Two days ago the British version of the Academy Awards announced their nominations, here's the French equivalent. The Cesars unlike the BAFTAs are far less indicative of the Oscars, for the French always honor their own.
PICTURE
In the Beginning The Concert Wild Grass Skirt Day A Prophet Rapt Welcome
DIRECTOR
Jacques Audiard, “A Prophet”
Lucas Belvaux, “Rapt”
Xavier Giannoli, “In the Beginning”
Philippe Lioret, “Welcome”
Radu Mihaileanu, “The Concert”
ACTOR
Yvan Attal, “Rapt”
Francois Cluzet, “In the Beginning”
Francois Cluzet, “One for the Road”
Vincent Lindon, “Welcome”
Tahar Rahim, “A Prophet”
ACTRESS
Isabelle Adjani, “Skirt Day”
Dominique Blanc, “The Other One”
Sandrine Kiberlain, “Mademoiselle Chambon”
Kristin Scott Thomas, “Leaving”
Audrey Tautou, “Coco Before Chanel”
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE, ACTOR
Firat Ayverdi, “Welcome”
Adel Bencherif, “A Prophet”
Vincent Lacoste, “The French Kissers”
Tahar Rahim, “A Prophet”
Vincent Rottiers, “I’m Glad That My Mother Is Alive”
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE, ACTRESS
Pauline Etienne, “Silent Voices”
Florence Loiret-Caille, “Someone I Loved”
Soko, “In the Beginning”
Christa Theret, “LOL (Laughing Out Loud)”
Melanie Thierry, “One for the Road”
FIRST FILM
“The French Kissers,” Riad Sattouf
“One for the Road,” Philippe Godeau
“Spy(ies),” Nicolas Saada
“La premiere etoile,” Lucien Jean-Baptiste
“Silent Voices,” Lea Fehner
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Abdel Raouf Dafri, Nicolas Peufaillit, “A Prophet”
Xavier Giannoli, “In the Beginning”
Jean-Paul Lilienfeld, “Skirt Day”
Philippe Lioret, Emmanuel Courco, Olivier Adam, “Welcome”
Radu Mihaileanu, Alain-Michel Blanc, “The Concert”
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Stephane Brize, Florence Vignon, “Mademoiselle Chambon”
Anne Fontaine, Camille Fontaine, “Coco Before Chanel”
Philippe Godeau, Agnes de Sacy, “One for the Road”
Laurent Tirard, Gregoire Vigneron, “Le petit Nicolas”
Alex Reval, Laurent Herbiet, “Wild Grass”
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Christophe Beaucarne, “Coco Before Chanel”
Laurent Dailland, “Welcome”
Stephane Fontaine, “A Prophet”
Eric Gautier, “Wild Grass”
Glynn Speeckaert, “In the Beginning”
FOREIGN FILM
“Avatar,” James Cameron
“Gran Torino, ” Clint Eastwood
“Milk,” Gus Van Sant
“I Killed My Mother,” Xavier Dolan
“A Town Called Panic,” Stephane Aubier, Vincent Patar
“The White Ribbon,” Michael Haneke
“Slumdog Millionaire,” Danny Boyle
On terms of Oscar watching this means virtually nothing, but A Prophet, to be released stateside this spring, is in contention for this years foreign language Oscar, and it being the one of the most acclaimed foreign films of 2009 is arguably one of the frontrunners along with The White Ribbon.
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