Tamalet
Best Sound
- The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc – François Groult, Bruno Tarrière and Vincent Tulli
- The Children of the Marshland (Les enfants du marais) – William Flageollet and Guillaume Sciama
- Girl on the Bridge (La fille sur le pont) – Dominique Hennequin and Paul Lainé
Best Writing
- Venus Beauty Institute (Vénus beauté (institut)) – Tonie Marshall
- Girl on the Bridge (La fille sur le pont) – Serge Frydman
- My Little Business (Ma petite entreprise) – Pierre Jolivet and Simon Michaël
- Sachs' Disease (La maladie de Sachs) – Michel Deville
- Season's Beatings (La bûche) – Christopher and Danièle Thompson
Most Promising Actor
- Eric Caravaca – What's Life? (C'est quoi la vie?)
- Clovis Cornillac – Karnaval
- Romain Duris – Perhaps (Peut-être)
- Laurent Lucas – Battle Cries (Haut les coeurs!)
- Robinson Stévenin – Mauvaises fréquentations
Most Promising Actress
- Audrey Tautou – Venus Beauty Institute (Vénus beauté (institut))
- Barbara Schultz – La dilettante
- Valentina Cervi – Nothing About Robert (Rien sur Robert)
- Émilie Dequenne – Rosetta
- Sylvie Testud – Karnaval
Honorary César
See also
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